The ‘Starting To Drift’ers

This group of CommunityGeek members below worry me. They’re the members that are starting to drift. They haven’t visited the community in over a week.

Using LinkedIn Contacts To Grow A Community

For most of us, LinkedIn is where we connect with our professional contacts. If you’re building a community for a profession, LinkedIn is a good

31 Clever Ideas From 9 Communities

From the outside, you might think the community space is short of ideas.  There aren’t many new books, blogs, podcasts, or twitter accounts on the

Using Group Theory To Create Communitas Among Groups of Strangers

I’ve been trying a few live experiments. As some of you know, my wife and I are travelling around the world (without flying). I’m writing

Diffusing Member Anger

In any group, people will have problems. If you're the authority within that group, you're the first stop for problems. Don't deny the problem exists.

The 4Chan/StackExchange Continuum

Imagine moderation on a continuum. At one extreme is 4Chan. 4Chan allows pretty much everything that won’t get Chris arrested. They wipe their database of

What Are You Trying To Achieve With A Community Newsletter?

Are you trying to bring non-active members back into the community? Are you trying to encourage your existing, active, members to be more active? Are

The Core Components Of A Compelling Community Narrative

One art of building a community is creating a powerful, shared, narrative. Note the key part of that story, shared. If members don’t share that narrative,

The Endless Quest For More Activity Is Killing Our Communities

For just over a year now, I’ve spoken to community professionals who bristle at the same problem. The way we make decisions for our community

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