better approach is to put processes in place which scale. These processes are both technical, administrative and personnel-orientated. Make this a simple 2-click process. For example, write guidelines on handling disputes.    The role of a community manager should be evolving from solely handling the immediate day to day work towards developing and managing processes which allow the community to scale and develop.  Some community managers are overwhelmed. They don't have enough time to do all the work. However, it doesn't scale. MORE >>

home services Products.NET news system SMS product Articles Best of Subscribe forum contact Home > Marketing > Social Media > 7 FBML examples to rock your Facebook fan page. Mar 22nd 2010 7 FBML examples to rock your Facebook fan page. If for example you wanted some flash video, or embedding of a flash game, the FB:swf, and FB:flv are perfect candidates. You may for example, want to experiment with multiple calls to action – or offer multiple promotions to your audience. However I could do with either some working examples or some screen grabs. MORE >>

There is a process to growing a community. You might, for example, use direct marketing to reach the first few people to grow the community then switch to promotion and WOM activities for the broader group.    Let’s assume for this example you’re using promotion. Now we go through the conversion process. For example: “Based in Boston? It’s not something that should be left to chance. It should be part of a coherent community management strategy. prefer growth to be campaign based, which means a heavy focus upon growth over a short-period of time. MORE >>

Here are some example lists that totally rock: 135 Completely Free Distance Education Courses 121 Jobs that Don’t Suck Top 10 Ways to Sleep Smarter and Better Online Media God: 400+ Tools for Photographers, Videobloggers, Podcasters & Musicians You don’t have to go all out and make a list with hundreds of items, since the larger lists, while bookmark favorites, are typically harder to consume (and may never even be looked at if too extensive). Some examples follow: What are Your Chances of Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse? Viral content is what people look for. MORE >>

recruiting volunteers), optimizing the processes, developing a strong sense of community, and ensuring the community is highly influential within it’s ecosystem. For example, an area of the community for History Teachers or an area for coin collecting in Washington DC. If, for example, the number of respones to a discussion begins to plummet, we need an intervention to subtly influence the community towards discussions likely to get a bigger response.  Here is a simple map for those of you whom aren't on the Pillar Summit mailing list.     Inception. MORE >>