Posts Tagged ‘networking’

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 »

Social weather in online communities

{ Posted on May 16 2009 by annegentle }
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I'm writing this as the rain falls down in Austin, Texas. I'm learning that with practice, you can learn the ebb and flow of a conversation and become a meteorologist for the “social weather” that’s ongoing in a community. For ...Read More »

Social networking and generalizations

{ Posted on Apr 06 2009 by annegentle }
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I've seen a few too many email blasts and blog entries with a lead that dramatizes social media with these sweeping generalizations about age groups using social software. The average age of Twitter users is 32, so any line about ...Read More »

What FLOSS Manuals did at Winter Camp

{ Posted on Mar 16 2009 by annegentle }
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My summary view is that we activated and energized our network, borrowing those terms from Zita Joyce, my outreach co-worker for the week whom I quizzed endlessly about what it's like to live in Amsterdam. It was a productive and ...Read More »

Yes I twitter.

{ Posted on Jun 29 2007 by annegentle }
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I am enjoying twitter except for the fact that I think I'm quite bad at it. I'm annegentle on twitter if you want to add me and judge for yourself. Writing "tweets" with only 140 characters really makes me work ...Read More »