Comments on: My Ignite presentation about building communities http://www.markpollard.net/my-ignite-presentation-about-building-communities/ By Mark Pollard Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:39:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: An indefinition of community plus more thoughts about anonymity http://www.markpollard.net/my-ignite-presentation-about-building-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-534 An indefinition of community plus more thoughts about anonymity Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:31:49 +0000 http://www.markpollard.net/?p=19#comment-534 [...] Related articles: Not all interaction is created socially My Ignite presentation about building communities [...] [...] Related articles: Not all interaction is created socially My Ignite presentation about building communities [...]

]]> By: A Digital Perspective » NSW KM Forum: Online Communities http://www.markpollard.net/my-ignite-presentation-about-building-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-530 A Digital Perspective » NSW KM Forum: Online Communities Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:29:10 +0000 http://www.markpollard.net/?p=19#comment-530 [...] P delivered his brilliant piece 7 Things You Can Learn From Hip Hop to build online communities.  Mark is Strategy Director, McCann Sydney where he is responsible for [...] [...] P delivered his brilliant piece 7 Things You Can Learn From Hip Hop to build online communities.  Mark is Strategy Director, McCann Sydney where he is responsible for [...]

]]> By: Digital Tip » The internet as confessional: anonymity and community: http://www.markpollard.net/my-ignite-presentation-about-building-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-497 Digital Tip » The internet as confessional: anonymity and community: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:32:10 +0000 http://www.markpollard.net/?p=19#comment-497 [...] Mark Pollard presented and blogged about anonymity being the antithesis of community. What I find intriguing with PostSecret, Fxxx My Life,  SecretTweet and other sites based on anonymous sharing, is that community even springs up around anonymity, as we are drawn into the human condition played out in strangers’ confessions. It’s a radical intimacy probably more profound than the old school Catholic confessional, because the those who read and comment become participants in the witnessing and ultimately help the confessor find inner peace, as well as discover their common humanity. [...] [...] Mark Pollard presented and blogged about anonymity being the antithesis of community. What I find intriguing with PostSecret, Fxxx My Life,  SecretTweet and other sites based on anonymous sharing, is that community even springs up around anonymity, as we are drawn into the human condition played out in strangers’ confessions. It’s a radical intimacy probably more profound than the old school Catholic confessional, because the those who read and comment become participants in the witnessing and ultimately help the confessor find inner peace, as well as discover their common humanity. [...]

]]> By: Tim Beveridge http://www.markpollard.net/my-ignite-presentation-about-building-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Tim Beveridge Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:59:15 +0000 http://www.markpollard.net/?p=19#comment-383 Nice presentation Mark. I wish I could have been there. I've been talking a lot recently about the importance of the role of Community Manager. The insights you glean from developing a community over a period of years are fantastic but sadly opaque to most people from more traditional communications backgrounds. Nice presentation Mark. I wish I could have been there. I’ve been talking a lot recently about the importance of the role of Community Manager. The insights you glean from developing a community over a period of years are fantastic but sadly opaque to most people from more traditional communications backgrounds.

]]> By: Mark Pollard http://www.markpollard.net/my-ignite-presentation-about-building-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Mark Pollard Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:12:55 +0000 http://www.markpollard.net/?p=19#comment-366 @Matt Great, poignant thoughts. As I said on your blog, I feel like I need to play with these ideas a bit longer. @Andrew Oh you want practical stuff? You know the answer but since you asked... stuff like: - finding constructive community members who you can promote to community leaders (not necessary by title but by responsibility) and get them to engage, coach the community - not getting involved in every disagreement - allowing natural order to restore itself without your meddling - inviting participation and putting contributors on a platform - eg blog carnivals - O'Reilly Media does it with Ignite - they let people use the Ignite name and just put on events - the point is really to think of yourself or your company as someone/thing with resources that can be a platform for other people and to play a soft hand as often as possible @Matt Great, poignant thoughts. As I said on your blog, I feel like I need to play with these ideas a bit longer.

@Andrew Oh you want practical stuff? You know the answer but since you asked… stuff like:
- finding constructive community members who you can promote to community leaders (not necessary by title but by responsibility) and get them to engage, coach the community
- not getting involved in every disagreement – allowing natural order to restore itself without your meddling
- inviting participation and putting contributors on a platform – eg blog carnivals
- O’Reilly Media does it with Ignite – they let people use the Ignite name and just put on events
- the point is really to think of yourself or your company as someone/thing with resources that can be a platform for other people and to play a soft hand as often as possible

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