Chapter 4. Sharing Content

People use social networking and social media sites to share things: photos, videos, family news, and more. This chapter covers the four major tools for sharing content that are distributed with Elgg:

• Blogs

• Bookmarks

• Files

• The Wire

We saw a quick overview of them in the previous chapter, but now we dig in and see what they can do. The tool reviews are broken down into four sections:

• Creating and uploading content

• Finding, viewing, and commenting on content

• Exploring use cases for the content sharing tool

• Possible customizations of the tool

A common mistake when designing and building a website is focusing on adding as many features as possible. A better approach is to develop short scenarios that explore how your users might interact with Elgg. These use cases help you focus on the features that matter, leading to a better design. The sample use cases included in this chapter are very short vignettes that relate to a particular application of Elgg (e-learning tool, organization...