How Blog Carnivals Boost Communities and Make Dreams Come True
Imagine that you could have what you write appear in a magazine. While that is a dream that many shares is it also one that few are able to fulfill. Now imagine being the managing editor and/or publisher of a magazine. Although probably a dream for less writers the more incredible nonetheless. In the Blogosphere there is a form for community events equivalent to magazines called Blog Carnivals. What makes them similar to a magazine is that they are dedicated to a particular topic or theme and that they are published on a regular schedule. Each edition is a special …
3 Principles for Online Community Building (on Blogs)
If you have ambitions beyond communicating to people and actually want to communicate with people these three principles will help you when starting an online community. Since this is a blog have I chosen the blog as an example, but it could also be a mailing list, a message board, etc. Remember that nothing is set in stone and that planning everything isn’t possible. Change is everywhere and only the flexible survive. Nonetheless or maybe exactly for this reason you need a backbone, a foundation, a root or whatever you want to call it and these principles can in my …
