The Applauz Employee Newsfeed

The Newsfeed is where all the action happens on your Applauz Program. It's also is the home page of the platform.

Similar to a social media platform, the Newsfeed is where all participants can share their thoughts, announcements, and post official recognition messages. Posts are visible to everyone.

Let’s explore the Newsfeed a little more, so you can maximize the value of your recognition program!

Characteristics of the Newsfeed

When you log into Applauz, the first thing you see is the company Newsfeed.

It’ll look something like this:

Filtering Newsfeed Posts

By default, you will see all posts on the Newsfeed in chronological order--the most recent ones at the very top.

But, if anyone can control what they see on their Newsfeed. This way, they can see posts from only the departments or teams relevant to them.

To filter posts, click on the three little dots to the right of the Newsfeed bar.

Now, let's look at the rest of the of Newsfeed...

The Employee Profile card

On the left panel, you’ll find your employee profile card.

The card gives you a quick snapshot of the status of your profile with the following information:

• Total Points earned
• Total Recognition received
• Badges earned

Pro Tip: If you click on the number of Points, Recognition or Badges earned will filter the Newsfeed to show the posts relevant to the selected statistic.

The Workplace Card

The Workplace Card is located to the right of the Newsfeed. This is where you'll find a global snapshot of the statistics associated with your Recognition Program, such as:

• Total Points awarded
• Total Recognition messages given
• Total Badges awarded
• The Top 3 participants over the last 30 days are also showcased at the bottom of the card

Functionalities of the Newsfeed

In the center of the Newsfeed page, you will find the post composer and the main feed. This is where all participants can take the following actions:

Posting on the Newsfeed

On the Applauz Newsfeed you can create two types of posts:

• Recognition posts
• Announcement posts

At the top of the post composer, you’ll see both options.

Click on Recognition if you’re offering official recognition, and click on Post if you simply wish to make an announcement.

Announcements Posts

Keep your workforce informed of important events and updates by posting an announcement post to the Newsfeed.

Every participant has permission to create a new announcement post. The post can be sent to the entire company or targeted to specific Departments or Teams.

You have the option to send an automatic notification to the selected participants by email. Otherwise, the participants will see the post at the top of their feed the next time they sign into Applauz.

Note: If needed, you can edit a post (within a 5-minute limit) or delete your posts at anytime. 

Employee Recognition Posts

Recognition posts are the driving force of your Recognition Program.

That's why every program participant has permission and should be encouraged to offer regular recognition to their peers. 

With the post composer, you can offer official recognition to a particular Employee, or to specific Departments, or Teams. 

Applauz Points or Badges can be added to a recognition post to boost the impact of the message.

Note: Recognition Posts are distinguished with a teal coloured bar.

Adding media to a recognition or announcement post

When creating a new post on the Newsfeed, whether its for recognition or an announcement, you can add multiple types of media to enhance the post.

• Photo
• Video
• GIFs
• Documents

Automated Newsfeed Functionalities

The Applauz Platform automates certain posts. This helps managers and teams stay up to date on the most important company events, announcements, and milestones.

Note: Program Administrators can enable this feature in Program>Settings.

Birthday Posts

Applauz can automatically announce and celebrate birthdays on the Newsfeed. 

Work Anniversary Posts

Applauz can also automatically post and announce work anniversaries. The post is published on the designated ‘hire date’ in the employee’s profile information.

New Company Poll

If any participants creates a new Company Poll, an automatic announcement post will pop up on the Newsfeed. It looks like this:

Note: Automated event posts are distinguished with a yellow bar.

Engaging with the Applauz Newsfeed

Every participant on Applauz can engage with posts on the Applauz Newsfeed in various ways. 

Reacting to a post

Anyone can respond to a post by reacting using one of the available reactions.

From left to right the options are:

• Like
• Great Job
• Congratulate
• High Five!

Commenting on a post

Anyone can comment on posts in the Newsfeed.

After commenting there is a 5-minute time limit for editing any mistakes. However, comments can be deleted at any time.