Hello. I just joined and have looked at some of the topics in the archives. I think I will enjoy this group and look forward to participating. Something about...
Recently, Wall Street banker Frank Quattrone was convicted of obstruction of justice, when he interfered in a government investigation about how his company...
Barbara Steinberg
barbara@...
May 4, 2004 2:32 pm
6998
Hi Barbara, You asked: <<'Why do people still, after Enron, after Arthur Andersen, after all the major scandals that have been reported exhaustively in the...
I have had the lovely fortune of having been picked to be an online moderator (remote position) at Habbo Hotel, and am immersed in training. Simplistically,...
Barbara Steinberg
barbara@...
May 4, 2004 3:23 pm
7000
Regarding Barbara's inquiry -- In the NY Times article, one question jumped out at me, and I was wondering if people had opinions on it. "But it is unlikely...
I've been developing WOW (Working Openly WOW) http://www.primarilypublicdomain.org/1.html and want to share news with a wider audience, especially Nancy...
First of all, congratulations on the position of Habbo Hotel, welcome to the fun of facilitating in a virtual environment and I hope you continue to share your...
Subject: Preliminary Draft of the DSM-V Committee on Cyberdisorders Just For Fun. :-) Preliminary Draft of the DSM-V Committee on Cyberdisorders The Cyber...
vjhop@...
May 5, 2004 4:17 pm
7004
This is from International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (April - 2004) Athabasca University. I thought it might be interesting for members...
I am about to embark on an ambitious online project I thought you may be interested in following. ________________________________________________________ I am...
Hello. I'm an Associate Professor of English at a large urban community college. I've been teaching online since 2000, and I've taken several online courses as...
Welcome aboard Joe! ... One way is to go through the Database section at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/onlinefacilitation/database Perhaps this could be the...
I would like to conduct a quick and dirty evaluation of a very heterogeneous online community. I'm looking for suggestions for questions. For this community,...
Anderson, Arnie
arnie.anderson@...
May 12, 2004 12:27 pm
7010
... Great questions. It might be easier to respond with a bit more context and what you want to do with the data and what kind of data is helpful. I also see...
Wow, this project sounds cool and WILD! Have you tapped into the ebay community? They might have some extraordinary expertise to share with you. You may also...
... In an email environment, I'm not sure you can nudge shy/humble lurkers to become posters. It would be like trying to make a demure personality into a media...
Barbara Steinberg
barbara@...
May 14, 2004 9:16 pm
7013
... I don't know the context of this, but these kinds of questions might arise when a facilitator is not getting as much posting as they expected, and is...
Dear all I think the best structure for reflection is the Basic (Focused) Conversation Method taught by various ICA organisations and their spin offs. The...
We did a satisfaction survey about a year ago for our 1400+ member online group. I can't say it was a "quick and dirty" evaluation as you had asked for, but...
Hello. My name is Andres Pascoe and I have been recently hired to colaborate in the creation of virtual communities for groups related to agriculture and food...
I'm a little late to the topic, sorry.. but that's kind of my point... I've got a problem with the mailing list format... I'm to 'used to' blogs, wikis, IRC......
Heather wrote: ~~~~~ I'm a little late to the topic, sorry.. but that's kind of my point... I've got a problem with the mailing list format... I'm to 'used to'...
there is a balance. Some people HATE the LISTSERV email and much prefer to go to an online space to participate when they choose. It also helps them keep ...
... I wonder if listservs are popular because there isn't a central personality. Status is organically generated by participation. Different people emerge on...
Barbara Steinberg
barbara@...
May 19, 2004 10:24 pm
7021
You might have seen this article or likes of it. It's about Power Law Distribution in communities (this one about blogs). The article claims that it is a...
A lot of people have responded to Clay's piece, including yours truly and Ross Mayfield. I don't think we've seen or will see the dramatic split that Clay...
... The many of us around the world who are dependent on high-cost, low- quality dial-up connections certainly "get" the idea of discussion lists. a.t. ... Ann...
... The other factor, of course, is that the whole power law analysis, while perhaps accurate, may not be especially relevant. If your blog is topical, rather...
... That's actually not the mailsystem's job. Organizing mails is done in mail clients. Most (all) real clients (Outlook, Mozilla Mail, ...) support the...