Cherry jam. Finally! And it's brand new.
Alexandra Collects Things Online
Cherry jam. Finally! And it's brand new.
Achievements reflect a user’s reputation in a community. They are “both a history of one’s actions within that community, and a value judgment about the worth of those actions”2.
Collectible achievements gives the user a feeling of ownership and belonging. It gives the user an opportunity to build an online presence that can be shown and admired by fellow community members – thus providing a sense of status in the community.
I am trying to come up with a sensible reputation system for the Qt Developer Network at the moment. Probably the most difficult part is to keep a good balance between meaningful and plenty - I don't want a badge inflation.
On the other hand, there is so much to reward and to highlight. User created content, helpful comments, bug reports, you name it.
Maybe I should retire into a cave for a week to think about it...
(article via @bjornbjorn)
A community manager actively monitors, participates in and engages others within online communities. These communities can be on Twitter, Facebook, message boards, intranets, wherever groups of people come together to converse and interact with each other. A traditional marketing manager is likely to have little experience with this function. Historically, community management developed outside marketing, in areas such as community organizing (politics) or in niche verticals such as the video game or software industry, which are no strangers to digital outposts such as message boards.
Good article by David Armano on Harvard Business Review. It's spot on and explains what community managers are and what they aren't and why it's important to have one in your team.
”On average, women manage with a more inclusive, democratic style, and those behaviors are associated with generating a more innovative outcome,” Ross told me in a recent interview. ”Innovation is fostered by diversity. The last thing you want is to pack a room with people who think the same way. But they need to feel safe, so they can share ideas.
via @rhappe
True friendship is about putting your feet up and knowing that someone is there to bail you out when the world might walk out on you. Besides, as a support system in today's hectic world, friends are the most reliable sources for social, intellectual and creative stimulations.
I missed it by a day. Details.
A friend has carried me through rough times, day and night, spent hours on the phone and skype with me and sent uncounted text messages. He has always been there when I needed someone to talk and support me.
It's time to say "Thank you, Till."
Photo by Will Stephenson, taken during Camp KDE 2010.
