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title: Be social
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redirect_from:
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- /be-social/
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- /articles/be-social
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intro: 'You can interact with people, repositories, and organizations on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}. See what others are working on and who they''re connecting with from your personal dashboard.'
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versions:
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free-pro-team: '*'
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enterprise-server: '*'
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github-ae: '*'
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---
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To learn about accessing your personal dashboard, see "[About your personal dashboard](/articles/about-your-personal-dashboard)."
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### Following people
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When you follow someone on {% data variables.product.product_location %}, you'll get notifications on your personal dashboard about their activity. For more information, see "[About your personal dashboard](/articles/about-your-personal-dashboard)."
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Click **Follow** on a person's profile page to follow them.
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### Watching a repository
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You can watch a repository to receive notifications for new pull requests and issues. When the owner updates the repository, you'll see the changes in your personal dashboard. For more information see {% if currentVersion == "free-pro-team@latest" or currentVersion == "github-ae@latest" or currentVersion ver_gt "enterprise-server@2.20" %}"[Viewing your subscriptions](/github/managing-subscriptions-and-notifications-on-github/viewing-your-subscriptions){% else %}"[Watching and unwatching repositories](/github/receiving-notifications-about-activity-on-github/watching-and-unwatching-repositories){% endif %}."
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Click **Watch** at the top of a repository to watch it.
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### Joining the conversation
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{% data reusables.support.ask-and-answer-forum %}
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### Doing even more
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#### Creating pull requests
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You may want to contribute to another person's project, whether to add features or to fix bugs. After making changes, let the original author know by sending a pull request. For more information, see "[About pull requests](/articles/about-pull-requests)."
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#### Using issues
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When collaborating on a repository, use issues to track ideas, enhancements, tasks, or bugs. For more information, see '[About issues](/articles/about-issues/)."
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#### Participating in organizations
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Organizations are shared accounts where businesses and open-source projects can collaborate across many projects at once. Owners and administrators can establish teams with special permissions, have a public organization profile, and keep track of activity within the organization. For more information, see "[About organizations](/articles/about-organizations/)."
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#### Exploring other projects on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}
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Discover interesting projects using {% data variables.explore.explore_github %}, [Explore repositories](https://github.com/explore), and the {% data variables.explore.trending_page %}. Star interesting projects and come back to them later. Visit your {% data variables.explore.your_stars_page %} to see all your starred projects. For more information, see "[About your personal dashboard](/articles/about-your-personal-dashboard/)."
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### Celebrate
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You're now connected to the {% data variables.product.product_name %} community. What do you want to do next?
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- [Set up Git](/articles/set-up-git)
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- [Create a repository](/articles/create-a-repo)
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- [Fork a repository](/articles/fork-a-repo)
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- **Be social**
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- {% data reusables.support.connect-in-the-forum-bootcamp %}
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