Comments on: Making Sense of Communities and Networks http://www.fullcirc.com/2008/02/15/making-sense-of-communities-and-networks/ connections for a changing world, online and offline... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:42:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Full Circle Associates » Forrester’s Online Community Best Practices http://www.fullcirc.com/2008/02/15/making-sense-of-communities-and-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-16194 Full Circle Associates » Forrester’s Online Community Best Practices Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:04:10 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/02/15/making-sense-of-communities-and-networks/#comment-16194 [...] week I wrote briefly about the recent Forrester report on building online communities for marketing. Jeremiah Owyang [...] [...] week I wrote briefly about the recent Forrester report on building online communities for marketing. Jeremiah Owyang [...]

]]> By: Jeremiah Owyang http://www.fullcirc.com/2008/02/15/making-sense-of-communities-and-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Jeremiah Owyang Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:20:44 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/02/15/making-sense-of-communities-and-networks/#comment-770 I'm going to be publishing a post pointing to anyone who reviewed the report, let me know if you decide to share your thoughts. I'm anxiously waiting! I’m going to be publishing a post pointing to anyone who reviewed the report, let me know if you decide to share your thoughts. I’m anxiously waiting!

]]> By: Loretta Donovan http://www.fullcirc.com/2008/02/15/making-sense-of-communities-and-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-748 Loretta Donovan Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:25:16 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/02/15/making-sense-of-communities-and-networks/#comment-748 RE "No amount of ongoing management and continual improvements is going to be able to control the impact and draw/drain of the larger market of networks. It can fight against it, but the fact is people are fickle and will move on." You're on target here. Thinking that tactical moves can be used for a continuing uber-attractor effect on people is foolhardy. Yes, people are fickle. But I am also convinced that there are two other dynamics that are in play in the community which are going impact it's ebb and flow: (1) the compelling nature of the interest that caused the community to form, (2) the iterations and permutations of sub-communities (which you mention) that grow from the taproot of the original community. These are both generative and give life to the people and context from which the community originally rose. In my mind, a good thing overall. RE “No amount of ongoing management and continual improvements is going to be able to control the impact and draw/drain of the larger market of networks. It can fight against it, but the fact is people are fickle and will move on.”

You’re on target here. Thinking that tactical moves can be used for a continuing uber-attractor effect on people is foolhardy. Yes, people are fickle. But I am also convinced that there are two other dynamics that are in play in the community which are going impact it’s ebb and flow: (1) the compelling nature of the interest that caused the community to form, (2) the iterations and permutations of sub-communities (which you mention) that grow from the taproot of the original community. These are both generative and give life to the people and context from which the community originally rose. In my mind, a good thing overall.

]]> By: Jim Benson http://www.fullcirc.com/2008/02/15/making-sense-of-communities-and-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-730 Jim Benson Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:10:14 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/02/15/making-sense-of-communities-and-networks/#comment-730 Re: social site fatigue.... I think people have burnout from pointlessness. The gee-whiz phase of this is over. If you had a baby and it stayed tiny and required you to wake up in the middle of the night and change its diapers for 40 years, you'd get kinda tired of it. This is true for social stuff, we've seen it be cute. Now we want it to go get a job. Re: social site fatigue….

I think people have burnout from pointlessness. The gee-whiz phase of this is over.

If you had a baby and it stayed tiny and required you to wake up in the middle of the night and change its diapers for 40 years, you’d get kinda tired of it.

This is true for social stuff, we’ve seen it be cute. Now we want it to go get a job.

]]> By: Jeremiah Owyang http://www.fullcirc.com/2008/02/15/making-sense-of-communities-and-networks/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Jeremiah Owyang Sat, 16 Feb 2008 02:26:51 +0000 http://www.fullcirc.com/wp/2008/02/15/making-sense-of-communities-and-networks/#comment-722 I look forward to your review Nancy, thanks for taking the time to take a look at the context. I look forward to your review Nancy, thanks for taking the time to take a look at the context.

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