Month: March 2013

If you're reading this via Google Reader, please click here to subscribe by e-mail. Kevin mentions the danger of being dependent on a single platform.

Some people believe if they get the influencer, CEO, MD, star player, or expert participating in their community, everyone else will join too. They might

If you want to increase the number of useful discussions, increase the number of non-useful discussions.  Look at this image: From a conveying useful information

An audience is a group of people brought together by a common interest.  The difference between an audience and a community is relationships. Community members

Sometimes we oversimplify this choice. It’s not just between an open community, where everyone can see anything, and a closed community, where you have to

“How do I get buy-in for my community?” A variant of this question comes up at every speaking event. It’s difficult to answer. It varies

The aloof god-like figure is archaic.  I attended an internal training session for organizations participating in online communities last year. It included gems such as;

Imagine you have a successful mailing list/newsgroup. People subscribe once to whichever groups they like and then receive e-mails when someone posts to the group.

You need to get the concept right. It’s tough to build an online community for travellers, even backpackers. There are so many existing communities. You