Developing Online Platforms, Building Community
One of the things analytics nuts love to obsess over is the effectiveness of our posts. Which ones have the most clout, where did they get it from? Is it better to have more comments, or more tweets? Does traffic help? The answer is yes; all of this helps. Comments, traffic, tweets, inbound links – [...]
While I have been very lax in contributing to Thoughtwrestling recently (sorry, everyone!) I whipped up a short list for the 11 for 2011 series. Check out 11 Words to remember for 2011
There are two ways to approach anything: Either build a system so simply that there are no obvious flaws, or build a system with such complexity that there are no obvious flaws. Take a gander at this Rube Goldberg machine. It pours a bottle of beer into a mug. Simple, right? But that’s the outcome [...]
I got it. I got the new Facebook profile. Then, it hit me. I’m not sure I like it – and it’s not anything to do with the new layout per se. It’s because it reminds me of something. Have a look at my new Facebook Profile page: Then, have a look at my Google [...]
One of the tricks about building a good library is finding books at every level of expertise. For new media workers, this couldn’t be more important – we all have varying degrees of skill in the ten or fifteen areas we need to approach regularly in our jobs because, let’s face it, none of us is “just an SEO” or “just a blogger.”
