A community homepage should be a snapshot of everything that's happening in your community. Make sure you show the latest activity on the homepage.
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Richard Millington is the founder of FeverBee Limited, an online community consultancy, and The Pillar Summit, an exclusive course in Professional Community Management. Richard's clients have included the United Nations, The Global Fund, Novartis, Oracle, OECD, BAE Systems, AMD and several youth & entertainment brands. Richard is also the the author of the Online Community Manifesto.
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Rich: I have a pretty good homepage. I have to tell you though, that the "most recent" section is sometimes problematic and I've fretted over making changes but always stick with what I know is inherently correct..to highlight the latest. I have had a module added though, that highlights the most popular content within the last hour or so as well in case you come to the site and immediately want to know where everyone is hanging out and posting.
Posted by: Angela Connor | Monday, 27 April 2009 at 19:52
Sometimes there can be a conflict between choosing the 'latest activity' or the 'best activity'.
New visitors to the community won't know (or care) if something is new or what has happened most recently - although it does of course provide value to regular members.
Sometimes it's better to feature the best stuff rather than the latest stuff - as Angela says, this also helps avoid highlighting content that may not necessarily be appropriate.
- Martin
Posted by: Martin Reed | Tuesday, 28 April 2009 at 00:26