Archive for the 'community' Category

How to Care for a Lively Online Community

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Why do Yankee fans flock to their favorite online community, YanksBlog?  Perhaps, it’s because they feel welcomed and supported, as you would want to be at the site for your passionate interest. Patrick O’Keefe is a gracious and savvy host  for this avid baseball fans. He manages several communities including PhotoshopForums, KarateForums and BadBoyForums.
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How We Gather Now: Our Victory Garden at City Hall

Friday, September 5th, 2008

In the Willamette Valley, my grandfather grafted pippen and other apple varieties in his small orchard.  By himself.  He’d probably scratch his head at the notion that hundreds of city folks would turn up in front of San Francisco’s city hall one Saturday to plant a 10,000 foot victory garden.  A temporary one at that. [...]

Nike: Get More People to Get Out and Just Do It

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Nike invites us to join a million runners around the world, “for a worldwide 10K like no other.”  And they invited celebrities to join them. There’s a small catch.  “You need a Nike+ SportBand or Nike+iPod and Sport Kit” to run with them. You can’t fault them.  They want you to buy their products of [...]

Is Your World “Me” or “Us”- Centered? Which is More Prevalent?

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

We instinctively experience situations as individuals or as part of a group.  As David Brooks suggests today, the world is divided into those with an individualist or a collectivist mentality. Guess which group is larger.
Freedom to succeed. That powerful American dream attracts millions of people to the U.S. yet it is at odds with the [...]

Easy Way to Organize Gatherings for Those Who Share Your Interest

Sunday, August 10th, 2008

Your hobby or work expertise or belief may be unusual, yet it’s likely that people near you share your interest. Or they may just want to have fun. How can you find those kindred spirits? By hosting an ever-better MeetUp.
Also consider start a MeetUp to create a profit center for yourself. Or to hone a skill or [...]

Attract Fans & Money: Train Others to Teach Your Stuff

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Like to bring more joy to your marriage? Want to increase your income by training others to lead groups, based on your expertise? Learn how  from someone who’s successful at both.
In this interview hear how Susan Page is training therapists and marriage educators to lead “Spiritual Partnership Support Groups”  – an approach she advocates in [...]

 
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Support Your Cause or Hobby With Maps Mashups and Widgets

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Want concrete ways to become more successful with others than you can on your own? Then adapt a real life Me2We-captured success story and underlying method to your work or life situation.
Every few days you’ll find fresh examples here, taken from one of the blogs on Links, our blog roll. Here’s your first [...]

Get Slightly Famous? Where’s Your Tribe?

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Seth Godin’s promise to put 1,000 faces on the cover of his next book, Tribe, reminded me of two other crowd pleasers:
• the top-of-heads photo on

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Build an Avid Online Community. Make Money. Enjoy Life.

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

For stay-at-home entrepreneurs, here’s a proven, three-step plan to make money, as Liz Ryan has proven. The key is sticking to the plan. Here it is:
Step One
Craft a niche expertise and a niche market. Choosing both, you get “Double Niche Leverage“:
1. Subject matter + 2. Kind of people you seek to serve.
Reward:

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Co-Create “Like You Give a Damn”

Friday, April 18th, 2008

From Buenos Aires to Biloxi, architects anywhere can design emergency shelters for those who lost their homes in Sri Lanka. They may never meet in person or tour buildings they designed yet they can now see each other and their creations online. Their ability to share building designs is world-changing, especially for the poor. [...]

 
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