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CCSP TKBR: The Message-Oriented Life
A great article about "how Twitter fits into the larger messaging universe that we inhabit in 2009."
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how Twitter fits into the larger messaging universe that we inhabit in 2009.
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I am reading people at other conferences that I am not attending, as well as people twittering their day-to-day lives and the things crossing their desks.
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Community Mapping - PolicyLink
Community mapping is a vibrant way of telling a neighborhood's story. IUt can highlight the rich array of neighborhood assets, analize the relationship between income and the location of services, or document vacant lots and buildings.
90-9-1
If you spend any time at all talking about online communities, you’re bound to stumble across the 90-9-1 Principle. The idea is simple: In social groups, some people actively participate more than others. Researcher Jakob Nielsen calls this “Participation
To friend or to follow – connecting with people online`
There is a basic and fundamental difference between these two ways of getting to know people in social networks and online communities. To ‘friend’ is a two-way process; it requires both parties to agree that they want to connect with each other. To ‘follow’, on the other hand, is where one party finds somebody they are interested in and tracks them, with no need for the followee to give their consent. So friending is two-way and following is one-way.
Build your own community or go where people are? Do both | FreshNetworks Blog
A common debate among those working in marketing and social media is between engaging people on your own domain - in an online community that you build and manage yourself - and engaging people where they are - out in social networks like Facebook and MySpace or on YouTube, external blogs or forums.
There is, of course, a place for both of these things - engaging people in social networks can often be more suitable for campaign-based activities. For generating discussion and buzz about a specific campaign and to engage people on a relatively short-term basis. Your own online community, on the other hand, is better suited to real engagement - something that is long-term and sustainable rather than a one-off hit.
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A common debate among those working in marketing and social media is between engaging people on your own domain - in an online community that you build and manage yourself - and engaging people where they are - out in social networks like Facebook and MySpace or on YouTube, external blogs or forums.
There is, of course, a place for both of these things - engaging people in social networks can often be more suitable for campaign-based activities. For generating discussion and buzz about a specific campaign and to engage people on a relatively short-term basis. Your own online community, on the other hand, is better suited to real engagement - something that is long-term and sustainable rather than a one-off hit.
Youth Vs Adults: Strong Ties/Weak Networks | davefleet.com
Just as social media practitioners use and view these tools differently to the general population, we need to remember that young people use these tools differently to us. They’re informed about the tools but while they’re highly active online, we we can’t just assume that “social media tools” are the way to reach them.
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Just as social media practitioners use and view these tools differently to the general population, we need to remember that young people use these tools differently to us. They’re informed about the tools but while they’re highly active online, we we can’t just assume that “social media tools” are the way to reach them.
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Young people, meanwhile, don’t care about developing a “network.” They care about their friends - what they are doing, where they are, what they’re planning to do at the weekend. They have a small network, built on existing relationships and full of strong ties.
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A List Apart: Articles: Coaching a Community
We’ve all been part of communities since kindergarten, or earlier. Churches, schools, sports teams, and neighborhoods all satisfy basic human desires to interact with others and work toward a common goal. And yet, when these communities are online and we
10 Business Lessons From 'Battlestar Galactica'
You think your business has it rough? The people of Battlestar Galactica have lived through a recession you wouldn't believe. With dwindling resources, a skeleton crew, enemies constantly lurking out of view, and a pervasive threat of annihilation, Admira
WebWorkerDaily » Archive Online Community Manager: What Does It Take to be Successful? «
what it takes to manage an online community.
* Patience to let others participate without dominating the conversation.
* Networking with a wide variety of people and being able to call on the right ones at the right time.
* Communication skil
An absolutely riveting online course: Nine principles for excellence in web-based teaching
This article explores excellence in web-based teaching. Drawing on the views of experts in the field and the perspective of their own years of experience, the authors compiled a list of 9 principles to provide direction in the search for online excellence
Use PollDaddy survey software to create your online surveys and polls!
With your free account from PollDaddy you can start creating polls and place them on your website in minutes. Our polls are simple and flexible, allowing you to customize our styles to match your website social networking profile or email campaign.
Housing123
These dudes did the best job ever or scraping MLS.ca data into a Google Map. The new MSL.ca map sucks in comparison
IL2008: Designing the Digital Experience
slides for a presentation - includes some good stuff about building online "conversations"
Pew Internet: The Strength of Internet Ties
The internet helps maintain people's social networks, and connects them to members of their social network when they need help. 60 million Americans have turned to the internet for help with major life decisions.
Pew Internet: Networked Families
The survey shows that these high rates of technology ownership affect family life. In particular, cell phones allow family members to stay more regularly in touch even when they are not physically together. Moreover, many members of married-with-children
Flickr Community Guidelines
We’ve crafted these guidelines to ensure that everyone within the community has the experience they want. It’s important that you understand the importance of moderating your content responsibly. If you don't feel that you can abide by our Community Guide
A List Apart: Articles: Community: From Little Things, Big Things Grow
Any community—online or off—must start slowly, and be nurtured. You cannot “just add community.” It simply must happen gradually. It must be cared for, and hosted; it takes time and people with great communication skills to set the tone and tend the conve
Community Building isn’t about Features - Bokardo
Dot-coms interested in building or improving the community aspect of their Web sites often look to photo-sharing site Flickr for inspiration. Traditional brick-and-mortar businesses are also recognizing the benefits of connecting with customers on the Web
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