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What do you think...Proper Platform for Group?
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Nice use of the forum for the asynch meta-work.
I checked out FB groups and was impressed with the discussion area. The ability to just see topics from one's friends was what sold me.
Ning is great, but I think too complex for some. An online he...
Hi John,
A handful of customer volunteers and I recently built a useful wiki resource/artifact for our wider (software development) community. However, the wiki would have never gotten done unless we coordinated and discussed things on a forum. We...
Thanks Richard. I'm thinking I'd really want a wiki...but I'm beginning to suspect the community would rather have a forum :) I suppose I can take forum content into a wiki easier than going the other way if I have to.
Your point about a mismatch...
I agree with most of the above. Just make sure that the community features you believe you want are actually the community features your community will use. The mismatch happens so often. Organizations create feature-rich communities when members ...
Thanks for your ideas, Marc. That just might be the way I go, so I'm checking out Ning more seriously. Doesn't seem to have an export feature, so that makes me nervous as well.
I got hooked into Twitter much the same way. Someone told me it was l...
Hi John,
I was being quiet, hoping somebody else would chime in. Anybody, anybody?
I think starting a site on Ning for the heavy duty discussion and artifact creation and reuse is a good start, especially if Ning does deliver the long-ago promise...
Mark- (It's John)
Thanks for the input!
For the past several months, I have been tweeting a daily tip for those involved in healthcare and social media, @John_Norris. I'm at 130+ tips, it's been well received, and I seem to always have a few ide...
Hello (is itJohn?),
Most of my wikiwork was on a Confluence enterprise platform at IBM developerWorks.
I've only run one hosted wiki That was on wikidot and it worked fine. Since it wasn't a heavily trafficked or published site, we didn't stress ...
Profile Information
- Are you a member of any communities, online or offline? Which?
- Among others, virtual world's healthcare and education communities.
- Are you looking for community work? Or to hire anybody?
- Looking to help people come together in the healthcare environment. More details on my website: john-norris.net.
- Who would you most like to build a community for? i.e. What is your dream community project?
- A thriving healthcare community of patients and providers engaged in education, support, and the future.
My Website
- Healthcare Online Communities Research.
- Support Groups in Virtual Worlds
- ...and waaay more.
Comment Wall (7 comments)
- At 5:23pm on February 19, 2009,
Angela Connor said… - John: I LOVE your dream community project.
- At 1:57am on February 19, 2009,
Patricia F. Anderson said… - PS - thank you for your help. :)
- At 1:56am on February 19, 2009,
Patricia F. Anderson said…
- I kept trying. :) Evidently there are two of me on Ning!
- At 5:21am on February 11, 2009,
Jenaia Morane said… - I love it! I'd like to hear more about your adventures and have you submit them (hint hint) to the Story Project. If you (or anyone else reading this) are curious about the project, stop by the site: www.tvwsp.com
And thanks for the warm welcome John :-)
Jen
- At 4:44pm on February 10, 2009,
Carol Perryman said… - John, thanks so much! I keep thinking I'll 'get done' but you know how it is - there is more to deal with all the time.
- At 1:45pm on February 5, 2009,
perplexity said… - Likewise! Just lurking for now ...
- At 5:26pm on February 4, 2009,
Judy Vorfeld said…
- Nice to meet you John! Look forward to working with you.
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