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A consultant’s anguish
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Yet again I have a client – of 5 years – who has made the technology a centre-piece of their strategy. I cry. It’s a technology that I suggested and helped to create. But I seem powerless to convince them that the proportion of resources they are
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“Web 2.0” and communities?
NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs Are the new “web 2.0” technologies relevant? Technology has always been relevant to communities to help members connect across time and space and share relevant resources. Web 2.0 technologies are often associated with new, more “horizontal” ways to
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“Second Life” and communities?
NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs Do communities use tools like “Second Life” for their activities? Avatar-based web worlds (e.g., Second Life). Some communities have meeting areas on avatar-based sites. It allows them to have more of a sense of shared space even when
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Media-sharing sites?
NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs What use are media-sharing sites for communities? Some communities open accounts on media-sharing sites, such as Flickr for sharing photos, so that members can share photos, videos, and maps. This provides a simple way to document community events
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Social networking and communities?
NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs Are Facebook or Linked-In tools for communities? Networking websites, such as Facebook or LinkedIn offer quick, simple, and cheap ways for communities to open spaces for interaction. While the sites may not offer all the features that communities
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Tweeting and communities?
NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs Should a community be “tweeting”? Micro-blogging, using a tool such as Twitter or Yammer, has become a very popular way for some communities to stay connected. It is used in a variety of different ways, including to: Stay
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Analytics for communities?
NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs Why are analytics important for a community? Analytics, such as Google Analytics, enable community leaders to collect, analyze, and act on data they receive about how people are connecting to their website. Data is easily collected and represented
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Tagging and communities?
NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs How do communities use tagging? Communities can use a set of tags as communal keywords, thus creating shared set of pointers to resources relevant to members. A “tag cloud” (the set of tags that a community uses sized
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Feeds for communities?
NOTICE: There is an updated version of all these FAQs on our new website: See new FAQs What use are feeds for a community? Feeds, such as RSS feeds, are used in two ways. They enable communities to: Distribute content beyond the people who visit their website. Members and non-members can subscribe to feeds through
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