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I’m Still Here

John — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:14:47 +0000

Just a quick note to say I’m still around. I have more than a few ideas I will need to be blogging about. Some art related, others more on the social media and collaboration side…stay tuned! Also exploring a bit … Continue reading →

Health Org’s Communities and Perceptions

John — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 03:36:36 +0000

Contrary to what one might think, how much empathy an online community seems to have may not be driven by its community’s social bonding. For healthcare organizations, it is communities that could effectively inform, and not socially bond, which were … Continue reading →

Popularity Contest

John — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:18:36 +0000

Think you know what your audience likes? Be sure, by tracking the activity around your content. By using meta-data about your web content, and traffic analysis, you may begin to see what sorts of things are popular with your audience. … Continue reading →

Making a Great Good Place

John — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:06:41 +0000

In The Great Good Place 1 Ray Oldenburg looks at several types of real life places (such as cafe’s, coffeehouses, the local pub) and distills what makes them great and why we need them. The notion of a third place, … Continue reading →

A look at the law and numbers, Metcalf, Reed, Dunbar, and others

John — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 20:40:56 +0000

In order to understand the value and power of networks, such as a community, a number of individuals have come up with equations and analysis. It’s worth a bit of time to understand what they are talking about and how … Continue reading →

Flourish at 3 Positive to 1 Negative Posts – The Losada Zone

John — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 23:18:38 +0000

Marcial Losada has looked at how people communicate, finding those groups that flourish have 3 positive statements to every negative statement. How does your group measure up? Here are some details to check out: Positive statements are those where “speaking … Continue reading →

Election Year, Online Communities, And Keeping the Peace

John — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:20:27 +0000

With 10% of adults and 30% of those under 30 using social networks to discuss politics in the last US presidential election (1), it shouldn’t be any wonder that these topics may appear in an online community this year. Should … Continue reading →

Online Support Group Membership, Opportunity?

John — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 04:45:38 +0000

In a 2011 study* it was found few patients end up participating in organized support groups. ~10% go to face-to-face groups and 4% go online. However, more than 50% of patients do contact a peer they know. They have a … Continue reading →

6 Types of Community Members

John — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:58:53 +0000

Being able to classify your members into different types is a handy way to make sure each is getting what they need. It may also help one see what sort of mix is best for their community. (Note: Most taxonomies … Continue reading →

John — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:23:27 +0000

The Great Good Place. Just started this book by Ray Oldenburg. Looking forward to leveraging real life places with what can be done in online communities.