The social side of Sentlive was added in the hope that members would appreciate the ability to remain connected socially without having to use multiple different platforms to do so; however it is not intended to be, and is not the same as other social media sites, although some aspects are similar. The key difference is that it is not designed to be a place where everybody can see everything by everyone else, but to be a place where you and only the members you are connected to can see the activity of each other.
Connections #
When anyone joins SentLive, they will have done so either because they have discovered it independently, perhaps from seeing a social media post or advert, or they have been prompted to join, either by a direct Invite from an existing member, or some other recommendation from a family member, friend or colleague. It is vital at an early stage for any new member to then make sure that they find the existing members they know and connect with them on the site, as well as inviting people they care about and interact with to also join. Obviously someone who has been invited to join SentLive will already have at least one member they can add to a Crew, Loop or Hive, and to invite them or any other member to their Crew, this can be done in the Crew section of your Profile; to invite members to your Loop or Hive, this can be done from the home page of the relevant Loop or Hive.
Social Pages #
The social network aspect of SentLive is essentially made up of the following pages:
Below we look at each in turn, as well as any other pages that are not directly accessible from the menu but that are linked in these pages.
The Buzz #
The Buzz is the hub of the SentLive social network, containing information on various actions taken by members who are your friends, SentLive news and updates, and all the buzzes and alerts that connections have made. At the top of the stream is the main place to create your buzzes, although there are other ways that buzzes get created – one is the Alert posts that are created by members clicking, tapping or holding the button on the Crew, Loop or Stint page; others are created in a variety of ways.. Unlike most other well known social networks, the posts on SentLive are in chronological order with the most recent at the top; there is a Sort facility, and a filter, to make finding a particular item easier.
Profile #
Your Profile is a key point in all use of Sentlive, and is described in more detail here, and the Profile Settings detailed here.
Members #
The Members page is a complete list* of the people who have joined SentLive, showing their profile image, Username, and a selection of buttons to carry out various actions. There is also a search box to help you find someone. Clicking on the username or image of any member will take you to their Profile page.
*Members have an option in their Privacy Settings as to whether or not their Profile is listed on the Members page, so it is possible that you won’t see all the Members here.
Hives #
The Hives page is similarly simple, listing all the public and private Hives that have been created on SentLive. You can also use the Create Hive facility here – clicking on it takes you to the Create A Hive page which is described in more detail here.
