http://blog.freshnetworks.com/2008/09/things-we-learn-from-obama-calls-to-action-reap-rewards-in-online-communities/ Social media, Web 2.0 and online communities Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:26:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://blog.freshnetworks.com/2008/09/things-we-learn-from-obama-calls-to-action-reap-rewards-in-online-communities/#comment-2169 Social Bookmarking » Blog Archive » Roundup: 50 suggestions for how President-elect Obama can use the Internet to govern Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:26:07 +0000 http://blog.freshnetworks.com/?p=310#comment-2169 [...] One issue we spend a lot of time working on when building online communities at FreshNetworks is how to ensure and encourage participation. How do you design and build a community site which will make your target audience want to take part and then take the step to actually take part, contributing something or adding to the community in some way. The best and simplest solution is just to make it really easy for the community members to do things and to make it very clear to them what the benefits are. Obama???s site is a textbook example of how to do this and, I believe, this good online strategy and design has led to the impressive online community and support that is being spoken of. — Matt Rhodes, Things we learn from Obama: calls to action reap rewards in online communities — FreshNetworks... [...] [...] One issue we spend a lot of time working on when building online communities at FreshNetworks is how to ensure and encourage participation. How do you design and build a community site which will make your target audience want to take part and then take the step to actually take part, contributing something or adding to the community in some way. The best and simplest solution is just to make it really easy for the community members to do things and to make it very clear to them what the benefits are. Obama???s site is a textbook example of how to do this and, I believe, this good online strategy and design has led to the impressive online community and support that is being spoken of. — Matt Rhodes, Things we learn from Obama: calls to action reap rewards in online communities — FreshNetworks… [...]

]]> http://blog.freshnetworks.com/2008/09/things-we-learn-from-obama-calls-to-action-reap-rewards-in-online-communities/#comment-1899 Luidt de Obama regering het internet tijdperk in? | Puyt Consultancy Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:29 +0000 http://blog.freshnetworks.com/?p=310#comment-1899 [...] One issue we spend a lot of time working on when building online communities at FreshNetworks is how to ensure and encourage participation. How do you design and build a community site which will make your target audience want to take part and then take the step to actually take part, contributing something or adding to the community in some way. The best and simplest solution is just to make it really easy for the community members to do things and to make it very clear to them what the benefits are. Obama’s site is a textbook example of how to do this and, I believe, this good online strategy and design has led to the impressive online community and support that is being spoken of. — Matt Rhodes, Things we learn from Obama: calls to action reap rewards in online communities — FreshNetworks... [...] [...] One issue we spend a lot of time working on when building online communities at FreshNetworks is how to ensure and encourage participation. How do you design and build a community site which will make your target audience want to take part and then take the step to actually take part, contributing something or adding to the community in some way. The best and simplest solution is just to make it really easy for the community members to do things and to make it very clear to them what the benefits are. Obama’s site is a textbook example of how to do this and, I believe, this good online strategy and design has led to the impressive online community and support that is being spoken of. — Matt Rhodes, Things we learn from Obama: calls to action reap rewards in online communities — FreshNetworks… [...]

]]> http://blog.freshnetworks.com/2008/09/things-we-learn-from-obama-calls-to-action-reap-rewards-in-online-communities/#comment-1845 Social Bookmarking » Blog Archive » Roundup: 50 suggestions for how President-elect Obama can use the Internet to govern Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:23:44 +0000 http://blog.freshnetworks.com/?p=310#comment-1845 [...] One issue we spend a lot of time working on when building online communities at FreshNetworks is how to ensure and encourage participation. How do you design and build a community site which will make your target audience want to take part and then take the step to actually take part, contributing something or adding to the community in some way. The best and simplest solution is just to make it really easy for the community members to do things and to make it very clear to them what the benefits are. Obama’s site is a textbook example of how to do this and, I believe, this good online strategy and design has led to the impressive online community and support that is being spoken of. — Matt Rhodes, Things we learn from Obama: calls to action reap rewards in online communities — FreshNetworks... [...] [...] One issue we spend a lot of time working on when building online communities at FreshNetworks is how to ensure and encourage participation. How do you design and build a community site which will make your target audience want to take part and then take the step to actually take part, contributing something or adding to the community in some way. The best and simplest solution is just to make it really easy for the community members to do things and to make it very clear to them what the benefits are. Obama’s site is a textbook example of how to do this and, I believe, this good online strategy and design has led to the impressive online community and support that is being spoken of. — Matt Rhodes, Things we learn from Obama: calls to action reap rewards in online communities — FreshNetworks… [...]

]]> http://blog.freshnetworks.com/2008/09/things-we-learn-from-obama-calls-to-action-reap-rewards-in-online-communities/#comment-1786 FreshNetworks Blog » Blog Archive » Will social media be used as well once the election’s over? Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:10:35 +0000 http://blog.freshnetworks.com/?p=310#comment-1786 [...] the Primaries, his team posting Democrat strategy discussion online, things we can learn from Obama’s use of online communities or what UK politicians can learn about social media from this US campaign. What’s evident is [...] [...] the Primaries, his team posting Democrat strategy discussion online, things we can learn from Obama’s use of online communities or what UK politicians can learn about social media from this US campaign. What’s evident is [...]

]]> http://blog.freshnetworks.com/2008/09/things-we-learn-from-obama-calls-to-action-reap-rewards-in-online-communities/#comment-1742 FreshNetworks Blog » Blog Archive » Online reviews - second biggest influence on purchase decisions Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:52:29 +0000 http://blog.freshnetworks.com/?p=310#comment-1742 [...] decision. The lowest areas are choosing a mechanic or solicitor and, interestingly given the strong use of social media by the Obama campaign, choosing who to vote [...] [...] decision. The lowest areas are choosing a mechanic or solicitor and, interestingly given the strong use of social media by the Obama campaign, choosing who to vote [...]

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