Comments on: Building a community from scratch?

By: VodSpot, Laminate, and a New API « Vodpod Blog

VodSpot, Laminate, and a New API « Vodpod Blog — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:11:55 +0000

[...] months ago, Scott noticed a comment made by Kathy Sierra on a blog post about building community. She wrote: Our job as community builders is to not so much to connect with our users, but to give them more [...]

By: Don’t Let Your Baby Die - How to use Social Capital to Market Your Web App | Think Vitamin

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:57:16 +0000

[...] The important thing to remember is this: No one cares about your company. They’re into their journey. Let me quote Kathy Sierra on this topic (it’s lengthy, but definitely worth the read): … building community is both tricky and time-consuming. But if you’ll forgive me for using lolcatspeak– if it takes two years, “ur doin it wrong”. The painful, least-effective way to ‘build community’ is to hire a Community Manager who tries to connect users with the company. Far quicker/better to hire a “Director of Kicking Ass” whose sole job is to help users get better and better at whatever it is you can help them do, and to connect users to other users who share that passion and can help. [...]

By: Building a community from scratch? « Blendia

Building a community from scratch? « Blendia — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:06:57 +0000

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By: The Internet Eclectic

The Internet Eclectic — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:45:49 +0000

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By: Launch a Business, Not a Side Project | Think Vitamin

Launch a Business, Not a Side Project | Think Vitamin — Mon, 18 May 2009 04:44:17 +0000

[...] If you read one thing about building a community around your products, read this comment by Kathy Sierra. It sums up this idea in a couple paragraphs. [...]

By: Across Weirdish Wild Space » Blog Archive » Building communities from scratch

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:48:33 +0000

[...] I thought Ryan Carson’s article on building these from scratch was actually great since I keep seeing the same missteps at a lot of places. [...]

By: LOTD: 4/2/09 - The April Serious Edition? | Open The Dialogue

LOTD: 4/2/09 - The April Serious Edition? | Open The Dialogue — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:35:00 +0000

[...] Ryan Carson nails it – building communities from scratch on the web is hard work and it takes time. Plain and simple. [...]

By: Jenny Ambrozek

Jenny Ambrozek — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:01:43 +0000

Ryan, Thanks for clarifying the bloodied knuckles.

For a more constructive image I’m recommending a deep dive into Clara Shih’s just released book:
“The Facebook Era: Tapping Online Social Networks to Buld Better Products, Reach, New Audiences, and Sell More Stuff”
http://www.facebook.com/thefacebookera

You may recall Clara Shih, as developer of Faceonnector that allows Salesforce users to integrate Facebook profiles, is somebody I suggested as a potential Future of Web Apps presenter. After hearing Clara speak at the Business of Community Networking in Boston this week suffice to say you MUST connect.

By: William Yatscoff

William Yatscoff — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:16:18 +0000

I’m pretty young and have started a company with my brother. Our basis is the idea of building a community for the interaction of people around is extremely interesting. I found this when checking our web traffic sources. This blog along with other’s I’ve been finding as offshoots of this are amazing in how to use social media for the community. Our website is weak and needs more before we can even really begin community building.

I just wanted to say thanks for the info, and I’ll be keeping an eye on everything else that comes up from now on.

Cheer,
Will

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:56:46 +0000

Hey Jenny,

Thanks for the kind words. BTW, the image of the bloodied knuckles doesn’t belong to us, it’s courtesy of flickr.com/photos/mdutile.

Best,
Ryan