Design for community
by Derek M. Powazek · first published 2001
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Communities are part of all successful web sites in one way or another. It looks at the different stages that must be understood:Philosophy: Why does your site need community? What are your measures of success?Architecture: How do you set up a site to createpositive experience? How do you coax people out of their shells and get them to share their experiences online?Design: From color choice to HTML, how do you design the look of a community area?Maintenance: This section will contain stories of failed web communities, and what they could have done to stay on track, as well as general maintena
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Derek Powazek said it best in Design for Community, create barriers to entry. The harder it is to leave a comment the better the comments will be. Shutting off comments is a knee-jerk reaction.
on “And then...silence” ↗…app, a free beta account, etc.) and then share this piece of content with your circle of influence. Keep working your circle for several months until you get the desired critical mass. More Tips: - Design for Community (by Derek Powazek) is one of the best books I've read on the subj ect: http://www.amazon.com/Design-Community-Derek-Powazek/dp/0735... - Try to follow and read the blogs/see the shows of key celebrity…
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