Online Communities that Promote Social Networking: EBig.org Panel in Oakland 8/27 http://www.ebig.org/home/index.aspx eBig website The following notes were...
Folks all you had to do is ask - yes we are a real company in a real building. Yes we really do verify the identity of all our members who use their real...
There are several coming up that I think are especially relevant to all webcommunities egroup members. This first event that I am posting now features the...
... makes everyone so nervous?<< Well, at the risk of starting a flame-war in a professional forum, I'll field that one. Actually Cynthia already did:...
DeAnna, You make excellent points in your post. May I address a few of your points in the context of Web Communities since that is the focus of this group? 1)...
From Jill Whalen's "High Rankings Advisor Newsletter" -- thought this might be of great interest. See how link popularity as a search engine ranking factor is...
I am on the panel at this event. I hope to see lots of you (in the SF Bay Area) in the audience! You must register asap if you want to attend as the topic is...
... feedback system has flaws and limitations but at the end of the day the system works because it allows buyers and sellers to have at least some information...
The profiles on the site are not anonymous. The whole point is that users cannot hide behind screen names or anonymous posting - we verify their identity and...
I will be at this event and I hope to meet some of you there. Cynthia ... Institute for Social Network Analysis of the Economy (SNAE) Social Networks - Mark...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/technology/chi-0309050009sep05,1,2206084.story ?coll=chi-techtopheds-hed AT RANDOM INTERNET Web of deceit: Telling your true...
Hi everyone, As some of you know, I started and manage (with other volunteers) a group of professional guilds, right now centered on the software industry...
NET SENSE The new age of spaghetti throwing Commentary: This time more of it may actually stick By Bambi Francisco, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 12:07 AM...
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/6744416.htm ... Posted on Thu, Sep. 11, 2003 VC cash may hasten Friendster fee By Matt Marshall Mercury News ...
Hi everyone, I don't remember this being discussed at the Reputation Symposium (at MIT in April) or on this list before, but has anyone studied the effect of a...
I haven't done nor heard of formal studies, but I can give you some insight
based on some experience. I used to work for Andale, which supports auction
sites...
Hi everyone, I hope to meet some of you at this event. I am on the panel representing the voice of the customer. According to the panel organizer "...we...
Hi Cynthia, Here's a perspective that I was thinking of throwing out to the group anyway
maybe it'd help you. Over the past 6 years I have joined and...
Most job "communities" are simply job posting boards. In SPM, as you know, we separate out the job postings from the job discussions. This has worked pretty...
David: A few thoughts [which have nothing to do with the original "Is there REALLY a business Model?" question] I listened to a short audio yesterday on...
Hi All, I think they are asking the wrong question. There are hundreds of business models. Community serves a business model it is a tool and not an end in...
Hi Noreen et al, I believe if friendster (for example) is not extremely careful with how they
treat users' data they will lose their edge. The reason people...
Hi Eric, I'm not surprised to hear that since the reason they came is for a job and
they are not aware of any other commonality to form a community. The...
"Like the lunatics responsible for the dot.com boom and bust, these entrepreneurs still don’t get it: in an interactive space, content is not king. Contact...
This article was written a few years ago, but it is still relevant today. http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue6_2/odlyzko/ The Internet is widely regarded as...
Hi everyone, I've created a list and a shareable spreadsheet of all of the social networking websites and software, and also some of the websites & sw that ...