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When Something Is Wrong with My Forum
Two weeks ago I began reflecting on my experience with online communities in the form of forums. I looked at the places that had me hooked for years and although they were full of friends and sustained a following during their lifespan, these two forums were technically unsuccessful. The common interest that had attracted us to the community…
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Creative & Visual Thinkers, I Need Your Help!
Please excuse me while I divert from my reflections on unsuccessful forums. Part 2 will be posted next week. I have been struggling with an idea at work and could use a fresh perspective. Any ideas would be much appreciated! To keep things simple, let’s pretend that I’m running a modelling agency. I want to make a…
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What Would the Community Think
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of having lunch with Colleen Young. During our conversation Colleen mentioned a website I might be interested in called FeverBee.com, a site that has an extensive collection of articles on building and sustaining an online community. When I got back to my desk I loaded up the site.…
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The Good, The Bad & The Googled
I admit it, I google myself. A lot. Sometimes two, three times a week. It started innocently, sparked by a tangent on a recent #hcsmca chat. We were brainstorming ways to use social media as a recruitment tool for health care practitioners when a few of us got sidetracked, debating the ethics of using Google…
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Highway to Health
In June 2010 I was asked to join a committee tasked with developing a new tool to help link patients to services and resources in the hospital and the community. We heard feedback from patients that they were overwhelmed by the volume of resources available and didn’t know where to start or couldn’t find the…
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