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Office 2.0: Creating successful online communities

At the Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, panelists discuss how to keep interest in an online community and how to use game theory--rewarding and recognizing exceptional users in the community. Speakers include: Ross Mayfield of Socialtext, Chris Andrasick of Tacit Knowledge, and moderator Robin Carey of Social Media Today.

Tags: Community, Theory, office 2.0, online community, game theory, users, ross mayfield, chris andrasic, robin carey, virtual

Videos 2008-09-05

Ten leading platforms for creating online communities

Ten leading platforms for creating online communitiesTen leading platforms for creating online communitiesJust an editing note: You have Drupal listed as #3, so you have two #3's on the list. Feel free to delete this after correcting.RE: Ten leading platforms for creating online communitiesWhy did you choose not...

Tags: Social networking, Ning.com, leading platform, online community, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Calendar Check: Community Next

Ill be covering the upcoming Community Next event on February 9th. Some of the speakers include Guy Kawasaki, Ted Rheingold (Dogster/Catster), and a good friend of mine, Josh Spear. If anything, you should drop in to hear Josh speak on Saturday. Hes definitely tapped into the youth demo and is...

Tags: Web 2.0, News, Social Media, Collaboration, Calendar Events, Community, online community

Blog posts 2007-01-26

Social networks poised to shape Net's future

Social networks poised to shape Net's futureUnderstanding social networksOnly by understanding the dynamics at play in online communities such as MySpace will advertisers be really able to leverage the power of online communities. In the Tipping Point the author talks about the different roles people play in society (Connectors, Mavens...

Tags: online community, social networking, network

Discussion threads 2006-06-13

Additional Resources

123 Flash Chat Server Software 7.3 (Mac)

123 Flash Chat Server Software can add a chat room to your website in minutes. It organizes chat events or online meetings for social network or portals, etc. Technology utilized: Java chat server and Flash chat client. It is secure, easy and affordable. It has text and video chat included,...

Tags: Video Chat, Apple Macintosh, Server Software, Chat Room, Server, Web Site, TopCMM Software, HTML Edition, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Corporate Communications, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-06-30

Celebrating 10 years of TechRepublic

ZDNet sister site TechRepublic is celebrating its 10th anniversary and, today, the TR family out in Louisville, Kentucky -  the same city where the site has been based since its inception - is hosting a community event to celebrate the occasion. Editor-in-Chief Jason Hiner, who also posts...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., IT Professional, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-26

Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not Google

Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not GoogleBuy Buy Buy"The short answer is no. It?s not necessary to buy newspapers. Newspapers, like many other industries, need to rethink their business models. For now, Yahoo is happy to partner with them on advertising and content-sharing."I'd be looking to go...

Tags: Financial accounting, Strategy, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Bartz, Yahoo shareholder, shareholder

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

Pitney Bowes branded community reduces customer support costs

During the 2007 postal rate change Pitney Bowes, which provides postal equipment and services to businesses, received more than 415K support phone calls on the rate change alone, all in under a month. This was in addition to the company's usual flow of customer calls, so its support teams were...

Tags: Community, Pitney Bowes Inc., Lithium Technologies Inc., Team Management, Social Networking, Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Why is there no Windows 7 E upgrade for Europe?

Why is there no Windows 7 E upgrade for Europe?Can't blame Microsoft for doing what the EC wanted. ntntRE: Why is there no Windows 7 E upgrade for Europe?And this is the impact of the supposedly "consumer protecting" EC. Way to go EC, you just forced us to buy...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Windows 7 E, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

KidDesktop 2.0.18 (Windows)

KidDesktop is a desktop replacement which simplifies the computer for kids. With KidDesktop, you can be confident that children will not view inappropriate content, delete important files, or change your computer settings. KidDesktop lets children safely: Visit Kid-Friendly Web sites, Watch Videos from a Personalized YouTube Playlist, Play Computer Games,...

