How the Wikipedia community is attempting to change its culture and demographics with better experiences for new editors, especially women, through the “Teahouse.”
(via Crafting Positive New User Experiences on Wikipedia | Follow the Crowd)
No community yet for Zipcar customers. Zipcar drivers have never coalesced into a community. Recent research notes that Zipcar has failed in its attempts to create rituals among users like waving to each other on the road, as well in rallying them around the green advantages of using car sharing. Apparently, users are not too interested in such rituals and don’t really find the green theme so convincing or exciting.Lesson: If you want to create community , check with your customers and see if they want to be in one. Via Why Do Zipcar Users Abuse the Cars? 4 Lessons For the Access Economy ,TriplePundit
Building a social business: start with Email. It’s all in the numbers. Via Community Roundtable
Social media gives helping hand to fall-prone elderly
Social media can enable assistance for the elderly to be expanded into a ‘team’ so that children and nearest neighbours can play a part as well as municipal or private services. A person who has suffered a fall is often in pain and may be in shock. If the alarm is sent to many, help can get there quicker. This is vital both to the person who has suffered the fall, and their family.’ Via medicalxpress.com
Translations. Imagine a worldwide community of volunteers willing and able to translate your media content into any major language. Pictured here is Anwar Dafa-Alla of Sudan, who has translated 740 TED presentations into Arabic. To date 7,824 volunteers like Anwar have translated 29,340 TED talks into 88 languages. What is it about TED that inspires such deep level of community commitment? What can other organizations learn about building communities? What can they accomplish in a world where language is no longer a major barrier? Via TED
Socialize Me: New IBM Champions Announced
Joyce Davis has just posted an announcement in the Social Business Insights Blog. You will remember that earlier this year, IBM announced 50 new IBM Champions. Joyce provides a great summary of what we look for in IBM Champions:
These individuals spend a considerable amount of time, energy, and resources evangelizing for IBM, sharing their knowledge and helping grow the community of users and business leaders focused on our solutions. As champions, they will receive an IBM Champion merchandise package (apparel and some cool gadgets!), increased visibility on IBM sites, invitations and discounts to IBM events, recognition at select conferences, and access to key IBM business executives and technical leaders. Visit the IBM Champion site to read more about the program and get to know the current IBM Champions
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Once again, congratulations to the newly minted IBM Champions!!! (and stay tuned because nominations will open again for the next round in August)
Christian Henseler
Eric Carter
Fabrizio Marchesano, Frame srl
Glenn Kline, Perficient
Howard Greenberg, The Learning Continuum Company
Masahiko Miyo ef Co, Ltd
Mike Ostrowski, Ascendant
Peter Presnell, yellowverse.com
Rob Shoenfelt
Salvador Gallardo, Innexware
Sean Cull, FoCul, Ltd
Tom Simmons, Alacrinet
Weerapong Panpai, Zenith Comp Co., Ltd
The Life of a Community Manager: Just because you build it doesn’t mean they’ll come- Selling the Solution
Launching and maintaining an internal social network at The McGraw-Hill Companies has been an exciting learning experience. In my “The Life of a Community Manager” series, I will highlight key aspects that have been central in my experience as a community manager.
“If you build it, they…
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Is Content Curation the New Community Builder?
Media Curation is a complex subject among media professionals, with notable professionals both for and against the practice. Mark Cuban, a well known owner of media properties and sports teams has said that media Aggregators are “vampires” and content creators that don’t ban these so-called vampires are “showing their neck” and likely to have their lifeblood sucked try.
Source: Social media explorer
Social Entrepreneur Speaker Bill Strickland Joins White House Council for Community Solutions
For the past three decades, speaker Bill Strickland has been transforming the lives of thousands of adults and teenagers through his innovative jobs training and education centers. Last seen in the public education documentary Waiting for Superman, Bill has just been chosen as one of…
