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A Presentation About Community, By The
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WHO AM I?
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This is a presentation with a difference.
Because it’s written not by one person, but by many
It’s a presentation about the power of online communities.
And since almost everything I have learnt about how online communities work have come from being part of one, I figured it would be best if I let them tell you
how it all works.
So I put a post on my blog, and asked them to contribute one slide on what they felt was important.
And almost 30 of them did. Planners, strategists, digital specialists, media owners…very bright people all. So look out for the credits at the bottom of their
slides.
I have added my own slides to give context and cohesiveness to everyone’s thinking, but these are the words of the community.
So enjoy.
SO WHAT’S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT ONLINE COMMUNITIES?
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SOCIAL IS BECOMING A PART OF ALL
MEDIA STREAMS
Social dimensions are paramount to most people
…and most forms of entertainment
“The desire to be part of a group that shares, cooperates, or acts in concert is a basic human instinct.” Clay Shirky
Media brands are increasingly defined less by the platform and more by the community
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EMPOWERED USERS, UNLIMITED CHOICE
Everyone is a media owner
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THE RELATIONSHIP IS NO LONGER LINEAR
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In the old days, hierarchy was the network
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Charles Frith, Punk Planning, Bangkok…http://www.charlesfrith.com/
“The other guys think the purpose of communication is
to get information.We think the purpose of
information is to foster communication.”
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO Facebook
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Jason Oke, Director, Strategic Planning, Juniper Park, Canada…http://jasonoke.wordpress.com/
The internet is for people. For people to form groups
Groups with shared purposes
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David Cushman, Brando Digital…http://fasterfuture.blogspot.com/
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WE HAVE TO RELEARN WHAT WE THINK WE KNOW
SO WHAT’S THE BIG SECRET?
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ONLINE COMMUNITIES CAN BE A PUZZLE
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"Over and over again, connecting people with one another is what lasts online. Some folks thought it was about technology, but
it's not.“Seth Godin
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UNTIL YOU REMEMBER THAT IT’S NOT ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY
“It’s about relationships”
Andrew Rogers, Head of User Content Development, RBI…http://engagement101.blogspot.com/
“At some point the anonymity of the internet transformed into a social networking clearinghouse of daily
minutiae…and most of us willingly opted in, choosing the ease and comfort of virtual intimacy over a lonely existence of real
world disconnectedness”(The Psychology of Sharing, Scott Lachut)
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Jon Howard, Strategy Director, Quietstorm …http://jonhoward.typepad.com/livingbrands/
AND BEING HUMAN
Facu Medina, Argentina…http://www.alwaystrytogowithsomethingelse.blogspot.com/
AND BEING HUMAN
Communities are like dysfunctional families. Dysfunction is natural, not abnormal.
Stanley Johnson, Senior Creative, Wunderman, Melbourne…http://branddna.blogspot.com/
AND BEING HUMAN
Online communities aren’t like the real world, they ARE the real world.
Being authentic and polite are the ONLY ways operate
As people change, so will the online communities they form - being right isn’t important, but being right there is
Predicting how we form and shape our communities online is impossible. But it is safe to say that the future will be awesome.
Sam Ismail, Digital Strategist…http://www.samismail.com/
Higher repeat visitsMore repeat custom
More loyal usersMore loyal customers
Higher levels of interactionMore opportunities to interactMore useful site
Better customer experience
More contentMore feedback,
ideas
More trafficMore people talking about your brand
More linksMore word-of-mouth referrals
More authoritySomething worth talking
about
THE VIRTUOUS CIRCLE
SO HOW CAN I CREATE A
COMMUNITY?
WRONG QUESTION
“Communities already exist. Instead, think about how you can help that community do what it wants to do”
Mark Zuckerberg
Blog Her/Compass Partners 2008 Social Media Study
UNDERSTAND THAT MOTIVATIONS ARE DIFFERENT
Listen when online communities speak : they often perform the role of an oracle
Photo credit: John William Waterhouse, ‘Consulting the Oracle’, 1884 (reproduction of original painting)
Anjali Ramachandran, Strategist, Made By many, http://one-size-fits-one.blogspot.com/
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AND ACT ON THEIR FEEDBACK
AND GET STUCK IN
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Encourage discussion, be a part of it
Community is not a place. It’s about people. People own their communities:
brands don’t.