Tags: Children, Microsoft Windows, Computer, KidDesktop, Productivity, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-06-25

Six ways to run SOA as an internal cloud business

We probably could argue for another 10 years about the ROI of SOA. Is there ROI? If so, why isn't there more of it? How do we measure it? How should SOA be sold to the business? Why won't the business provide more funding? Or, we could...

Tags: API, SOA, Dion Hinchliffe, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Building high-performance, luxury computers in a recession

When the world is caught in a global economic downturn, exactly how does one build a business around the fabrication of high-performance, luxury computers? I spoke with Chris Morley, chief technical officer of Maingear Computers, to find out. When it comes to external...

Tags: Desktop, PC, Recession, High-performance, Gaming PC, Laptop Computer, Computer, ZD, Games, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-06-23

The Internet devalues everything it touches . . .

Ever since I first heard about the Internet and then saw its incredible development and application across industries, I've been on the look out for the economic effects of this powerful platform technology. The specific economic influence I've been looking for is a strong deflationary trend. That's when we will...

Tags: Software, Craigslist, Advertisement, Technology, IBDT, Internet, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-06-20

'Insane' $1.9 million verdict could prove RIAA's downfall

'Insane' $1.9 million verdict could prove RIAA's downfallI used to really dislike the RIAA......But now. They are my enemy FOREVER. They are a criminal organization no different than the mafia that use something they didnt create, something that scientists and DARPA created and is currently maintained by techology geeks...

Tags: INTERNET, Telecom & Utilities, RIAA, downfall

Discussion threads 2009-06-19

Expressway Flexchat 1.0 (Windows)

Expressway Flexchat is a web application that adds real-time audio video and text chat to any website. The Flexchat is great for businesses where human interaction and a personal touch are necessities. The Flexchat is software that works with existing web browsers and the Flash player, which means that guests...

Tags: Software, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Expressway Video, Expressway Flexchat, Flexchat, Web Site Development, Web Conferencing, Web Technology, Tools & Techniques, Collaboration, Internet, Management

Software downloads 2009-06-18

The Cost of the Free Internet

The outpouring of interest in and passionate argument about IAC chairman Barry Diller’s declaration last week that the delivery of content over the Internet ‘absolutely’ will become a ‘paid system’ was instructive. First, it shows the power of the “free” Internet, as it is currently constructed. A...

Tags: Payment, Video, Cable, Programming, Internet, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-06-16

Seagate uses social media to 'humanize' storage devices

It was about two years ago that storage device company Seagate realized it had to get into the social media game. The company's initial strategy was to listen, build community and learn. So, the communications team set up a presence on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, and so on, and strapped...

Tags: Storage Device, Storage, Social Media, Twitter, Seagate Technology LLC, Harris, Q., Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-06-16

Microsoft fumbles the digital TV transition

Microsoft fumbles the digital TV transitionHas the ATSC glitch affected you?If you?re a Media Center user, has this issue affected you? Leave a comment as a reply here. (If you have another coment to make, please start a new thread) I?ll be following up with Microsoft to see if I...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Media Center PCs, digital television, digital TV transition, TV, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-15

Twitter Trust #Fails

There's a big difference between a 'Trust Fall' and a 'Trust #Fail' to use the increasingly tiresome valleygirl slang #word Twitter users assign to stuff that doesn't meet their high standards. A 'Trust Fall' is a trust-building exercise often conducted in turns in...

Tags: Facebook, Twitter, Metal Sludge, Corporate Communications, Team Management, Marketing, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-06-12

Microsoft: Money Just Wants to Be Free

Microsoft: Money Just Wants to Be FreeMS can't do it, they are a monopolyMonopolies are not allowed to release products for free. Intuit would have them in front of an EC judge within seconds and 3 years later, MS would be fined billions of euros for this move.It's not a...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Money Just Wants, Be Free, Intuit Inc., Jason

Discussion threads 2009-06-12