| Using a Jive Community / Getting More Out of Content | |
Documents, blog posts, and discussions have different purposes and rewards.
Documents, blogs, and discussions were born and raised on the Web, so you use them in Jive as you would there. The following table suggests ways to think about these content types.
| Documents | Blog Posts | Discussions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose | Collaborate with others on a single document; capture information that should be available for a while; create a report, agenda, or meeting notes. See Getting more out of documents. | Express a point of view; call something to others' attention; make a proposal to get feedback from others; ponder an idea. See Getting more out of blogs. | Ask the community a question; ask for suggestions; make a short observation or assertion to get feedback; report a problem. See Getting more out of discussions and questions. |
| Format | Most of the content is in the document itself; comments by readers and authors are appended. | Most of the content is usually in the initial post, with reader comments appended. | Most of the content is in the form of replies to the initial question. |
| Style | Somewhat formal, often in the third person. | Informal, usually in the first person. | Informal, usually in the first person. |
| Stream Updates | Whenever the document is edited (and "minor update" isn't selected), and whenever comments are added. | Whenever comments are added. Edits to a blog don't trigger an update. | Whenever replies are added, and whenever an answer is marked as Correct or Helpful. |