Category: Online Community

  • More from Community 2.0

    Cross-posted from the Online Community Report: The Shared Insights folks have posted links to all the blog covergage from the Community 2.0 conference here: http://www.community2-0con.com/?p=238 I’ve had a few days to let all the threads running through my brain since the end of the conference settle. Here are the things that rise to the surface.…

  • My Slides: Community ROI – Return on Information

    Here are my slides from the Community 2.0 session: “Community ROI – Return on Information” http://www.kingmonkey.com/ocmetrics_c20_final.pdf

  • Off to Community 2.0

    I’m heading off to the airport, and will be in Las Vegas tonight thru Wednesday. If you would like to meet up, call my cell 415.299.9638, or send me an email: bjohnston@forumone.com.

  • Online Community Report: 2 great interviews

    Two interviews I recently conducted for the Online Community Report: Shawn Morton from TechRepulic / Cnet In addition to his “day job” as Product Manager for TechRepublic, Shawn is also behind Profilactic.com. Steve Nelson from Clear Ink Steve has a great point of view on the intersection of marketing and online community, and keen insite…

  • Social Networking: Too Much of a Good Thing?

    Cross-posted from the OC Report: A recent article in InformationWeek asks “Has Social Networking Gone Too Far?” The article primarily focuses on the recently launched redesign of the USA Today web site. An overview article from the USA Today touts many participatory features, like content rating, multiple article sources, discussion groups and uploading photos. From…

  • Cisco: Now it’s Tribe

    Cross-posted from the OC Report: Is this the beginning of the inevitable consolidation that seems to be coming in the online community space? First it was Five Apart, a community platform company. Yesterday Cisco announced it was buying Tribe. Thanks to Mukund for the heads up. From TechCrunch: “The hope is to use the two…

  • Web 2.0 Panel Podcast from September

    This is a little dated, but I thought I would post. I was on a panel discussing the implications of Web 2.0 back in September, hosted by SofTECH in Marin. Dana Welch helped put the panel together, and Paul Calento of InfoWorld moderated. Bryann Quinn from SpyMedia, and Bob Rebholz from Microsoft were on the…

  • Joost Beta – I had 2 invites

    I have had 2 invites to the Joost beta. There is a mac client now. Drop my an email if you want one. bjohnston@forumone.com Josh and Rachel were first to email, and they are now Joosting.

  • Wikipedia, Wikia & Wales

    Sounds like a lawfirm, eh? The latest Biz 2.0 has an excellent article about Wikipedia, Wales new , for profit venture Wikia, and provides a good bit of insight into Wales himself. One of the articles best quotes comes from Gil Penchia, CEO of Wikia, commenting on the company’s mission: “We are a for-profit company,…

  • Community 2.0: My Sessions

    It’s official, the community 2.0 conference agenda has been confirmed. http://community2-0con.com/?page_id=4 My sessions are: Monday, March 12, 2007 ~ 1:45 – 2:30pm (I. THEORY & STRATEGY) Understanding the Basic Strategies for Business Communities Speakers: Bill Johnston, Forum One Anders Nancke-Kroch, Nokia Sonali Shah, Univ. of Illinois In this session we will review the basic strategies…