Using the Share Now app in Microsoft Teams, individuals can add bite-sized snippets of the content that they want to share with others in their organization. The content can be a post, video, blog, or podcast but the intent will the same i.e. to share knowledge with your colleagues. Users can also use the app to add posts to their list, configure tags to get a more tailored list of content posts and get a weekly or daily digest based on user preferences. The app encourages your peers and colleagues to read the shared content, post new content, and build a healthy competitive environment to learn new topics from peers in the team.

The app can be used in the following ways:

• Discover new content shared across Organization in the personal tab
• Search for content posts based on preference such as filtering based on tags, type of content, etc.
• If a post looks interesting to you, upvote the content post and add it to you private list to bookmark it to read later
• Collaborate using the Messaging extension, share your favorite reads with your colleagues
• Install the app in a team and set up your monthly or weekly digest as per your preferences to stay updated on the topics
• Configure the tab in a Channel filtered based on tags to learn together

This app template is provided under the MIT License terms. In addition to these terms, by using this app template you agree to the following:

• You are responsible for complying with all applicable privacy and security regulations related to use, collection and handling of any personal data by your app. This includes complying with all internal privacy and security policies of your organization if your app is developed to be sideloaded internally within your organization.

• Where applicable, you may be responsible for data related incidents or data subject requests for data collect through your app.

• Any trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft in the United States and/or other countries and logos included in this repository are the property of Microsoft, and the license for this project does not grant you rights to use any Microsoft names, logos or trademarks outside of this repository. Microsoft’s general trademark guidelines can be found here.

• Use of this template does not guarantee acceptance of your app to the Teams app store. To make this app available in the Teams app store, you will have to comply with the submission and validation process, and all associated requirements such as including your own privacy statement and terms of use for your app.

Begin with the Solution overview to read about what the app does and how it works.

When you're ready to try out Share Now app, or to use it in your own organization, follow the steps in the Deployment guide.

The app is currently not supported on iOS devices. We are actively working on fixing the issue and will update the repo as soon as it is available

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