This is how we summarized this for our community. Hopefully I got it right...
Microsoft is making some changes to how notifications work in Yammer, here is a summary.
- logic has been added that holds email (15 minutes) and push notifications (2 minutes) while you are active on the Yammer web site or in the mobile app
- after that delay Yammer will check that a message thread is still unread before sending an email or push notification to avoid notifying you about things you've already seen on the web or in the mobile app
- they are trying to make it easier to triage your Yammer emails by providing very explicit explanations for why you're getting the emails
- they are also making some changes to the format of email notifications, Tuck has provided Microsoft with feedback on what we did not like about examples we have seen
They have developed new business logic for what triggers email notifications and will send notification emails for the following scenarios:
- new announcements
- when someone mentions you on Yammer
- when someone is added to a direct message
- when a non-group participant is added to a private group conversation
- when a message thread conversation in your Yammer Inbox goes from read to unread
- when someone replies directly to your message
- when someone sends you a new direct message
With the exception of the above scenarios, Yammer will stop sending email notifications if you haven't read a conversation thread since receiving a previous notification for the same conversation. In other words, lack of engagement will be seen as lack of interest.
Of course this is all subject to your notification preferences. If you disable email notifications then no notifications will be sent.