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The community decides. You don’t
John Dodds … http://makemarketinghistory.blogspot.com/
“One part anarchy, one part aristocracy, one part democracy, one part
monarchy”Jimmy Wales on the Wikipedia
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Every community has super-users – high authority, highly active
Know who they are
‘enabling’ networks
social networks, blogging software etc
super users
sidekicks
citizenslower profile content generators
Gemma Teed, Strategic Planner, Brahm …http://almostalwaysthinking.com/
BUT COMMUNITY HAS LAYERS, RESPECT THEM ALL
BECAUSE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF COMMUNITIES COMES FROM OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE
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“Our focus should be not on emerging technologies
but on emerging cultural practices.” – Henry Jenkins,
Professor of Comparative Media, MIT and author of
Convergence Culture: When Old and New Media Collide
Faris Yakob, Chief Tech Strategist, McCann Erickson New York…http://farisyakob.typepad.com/
Pic by skeddy in NYC on Flickr (CC Licence)
If you want to know what technology will change the world, watch young mothers and don't watch teenage boys - young mothers have no time for any technology
that isn't useful and doesn't work.Clay Shirky, 2005
Dan Thornton, Bauer…http://thewayoftheweb.net/
THE RAPIDLY CHANGING ROLE OF CONTENT
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Media owners shouldn’t lose sight of what they’re really good at: Delivering content
Will Humphrey, Strategist, Lowe London …http://wannabeadman.blogspot.com/
BUT THE VALUE EQUATION IS CHANGING
Content = Attention
Content, tools, services
= Attention, participation, interaction,
content
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Graeme Wood, Client Planning Director, Zed Media ... http://graewood.blogspot.com/
“Content isn't king.. If I sent you to a desert island and gave you the choice of taking your friends or your movies, you'd
choose your friends -- if you chose the movies, we'd call you a sociopath. Conversation is king. Content is just something to
talk about”Cory Doctorow
SO CONTENT IS NO LONGER KING, IT IS NOW THE ENABLER
SO SUCCESS WORKS DIFFERENTLY
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Make it as easy as possible for your fans to find it and
spread the word
If the web is a mass of conversations, then get talked
about
Create content and services that are worth passing on
CREATE CONTENT THAT IS REMARKABLE
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ADD VALUE
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"In the past you were what you owned. Now you are what you share." Charles Leadbeater – We Think
It’s like having a beer with millions. Still need a good gag or a story for anyone to care.
Jim Dowling, Managing Partner, Cake Group…http://jimdowling.typepad.com/
How Community Engagement Models work:
Brand BenefitInformation and
Reduced cost to Serve
BRAND NARRATIVE
(Being interesting)
DATA THROUGH DIGITAL
CHANNELS
Leading to Behavior Change
Customer BenefitInvolvement
BRAND UTILITY
(Being Useful)
Mark Hancock, Strategy Director, Agency.com…http://www.holycow.typepad.com/
Mark Earls, Author of HERD…http://herd.typepad.com/
VIDEO DIDN’T KILL THE RADIO STAR
…BUT SOCIAL MEDIA HAS CHANGED COMMUNICATIONS FOR GOOD
• 3 million online donors• 6.5 million online donations …$500m• Almost 2x as much as McCain• Of these 6m were $100 or less• Average online donation $80
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Mobilising Offline And On
4.8 million facebook fans200,000 events
500,000 blog posts
35,000 volunteer groups
Ben Akin-Smith, Head of Strategy, Enable Interactive…http://www.akin-smith.com/
The “Purpose Idea”: What are you for?
Mark Earls, Author of HERD…http://herd.typepad.com/
COMMUNITIES CAN AFFECT REAL, POSITIVE CHANGE
Niko Herzeg, Holland …http://ontimewithnowheretogo.blogspot.com/
Daniella’s story
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Thousands of people from around the world create, upload, share, discuss and purchase original LEGO creations online every day
They probably wouldn’t all fit around this table
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Willem van der Horst, Strategist, iris Digital…http://icecream4everyone.blogspot.com/
The Power of Online CommunitiesThe Power of Online Co mutinies
Simon Kendrick, ITV …http://curiouslypersistent.wordpress.com
Dell HellMotrin Moms Whole Foods Disclosure
Apple Stock Crash
Ian Fitzpatrick, Almighty, Boston, Massachusetts (http://weblog.hvyset.com)
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So What About You?
3. It means you get digital…the nuances and potential of social media. And how it works. Because you’re doing it, not looking at it.
5. But most of all, it shows you’re bothered. You have an opinion. You’re not afraid to express it. You're passionate about your subject. And real passion is rare indeed.
4. It’s by far the best way to network
FIRESTARTERS: 5 REASONS BLOGGING IS WORTH IT
1. You start fires. Blogging forces you to come up with new stuff. To be interesting.
2. It means you understand the value of connection. And are connected. To great thinking and other interesting people.
Eaon Pritchard, Head of Digital, Geronimo … http://www.eaonpritchard.blogspot.com/
Andy Hunter, Reboot Strategy, Austin TX. http://experiencefreak.com/blog/
Without online communities my
brain would starve
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Matt Moore, Innotecture, Australia …http://engineerswithoutfears.blogspot.com/
IT’S ABOUT BEING GENEROUS WITH YOURSELF
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THE MORE GENEROUS YOU ARE, THE MORE YOU GET BACK
Quote: Paul Arden “It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be”
So there you have it
Thousands of pounds worth of consultancy…freely given.
That’s how community works.
Particular and public thanks to all those who have contributed to make this presentation what it is.
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