Managing Online Forums: Everything You Need to Know to Create and Run Successful Community Discussion Boards: Patrick O’Keefe

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“I feel that Managing Online Forums is a worthwhile book to buy and absorb. There are TONS of great resources in there, and lots of real world examples for you to follow. This alone makes the book a great resource to have on the shelf.” —Chris Brogan

"If you are thinking of starting a community, or are newly involved in one, this book will help you in the human side of managing the site." –Online Magazine

“While Managing Online Forums is obviously aimed at forum hosts and moderators, it can also be used to educate a general audience about online forum activity.” —Book News, Inc./SciTech News

“In his book Managing Online Forums, Patrick O’Keefe provides thoughtful, detailed recommendations on developing and enforcing guidelines based on running several thriving communities.” —Lois Kelly, author of Beyond Buzz (http://blog.foghound.com/383/)

Every day, millions of users log on to their favorite online forums and inter­act with others to get advice and discuss everything from the latest news and trends to their hobbies to their professions to whatever else strikes their fancy. Admin­istrators have to lead these communities, deal with difficult users, and choose moderators. Legal constraints, spammers, and technical issues can turn the excitement of running an online community into chaos. With the right guidance, however, running forums can be a pleasure. Patrick O’Keefe has spent years developing and managing online communities. Now, he shows readers how to make the right decisions about every aspect of their forums, including:

choosing a name and domain name * picking the right software * deciding on user options like avatars and private messaging * setting guidelines and dealing with violators * ensuring that posts stay on topic * settling online disputes among users * involving their users and keeping the site interesting Managing Online Forums is the one book that shows site owners and admini­stra­tors how to create a safe and entertaining community that users will return to again and again.

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Smart Start-Ups: How Entrepreneurs and Corporations Can Profit by Starting Online Communities: David Silver

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Praise for Smart Start-Ups

“Silver’s new book is a masterpiece of clarity concerning the next great entrepreneurial wave, and my only problem with it was the charley horse in my elbow I got turning the pages.”
-Robin Richards, founding President, MP3.com, and CEO, Notification Technologies Inc.

“Silver is a modern-day Prometheus. For community entrepreneurs, Smart Start-Ups contains the secrets of fire from the heavens. If you work with communities of any kind, you ignore this book at your own peril.”
-John Szeder, former senior game developer, Digital Chocolate, Inc., and CEO, Mofactor, Inc.

“Silver dives in and pulls the naked truth out of the world of online communities. There’s nothing like it on the shelves. He speaks with the best and brightest in the mobile and online community markets.”
-Sean Malatesta, founder, Yack Media Services, and Vice President, Indiagames, Inc.

“Smart Start-Ups is a must-read for any aspiring Internet entrepreneur. Silver cuts right to the heart of the important fact that communities are like entire nations, but without geographic borders, and they’re creating the greatest transformation since the Industrial Revolution.”
-Clarence Briggs, founder and CEO, AIT.com

“Silver’s book is an excellent, captivating, ingenious, and essential read for anyone who wants to know how to create wealth by starting an online community. One mark of a great book is that it makes you see things in a new way; Silver certainly succeeds in that respect.”
-Kyle E. Gillman, founder and CEO, Forgefinder, Inc.

From the Inside Flap

Online communities like MySpace and YouTube are shaking up the business world and helping millions of people come together to share information and interests. These social networking sites rely on user-generated content to bring together millions of people from around the globe. User-generated data eliminates the cost of goods sold, resulting in huge cash flow potential on very little up-front investment. But, until now, very few people or corporations have been able to tap into that moneymaking potential.

In Smart Start-Ups, entrepreneur and angel investor David Silver reveals how social networking will change the face of business and create thousands of new millionaires over the next decade. More important, he shows entrepreneurs and corporations how to tap into this powerful trend using visionary business plans to build social networks that will make millions.

Most social networking sites allow members to join for free, relying on Web advertising for revenue. But in the future, networking sites will connect members of niche groups with each other. From Trekkies to knitting aficionados, those with particular interests will pay for the ability to come together and collaborate. Future networking sites won’t be built on advertising revenue, but will rely instead on subscriber-based fees, tip jars, kudos, and wireless carrier fees for their revenue sources.

