Messages, status updates and mentions

You can communicate with other users via direct messages, post status updates in your feed, and mention users in both. Mentioned users receive a notification.

Send direct messages

1. 1
   Go to Messages from the navigation menu
2. 2
   Select an existing conversation or start a new one by finding the user (e.g. from Discover or their profile)
3. 3
   On a user's profile, click Send message to open the chat
4. 4
   Type your message in the text box (up to 5000 characters)
5. 5
   Press Send or Enter to send

Messages are delivered in real time. You can see when the other user has read them.

Post status updates

Status updates are short posts that appear in the feed of people who follow you.

1. 1
   On the Home page (feed), you'll see the text box at the top: What's on your mind?
2. 2
   Type your status (max 500 characters)
3. 3
   Click Publish

You can edit or delete your last status from the same box. Status updates support mentions just like messages.

Mention users

You can mention other users in messages, status updates and comments. The mentioned person receives a notification.

1. 1
   Type @ (at sign) in the text box
2. 2
   Start typing the user's name or alias
3. 3
   A list of suggestions with matching users will appear
4. 4
   Select the user from the list (click or use keyboard)
5. 5
   The mention will be inserted as @name. Continue typing and send as usual

The mention must come after a space or at the start of the text. If you type a space after the @, the user search closes.