Guidelines, advice and shared experience in managing online communities

In his book How Brands Become Icons, marketing theorist Douglas B. Holt puts forward that you need three types of consumers to sustain your brand; followers, insiders…

52% of adults under 30 say they have a close friend they met online; 47% of adults over the age of 40 report the same.…

The saying goes, “are we on the same page?” Meaning: do we understand each other, is everything clear, has everyone learned what they need to…

To keep offensive content out of our newsfeeds, social networking sites can employ one of two strategies: they can “active moderate”(screening every single post uploaded), or they…

In 2010, Facebook completely revamped their Groups product; the idea was to create smaller communities within Facebook where people could discuss a shared interest, talk…

You may not need your own social network, but if you belong to one of the following groups, a social network can make a lot…

Why should you create your own social network if everybodyโs already on Facebook?

Generic social networks like Facebook are great. Really. They bring everybody together. And when I say โeverybodyโ, I mean everybody: your grandma, your annoying aunt,…