So, here goes with my third post for the day…. I mentioned in my previous post about points driven social networking that we need to create an action center a.k.a. Dashboard for BuddyPress. After logging in to the system you will be presented a action centre page, with various buttons, one below the other:
- Featured Option – Grow the Team / Recruit 5 friends – Button says “Recruit Friends” – grow the volunteer database
- Spread the word / Send a letter to the press – Button says “Speak Out”, submit to external blogs or simply social bookmarking
- Go door-to-door – Button says “Help Out” – upcoming events, create an event
- Attend an Event – Button says “Join”, schedule, manage, and promote events
- Make Phone Calls – Button says “Make Calls”
- Blogging – blog on the system
- Join a Group – discussion groups, launch user groups along issue or geographic lines, let users create and manage their own user groups,
- Featured content will target campaigns and programs to interested and motivated groups
We aim to motivate members to carry actions that matter with this social points system, the points per section will need to be displayed in the sidebar. The action center and online community tools set the standard for volunteers engagement and participatory content. This powerful suite of community content generation and social networking tools facilitate a range of real-time person-to-person activities, from user profiles to blogs to online forums, that will leave your site visitors with the feeling that your online community is richly alive with content and commitment.
In closing
We need drive people to engage with the system. An action center helps people to find the tools available on the system… Feedback most welcome!
