So often it is passion that makes a user generated content site – like a blog – great. Or a social tool such as a bookmarking site stand out above the rest. Or a social network hit the spot. Every time, passion. But what happens when the passion dies? co.mments will be shutting down Jan…
So you created a collaborative space, found a bunch of customers to act as brand evangelists, encouraged user generated content, watched relationships created and developed, ran events and recognised rituals. Then the campaign was over. Either the budget got cut, someone got cold feet, a new better campaign was created, or the ROI just wasn’t…
Click for full size: nominate yourself to present or be on a debate/panel and you’ll be given a soapbox from which to do it! Or just register to come and listen and yell out stuffz. BarCamps are unEvents with unSpeakers and are unOrganised. To find out what that means, you have to attend. 😛 But…
Anyone wanna help me build an online community for Potts Point? WikiMapia is the project – finally a reason for wanting popup ads! You find it amazing that everyday people would donate time and energy to mapping maps with useful information. I find it amazing that anyone found all-day parking that close to Sydney Harbour…
The Customer is on Your Side: Got more examples of hyper consumers?? Tell me and I’ll post them, with a link/hat tip back to your site. (see here for the Customer is NOT on Your Side) Some products and services have always been built around brand evangelists who love your products and services and donate…
Yeh I know, pollies in online communities is boring, but here’s an interesting debate at broadband’s most powerful online community, Whirlpool (WP), posted half an hour ago: Does Whirlpool have a formal policy on what sort of contributions political candidates can make here? A few weeks ago, I ran upon the site of a NSW…
While I personally am all for global warming – it’s been too darn cold lately, what’s a few degrees between friends? – I totally get that others may not concur. Heh. Am I in trouble now? Anyway, this is from Blackle: How is Blackle saving energy? Blackle was created by Heap Media to remind us…
Thanks to Sime in the Australian Drupal community for this one: Web Programmer / DrupalD2P started in 1998 to deliver the very large and fragile hi-res artwork files used in publishing. We now license our technology through-out the world to ad agencies, publishers, design studios, printers and universities. We pride ourselves on being at the…
I really enjoyed Derek Featherstone’s talk. A powerhouse of energy, this guy has a mission to make websites usable to disabled people. One website at a time. Accessibility Roolz. I’m not a coder or a designer or anything so I only went to the overview presentation but it was really really interesting. I loved the…
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