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Re: Community Catalysts (or, Thinking About Community Cont’d)

Eric Marcoullier — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:51:21 -0000

We're in complete agreement -- when I say the Step Two can be "discovery, personalization or communication," I mean just that. It's unique for each reader. Some will want to learn about new links and sites, others will want to make their own profiles exciting and still others will want to connect with fellow readers. We have to make all of those options available and let the reader decide how they want to act. But it's all built on a foundation of awareness of other readers.

Re: Community Catalysts (or, Thinking About Community Cont’d)

Eric Marcoullier — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:51:21 -0000

Re: Community Catalysts (or, Thinking About Community Cont’d)

Fraser — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 22:46:24 -0000

Hi Eric, thanks for taking the time to share the vision of MBL. It's an interesting tool that does add value to the communities that I'm part of. I'm excited to watch where you guys take the service.

I'm not sure if the second step needs to be any single one of the three services. Doesn't it make sense to offer the services/features that are valued and help achieve the goal of bringing you and your readers closer together?

Nice analogy w/ potential energy by the way.

Re: Community Catalysts (or, Thinking About Community Cont’d)

Fraser — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:46:24 -0000

Hi Eric, thanks for taking the time to share the vision of MBL. It's an interesting tool that does add value to the communities that I'm part of. I'm excited to watch where you guys take the service. I'm not sure if the second step needs to be any single one of the three services. Doesn't it make sense to offer the services/features that are valued and help achieve the goal of bringing you and your readers closer together? Nice analogy w/ potential energy by the way.

Re: Community Catalysts (or, Thinking About Community Cont’d)

Eric Marcoullier — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:30:34 -0000

Fraser -- I think you make some very prescient observations about online communities. In fact, you have described many of the core principles that drive MyBlogLog. We are not trying to be the center of your community -- that's what your blog is for. We're trying to find ways to bring you and your readers closer together. Step one is making everyone aware of each other; step two can be any of the three services you mention -- discovery, personaliztion or communication. But it all has to center around the passionate readers that are waiting to connect around a given blog. The concept of potential energy comes to mind.

Re: Community Catalysts (or, Thinking About Community Cont’d)

Eric Marcoullier — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:30:34 -0000