Many start blogs and social networking sites, but few build vibrant, self-sustaining communities. This panel explores some of the most successful ventures that grew independently and continue to grow today. Lessons learned, plans for the future will be discussed along with some best practices for those who seek to develop true communities.
Ken Fisher Editor-in-Chief, Ars Technica
Alexis Ohanian Prod Mgr of Awesome, reddit.com
Drew Curtis The Member, Fark.com
Erin Kotecki Vest BlogHer Inc
Managing Online Forums is a practical guide to managing online forums, communities and social spaces. It’s not a software or programming book; it’s strictly about managing people and the community as a whole. What is talked about in this book is not hypothetical - it consists of in-use, battle-tested theories and solutions. Real life examples are cited throughout, including actual user guidelines, staff member guidelines and more. For more information, please check out the book website at managingonlineforums.com.
Patrick O’Keefe, iFroggy Network
From http://2009.sxsw.com/interactive/news/videos_and_podcasts
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Many start blogs and social networking sites, but few build vibrant, self-sustaining communities. This panel explores some of the most successful ventures that grew independently and continue to grow today. Lessons learned, plans for the future will be discussed along with some best practices for those who seek to develop true communities.
Ken Fisher Editor-in-Chief, Ars Technica
Alexis Ohanian Prod Mgr of Awesome, reddit.com
Drew Curtis The Member, Fark.com
Erin Kotecki Vest BlogHer Inc
Music recommendation is broken - automatic music recommenders make mistakes that no human would ever make. In this talk, we will explore why recommenders make such dumb mistakes and we will explore some of the new ideas coming from recommendation and music researchers to help make music recommendations better.
Paul Lamere Dir of Developer Community, The Echo Nest
Anthony Volodkin The Hype Machine
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