Posts Tagged ‘community’

Content tidbits from a Community Roundtable report

{ Posted on Mar 04 2010 by annegentle }
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I'm reading (with vigor!) the The State of Community Management Report: Best Practices from Community Practitioners from the Community Roundtable, and finding so many wonderful tips about content from people who are community managers. I had to start a list of ...Read More »

Become a fan of my book!

{ Posted on Feb 27 2010 by annegentle }
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I've put together a Facebook page for my book, Conversation and Community. I've had requests for a place for people to talk about the ideas in the book, and after talking it over with others, I settled on Facebook as ...Read More »

Focus on the User

{ Posted on Feb 10 2010 by annegentle }
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I've published a long-ish article on the WritersUA site where I describe techniques for user assistance that let the user participate. It starts with simple techniques such as comments and moves towards community documentation efforts. Please read and share Putting ...Read More »

Pilot or not?

{ Posted on Jan 12 2010 by annegentle }
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While doing some research for LugIron, a startup here in Austin where I serve in an advisory role, I found a slideshow discussing signs of successful community launches by Joe Cothrel, a VP of service at Lithium. Now, what they mean ...Read More »

Hone writing skills or specialize?

{ Posted on Dec 28 2009 by annegentle }
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Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness ...Read More »

Focused communities

{ Posted on Dec 22 2009 by annegentle }
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Community purposes vary as widely as the people who comprise a community. You know that participants on Twitter Moms are not the same people as those hanging out on Dad Labs community, instinctively. But what are some of the factors ...Read More »

Consistency and community-generated content

{ Posted on Nov 04 2009 by annegentle }
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I've been collecting examples of wildly inconsistent writing lately. I'm not sure why these have stuck out to me, but when I think of book sprints and community writing events, consistency is an important, though sometimes difficult, goal and outcome. Why ...Read More »

Tragedy of the commons

{ Posted on Sep 21 2009 by annegentle }
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Are professional associations going the way of bowling leagues? I don't think so. And I certainly hope not since my employer, ASI, provides software for non-profits which includes professional associations. But it is certainly an interesting premise that there are fewer ...Read More »

Storytelling and the Art of Community

{ Posted on Sep 03 2009 by annegentle }
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I just received my pre-ordered copy of the Art of Community and wow! I am learning so much already. Jono Bacon is the author, and his experiences with communities come from years with the open source Linux project and now ...Read More »

My Book Release Party rocked!

{ Posted on Aug 29 2009 by annegentle }
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I had such a great time at the book release party for Conversation and Community. I know I'm overdue in posting, but wanted to write something up about it. It was fun! Party planning was fun too. To set the conversation ...Read More »
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