Yammer is my favourite social network. Which, I know is weird because most people don’t use it. Currently, the University of Brighton student Yammer has been accessed by 283 people. I would say that 95% accessed it once and never came back (I know because I log in daily to see if any new activity has taken place).

Here’s why I like it:

Access

yammer.com/uni.brighton.ac.uk

You log in using your usual student credentials. Easy peasy. You can then use an app to follow conversations (Itunes / Windows / Android).

Security
I really like that only people with an email address ending in @uni.brighton.ac.uk can view the student Yammer. (FYI there is a staff Yammer over at yammer.com/brighton.ac.uk). So it is a social network just for University of Brighton students.

Feed
It’s easy to embed on other blogs. But, because it’s only viewable to logged-in students, everyone else sees a blank space or a login screen.

Navigation
The layout is simple and similar to another well-known social network. So, things are where you expect them to be. The home icon takes you to the All company feed. The left-hand bar has an icon that takes you to your inbox and another that shows notifications. Under that you have a list of the groups you’ve joined. In the main body of the page you can post updates (inc. images and videos), tag people, create a topic (by using the hashtag) and post a poll.

Additional
Other features you can use are:

• Apps
• Files
• Notes
• Organisation charts (you can only add classmates who’ve joined)
• External networks (you’ll need to create one to work with non-students)
• Post an update via email