Frequently asked questions for participation in my scientific research surveys on online community user motivation

Read about my master thesis research on Improving Communitiy Member Motivation and how you can support it…

Google Co-Op is one of the latest products released by google in the last weeks.

By implementing a strong social, community based search enhancement approach to deliver vertical search results this will change the search landscape a bit more yet again.

Google Co-Op is a feature that allows YOU to bring your products, service and web sites to the premium spots where TOP Google adwords are booked usually…

sort of getting in front of million users for free… SORT OF…

All this is bound to a few implications and restrictions that I will explain a bit more in detail now…

including some samples on HOW EXACTLY to get to the top

You can test this very easy right now by

1. clicking to the Google Co-Op Profile I created for myself
2. then subscribing to it (you can reverse that a second later if you wish
3. then searching for Drupal in Google

do you see it?!? read on…

Jakob Nielsen says: community sites still face many of the same problems as in 1997…

Prosper is the online community for connecting private lenders to borrowers… a fancy concept

10 Ways To Create A Popular Online Community

New community trader reputation system at DP – will it help?

Internet societies exist in forums, chat rooms, mailing lists, and blogs, among other places. Without a strong leader, online communities frequently devolve into “flame wars” or just a few vulgar people shooting shocking comments back and forth. Fortunately, most long-standing online communities have volunteer or paid moderators who can and will exert their authority to warn, then ban, people who get out of line. Most of these places turn into genuine online communities.

Online Communities and group dynamics in cyberspace

Forum Community Building Guidelines, Research papers and tips