Category: Community Management
Guidelines, advice and shared experience in managing online communities
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Social Media by Numbers: What You Need to Know
At a glance, it might look like Facebook is your only option if you want to effectively incorporate social networking into your business’ online marketing…
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Why Design Matters
Good design helps a website stand out; even more importantly, it increases engagement and the amount of time a user will spend on your site.…
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Social Networking, Privacy and Constructing Identity
Facebook is, for the most part, not a particularly good representation of what people’s lives are really like; their profiles represent how they want to…
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Guilty By Association: Reddit and Monetizing Hate Speech
A few days ago, Reginald Braithwaite posted an excellent piece titled “So Long, Reddit,” in which he stated that he would no longer contribute to…
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You’ve Got Mail: On Social Media and Channels of Communication
You’ve got mail…and new mentions…and new direct messages…
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The Easy Way To Create A Social Network Like Facebook
Have you ever wanted to create a social network that looks like Facebook, acts like Facebook but is all yours? Your community. Your topic. Your…
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Do We “Need” Social Media?
While researching the Essena O’Neill saga, I came across this video on YouTube…
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What to do when your social network grows too big
If all goes well (and why shouldn’t it?) your community should keep growing. It will attract new members. Those members will post and comment, interact…
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The one reason your community members are leaving
Just as new members should continually join your community, so you’ll also find that older members leave. They’ll stop posting, stop commenting, and eventually they’ll…