Using case studies of companies you might not have heard of yet—but will—Silver explains business plans and models for start-up online communities, showing how to produce value for members, attract more paying customers, and make it all work at a profit. You’ll learn what’s happening in social networking, who the major players are, and what makes them successful. Plus, you’ll have all the tools you need to research, facilitate ideas, and develop a business model for your own profitable and unique social networking start-up. Plus, launching an online or mobile community is relatively inexpensive—as little as $300,000!

Online and mobile communities could represent the biggest area of economic growth and wealth creation in modern economic history—but only if smart entrepreneurs get in on the act and get serious about making them work. If you want to learn how to tap into the social and economic potential in this revolutionary new kind of business, Smart Start-Ups will show you the way.

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Karaoke Capitalism: Daring to Be Different in a Copycat World: Jonas Ridderstrale, Kjell A. Nordstrom

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“Excellent, entertaining reading with a serious business purpose, especially for technology entrepreneurs and seed venture capitalists. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections.”–Choice

“If you loved Funky Business as much as I did, you’ll love Karaoke Capitalism. Weird? Most certainly. Different? Most definitely. But, if you want to re-imagine your organization and your career it’s a though-provoking place to start.”–Tom Peters

We all know that the rules by which business is conducted have changed. But by how much? The dot.commers who threw out the playbook and tried to reinvent everything crashed and burned. “Back-to-basics” and “execution” are refrains reverberating down corporate hallways. And yet there is still a sense of unease. “Playing it safe” could just be another phrase for “heading toward business oblivion.” Jonas Ridderstrale and Kjell Nordstrom, the outspoken authors of the international besteller, Funky Business, are at it again, with a provocative analysis of the social and cultural forces that are defining the business landscape–in particular, the fundamental relationships between employers and employees and between companies and customers. Covering a huge terrain–from the impact of high tech to the ever-widening gaps between the haves and the have-nots, and with references from Adam Smith to Janis Joplin–the authors bring into focus the challenges of business leadership in a world increasingly defined by individualism. “Karaoke” capitalism refers to the philosophy of imitiation, engrained into the corporate mindset by such popular concepts as benchmarking and best practice. For Ridderstrale and Nordstrom, the only way to survive is to chuck convention, to embrace your company’s individual personality and promote it through everything you do, constantly honing what works and abandoning what doesn’t. Ultimately, the authors argue that armed with imagination it is possible to sustain profitable businesses while contributing to the well-being of customers, communities, and the society at large. Visit the authors’ Web sites at www.karaokecapitalism.com and www.funkybusiness.com.

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Karaoke Capitalism: Daring to Be Different in a Copycat World: Jonas Ridderstrale, Kjell A. Nordstrom

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“Excellent, entertaining reading with a serious business purpose, especially for technology entrepreneurs and seed venture capitalists. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections.”–Choice

“If you loved Funky Business as much as I did, you’ll love Karaoke Capitalism. Weird? Most certainly. Different? Most definitely. But, if you want to re-imagine your organization and your career it’s a though-provoking place to start.”–Tom Peters

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We all know that the rules by which business is conducted have changed. But by how much? The dot.commers who threw out the playbook and tried to reinvent everything crashed and burned. “Back-to-basics” and “execution” are refrains reverberating down corporate hallways. And yet there is still a sense of unease. “Playing it safe” could just be another phrase for “heading toward business oblivion.” Jonas Ridderstrale and Kjell Nordstrom, the outspoken authors of the international besteller, Funky Business, are at it again, with a provocative analysis of the social and cultural forces that are defining the business landscape–in particular, the fundamental relationships between employers and employees and between companies and customers. Covering a huge terrain–from the impact of high tech to the ever-widening gaps between the haves and the have-nots, and with references from Adam Smith to Janis Joplin–the authors bring into focus the challenges of business leadership in a world increasingly defined by individualism. “Karaoke” capitalism refers to the philosophy of imitiation, engrained into the corporate mindset by such popular concepts as benchmarking and best practice. For Ridderstrale and Nordstrom, the only way to survive is to chuck convention, to embrace your company’s individual personality and promote it through everything you do, constantly honing what works and abandoning what doesn’t. Ultimately, the authors argue that armed with imagination it is possible to sustain profitable businesses while contributing to the well-being of customers, communities, and the society at large. Visit the authors’ Web sites at www.karaokecapitalism.com and www.funkybusiness.com.

