Community Building on the Web Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities

Name: Community Building on the Web Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities
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ISBN: 9780201874846

ISBN-10: 0201874849

ISBN-13: 9780201874846

Edition: 2000

Authors: Amy Jo Kim

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What makes a Web site a Web community? How have sites like Yahoo, iVillage, eBay, and AncientSites managed to attract and maintain a loyal following? How can Web developers create growing, thriving sites that serve an important function in people's lives? Community Building on the Web introduces and examines nine essential design strategies for putting together vibrant, welcoming online communities. Amy Jo Kim, a leading expert in Web community design, has helped AOL, Yahoo, Oracle, MTV, and others start online worlds that have become flourishing gathering places that people come back to again and again. The book is full of informative examples, case studies, and tactics for every facet of…

Book details

List price: $29.99
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Publication date: 4/5/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Introduction



Purpose


Building a Successful Community


Case Study: The Planning Exercise in Action


Articulate Your Vision



Places: Bringing People Together


People Are Talking


Mapping the Territory


Zoned For Growth



Profiles: Getting to Know Your Members


Why Profiles?


Your Member Database


Creating a Persona


Evolving a Social Identity



Roles: From Newcomer to Old-Timer


The Membership Life Cycle


Welcome Your Visitors


Instruct Your Novices


Reward Your Regulars


Empower Your Leaders


Honor Your Elders



Leadership: The Buck Stops Here


What's a Leader?


Unofficial Leaders


Official Leaders


Case Study: Power to the People: The Slashdot Moderator System


Manage Your Leaders



Etiquette: Rules to Live By


Develop Your Ground Rules


Enforce Your Policies


Evolve Your Rules



Events: Meetings, Performances and Competitions


Event Planning 101


Meetings: Bringing Groups Together


Performances: Up on Stage


Competitions: Members in the Spotlight



Rituals: Handshakes, Holidays, and Rites of Passage


The Power of Ritual


Personal Acknowledgments


Community Holidays


Passages and Transitions



Subgroups: Clans, Clubs and Committees


Why Subgroups?


Setting the Stage


Developing Your Official Program


Epilogue


Index