One of the most powerful ways to communicate within a Groupsite is through the Discussion Forums.
When you first create your Groupsite, you are given three default Discussion Forums:
This is just meant to be a suggested starting point. You can easily add, edit or delete as you wish.
To add a new Discussion Forum, simply click the "CREATE NEW FORUM" button (toward the top right) and you will see the following where you can enter the name of the new Forum along with a description and even upload a custom icon if you wish.
To edit or delete an existing Forum, select the "EDIT" link to the right of the Forum title and you will see the following:
At this point yo can either make any edits or delete the Forum by selecting the "DELETE FORUM" button (towards the top right).
Finally, here's a quick tip to get a discussion started.
1. Post a provocative initial Topic which asks some sort of question to the group.
2. Get a little help from your friends. Asking the question may not be enough to give users "social permission" to begin weighing in with their input. We suggest, on your first few posts, that you proactively reach out to a friendly member, in person, by phone or email and say,"Please help me get things rolling by posting a reply to the topic I just posted. I need to let people know it is safe and OK to get involved in the dialogue."
Ideally, you may have 2-3 folks who are willing to serve in this capacity of being catalysts to help get things rolling.
Remember, not everyone wants to be the first couple out on the dance floor.