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High-tech Ventures: The Guide For Entrepreneurial Success: C. Gordon Bell, John E. Mcnamara

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High-Tech Ventures is for those who design, build, and market innovative products—people who are creating the high-tech world of the future. More specifically it is for all engineers, engineering managers, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs. Although engineers are responsible for identifying products and businesses that might benefit their company, all too often their suggestions are rejected. The products don’t fit within the current business, or they threaten the status quo. Thus, start-up companies are the main arena for innovation.Entrepreneurs who are considering starting up a company, or who are already doing so, can use this book to determine the health of their venture. With High-Tech Ventures they can systematically assess the exact stages of their company’s growth. They can compare their experiences to an ideal model, and sidestep—or eliminate—flaws early enough to save time, money, and even the company itself.High-Tech Ventures provides entrepreneurs with insight into the problems they may face, as well as a formal checklist for measuring success. It is also useful for board members, investors, and service industry personnel who are intimately involved in ventures. Professionals such as attorneys, accountants, technical consultants, and marketing consultants, who support the venture’s infrastructure will also find critical information here.High-Tech Ventures includes revealing case studies from major entrepreneurial players such as Sun Microsystems, Apollo, Prime, Amdahl, Cullinet, etc.

About the Author
C. Gordon Bell is most recently chief scientist at Stardent Computer, Concord, Massachusetts. He spent 23 years at Digital Equipment Corporation as vice president of research and development, where he managed the engineering of DEC’s products. John E. McNamara is senior hardware engineer at Stratus Computer Incorporated. He has worked on key research and development teams at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory and Digital Equipment Corporation. He has received three U. S. patents and is the author of several other publications on computers. C. Gordon Bell is most recently chief scientist at Stardent Computer, Concord, Massachusetts. He spent 23 years at Digital Equipment Corporation as vice president of research and development, where he managed the engineering of DEC146s products. John E. McNamara is senior hardware engineer at Stratus Computer Incorporated. He has worked on key research and development teams at MIT146s Lincoln Laboratory and Digital Equipment Corporation. He has received three U. S. patents and is the author of several other publications on computers.

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High-tech Ventures: The Guide For Entrepreneurial Success: C. Gordon Bell, John E. Mcnamara

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High-Tech Ventures is for those who design, build, and market innovative products—people who are creating the high-tech world of the future. More specifically it is for all engineers, engineering managers, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs. Although engineers are responsible for identifying products and businesses that might benefit their company, all too often their suggestions are rejected. The products don’t fit within the current business, or they threaten the status quo. Thus, start-up companies are the main arena for innovation.Entrepreneurs who are considering starting up a company, or who are already doing so, can use this book to determine the health of their venture. With High-Tech Ventures they can systematically assess the exact stages of their company’s growth. They can compare their experiences to an ideal model, and sidestep—or eliminate—flaws early enough to save time, money, and even the company itself.High-Tech Ventures provides entrepreneurs with insight into the problems they may face, as well as a formal checklist for measuring success. It is also useful for board members, investors, and service industry personnel who are intimately involved in ventures. Professionals such as attorneys, accountants, technical consultants, and marketing consultants, who support the venture’s infrastructure will also find critical information here.High-Tech Ventures includes revealing case studies from major entrepreneurial players such as Sun Microsystems, Apollo, Prime, Amdahl, Cullinet, etc.

About the Author
C. Gordon Bell is most recently chief scientist at Stardent Computer, Concord, Massachusetts. He spent 23 years at Digital Equipment Corporation as vice president of research and development, where he managed the engineering of DEC’s products. John E. McNamara is senior hardware engineer at Stratus Computer Incorporated. He has worked on key research and development teams at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory and Digital Equipment Corporation. He has received three U. S. patents and is the author of several other publications on computers. C. Gordon Bell is most recently chief scientist at Stardent Computer, Concord, Massachusetts. He spent 23 years at Digital Equipment Corporation as vice president of research and development, where he managed the engineering of DEC146s products. John E. McNamara is senior hardware engineer at Stratus Computer Incorporated. He has worked on key research and development teams at MIT146s Lincoln Laboratory and Digital Equipment Corporation. He has received three U. S. patents and is the author of several other publications on computers.

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Communities Dominate Brands: Tomi T. Ahonen, Alan Moore

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