I'm trying to set up a private unlisted group for group of employees. I want this group to have a sort of chat-feed-like experience, where you can post quickly ("Hey, can someone grab that question, please?") and other members would automatically get notifications. In a nutshell, I'm trying to create the feel of a Microsoft Teams chat, but in a community group.
Two ways I have learned I can create this chat feed.
A. Turn on the ability to message other group members in Forum options. Then add Quick Post widget to the group page. Then add Activity Story Stream widget to the group page. Then filter the Activity Story Stream widget so that it shows status messages only.
B. Install a Comment List widget on the group page.
Question 1: In both cases, it doesn't look like group members automatically get notifications about activity. Is there a way to fix that in either A or B, or both?
Question 2: How much am I asking for trouble by doing this? I know I'm using these widgets in ways that they might not have been intended for. Am I digging a hole for myself by setting this up?
I can always go back to Teams...I was just trying to consolidate (and admittedly, I'm not a huge fan of Teams...)
