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Communities

Communities

1 Formal communities
2 What is a community?

1. Formal communities

Once you have found others with similar interests - or perhaps you are part of a research groups or a course/class - you may want to have a more formal community setting. This is where Developing t2t's powerful community building features can be used.

* Communities are created for you. If you have an idea for a new community then do get in touch with Alistair.
* You can keep all community activity private to the community or you can use the 'make public' option to disseminate work to the wider public.
* Each community produces granular RSS feeds, so it is easy to follow community developments
* Each community has its own URL and profile
* Each community comes with a file repository and blog

Once a community has been formed, those who join the community can contribute to the collective blog and file repository. This is an excellent way to share ideas and to collaborate together.

2 What is a community?

Technically, a community has all the same properties and abilities as a user. That means it's got a weblog, profile, resources and a file repository. The difference is that anyone who's a member of a community can upload content to those spaces.