how to build an online community
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5 steps for building an online community + Tips from OpenIDEO, Behance 99u, and Smashing Magazine's community managersTRANSCRIPT
How to Build an Online Community
“We must hang together or we will hang separately”- Benjamin Franklin
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Our Flight Plan
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Our Flight Plan
11:30 - 11:35 Why Do This?
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Our Flight Plan
11:30 - 11:35 Why Do This?11:35 - 11:45 5 Easy Pieces
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Our Flight Plan
11:30 - 11:35 Why Do This?11:35 - 11:45 5 Easy Pieces11:45 - 12:00 3 Laws of the Online World
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Our Flight Plan
11:30 - 11:35 Why Do This?11:35 - 11:45 5 Easy Pieces11:45 - 12:00 3 Laws of the Online World12:00 - 12:15 Tips From the Trenches...
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Intro
“A group of people regularly interacting online united by a common activity or interest”
definition
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Intro
“...and over time a sense of connectedness develops.”
definition
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Introthen
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Intronow
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IntroTribes: Then and Now
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IntroTribes: Then and Now
“mmm. best way to hunt mammoths
be...”
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IntroTribes: Then and Now
“mmm. best way to hunt mammoths
be...”
The best way to hunt elk
is...
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Word of
Mouth...is timeless.
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IntroWord of Mouth
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IntroWord of Mouth
time = years?
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IntroWord of Mouth
time = years?
time = instant
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Why Do We Care?
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how do I harness the Force of online communities?
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5 Easy Pieces
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5Study ‘em Like a Science Experiment
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4Build
Something People Want
Around a Cause
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3Think About Your Village
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2Make It Easy to Find and Camp With
You
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1Keep the Coals Burning Long Into the Night
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TheoryRecap
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5. Study ‘Em (research)
TheoryRecap
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5. Study ‘Em (research)4. Build Value Around a Cause (passion)
TheoryRecap
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5. Study ‘Em (research)4. Build Value Around a Cause (passion)3. Plan Your Village (culture)
TheoryRecap
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5. Study ‘Em (research)4. Build Value Around a Cause (passion)3. Plan Your Village (culture)2. Find and Camp Easily (frictionless)
TheoryRecap
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5. Study ‘Em (research)4. Build Value Around a Cause (passion)3. Plan Your Village (culture)2. Find and Camp Easily (frictionless)1. Stoke the Fires (grit)
TheoryRecap
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3 Laws
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TheoryAdoption
Diffusion of Innovations
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TheoryGrowth
Metcalfe’s Law
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TheoryGrowth
Metcalfe’s Law
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TheoryGrowth
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TheoryGrowth
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TheoryGrowth
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TheoryGrowth
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What Can We Predict?
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90% are LurkersHeavy Contributors
1%
Contribute Occasionally9%
Never Contribute!!90%
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Theoryback of the envelope
100,000Potential Community Members
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TheoryAdoption
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Theory
2.5%Innovators
2500
back of the envelope
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Theoryback of the envelope
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Theory
2500 1% Heavy Contributors
back of the envelope
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Theoryback of the envelope
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Theoryback of the envelope
25Active
Participants
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How To Do
ItFriday, August 10, 12
Jocelyn GleiEditor in Chief
2011 & 2012 Webby - Best Cultural Blog
135K Twitter followers
1,000,000+ email subscribers
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1) Quality over quantity
Jocelyn GleiEditor in Chief
2011 & 2012 Webby - Best Cultural Blog
135K Twitter followers
1,000,000+ email subscribers
Friday, August 10, 12
1) Quality over quantity
2) Don't use your social media channels solely as a marketing push.
Jocelyn GleiEditor in Chief
2011 & 2012 Webby - Best Cultural Blog
135K Twitter followers
1,000,000+ email subscribers
Friday, August 10, 12
1) Quality over quantity
2) Don't use your social media channels solely as a marketing push.
3) Trust your user's intelligence, and respond to their comments and concerns from that place.
Jocelyn GleiEditor in Chief
2011 & 2012 Webby - Best Cultural Blog
135K Twitter followers
1,000,000+ email subscribers
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Ashley JablowCommunity Manger
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1. Communities need managing
Ashley JablowCommunity Manger
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1. Communities need managing
2 ...But don't over-manage - community members must have the freedom, flexibility and sense of ownership of the platform to make it their own.
Ashley JablowCommunity Manger
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1. Communities need managing
2 ...But don't over-manage - community members must have the freedom, flexibility and sense of ownership of the platform to make it their own.
3. Balancing quality and quantity - we don't need or want everyone to join in, we just want the right people to join.
Ashley JablowCommunity Manger
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Vitaly FriedmanFounder
587K Twitter followers95K Facebook Likes
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1. Create an environment which emphasizes respect and projects passion onto its users.
Vitaly FriedmanFounder
587K Twitter followers95K Facebook Likes
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1. Create an environment which emphasizes respect and projects passion onto its users.
2. It's important to find right people who really love the project and make them moderators so they can lead the community
Vitaly FriedmanFounder
587K Twitter followers95K Facebook Likes
Friday, August 10, 12
1. Create an environment which emphasizes respect and projects passion onto its users.
2. It's important to find right people who really love the project and make them moderators so they can lead the community
3. It's important to create something like... tradition, so that members of the community have a sense of belonging together.
Vitaly FriedmanFounder
587K Twitter followers95K Facebook Likes
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Vitaly FriedmanFounder
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Bonus:
Vitaly FriedmanFounder
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Bonus:“It's OK to have high standards. You might alienate some users, but the community will be very strong and will have a lot in common.
Vitaly FriedmanFounder
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Bonus:“It's OK to have high standards. You might alienate some users, but the community will be very strong and will have a lot in common.
....And that's something that every great community has at its core.”
Vitaly FriedmanFounder
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...Questions?
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