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Choosing an Online Community Technology PlatformMatthew LeesAnalyst, Consultant – Social Media / Online CommunitiesSenior Contributing Editor, Patricia Seybold Group
May 20, 2010
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It’s Not about Technology
Fah who for-aze! Fah who for-aze!Dah who dor-aze! Dah who dor-aze!
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Well, It’s Not Only about Technology
(technology + business + people)
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Technology Helps You…
• Monitor, Measure, and Analyze – people, content, interactions
• Moderate – conversations
• Motivate – brand enthusiasts and influencers
• Scale / Extend Reach
• Integrate – with other technologies and the social Web
• Realize efficiencies and be more productive
Social Web = Blogs + Twitter + Facebook + LinkedIn + YouTube + MySpace + Delicious + Technorati + Bebo + Flickr + …
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Social Media Initiatives Slice Many Ways
Use Case
• Service and Support
• Insight
• Loyalty / Satisfaction
• Awareness / Lead Gen
• Revenue
• (Productivity, KM)
Industry
• Entertainment
• Media and Publishing
• High-Tech / Telecom
• Retail
• Manufacturing
• …
Segment
• B2C
• B2B
• Education/Academia
• Not-for-Profit
• Government
Audience
• Partners
• Customers (users, readers, subscribers)
• Developers
• Partners
• Students
• (Employees)
Business Owner
• Service / Support
• Brand Marketing / PR
• R&D / Product Development
• Product Marketing
• IT
• (HR)
“Start with your
business goals.”
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A Lot of Technology Choices
Branded Communities / Social Networks Social Media Management & Monitoring
Social Media Monitoring
Crowdsourcing / Idea Management Social Networks
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Today’s Focus: Branded Communities
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Evaluation Framework – for Branded Communities
Community Platform
Communication Channels
Collaboration Methods
Engagement Tools
Search
Community Participation
Customization
Personal Profile Management
Member Content Creation
Connection Methods
Layout Options
Moderation and Administration
Member & Group Management
Reporting & Analytics
Moderation
Capabilities within a
Community
Structure
Technology Architecture
Integration
Scalability & Availability
Environments
Installed Base
Product Viability
Target Markets
Pricing
Product Background
Security Product Plans
Internationalization
Customer Base
Company Viability
Company Background
Financials
Content Management
Communication & Collaboration
Systems Management
Reputation Systems
CompetitionSupport for Mobile Devices
Viral Tools
Search Engine Optimization
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1. Community Participation
• Communication Channels– Forums (Web, PDA access), blogs, chat,
messaging
• Collaboration Methods– File sharing, wiki, ideas
• Search– Information search, people search– Basic, advanced, results page, tags
• Reputation Systems– Rating, ranking
Capabilities within a
Community
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2. Capabilities within a Community
• Connection Methods– Registration & Authentication– Standalone, SSO, 3rd-party (Yahoo!, Facebook)
• Customization– Look and feel, signatures, bookmarks, notifications
• Personal Profile Management– Fields, avatars, privacy control
• Member Content Creation– Editor (WYSIWYG), templates, reviews, interactive media
• Viral Tools– Invitations, Send to a Friend/Colleague, widgets
Community Participation
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3. Moderation and Administration
• Comm. and Collab. Systems Management– Configuration and administration
• Member and Group Management– Accounts, access and permissions
• Moderation– Abuse reporting, obscenity filter, edit/delete posts, ban users
• Content Management– Announcements, publishing/syndication, import/integration,
audit trail, advertising
• Engagement Tools– Polls, surveys, email (individual, blasts)
• Layout Options– Look and feel, skins
• Reporting and Analytics– Stock reports, dashboard interface and parameters, export
Moderation and Administration
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4. Technology and Architecture
• Environments– Deployment mode (on-premise, on-demand)– Operating systems, application servers, databases
• Structure– Development language(s): LAMP, Java, .NET
• Integration– SSO, APIs, social Web
• Search Engine Optimization– URLs, META tags, dynamic/static content
• Scalability and Availability– Architecture, data center (uptime, redundancy)
• Security– Role-based, APIs and code snippets, protocols, data center
• Support for Mobile Devices– Devices, app vs. browser
Technology Architecture
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5. Product Viability
• Product Background
• Installed Base
• Target Markets
• Pricing
• Internationalization
• Product Plans
• Competition
Product Viability
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6. Company Viability
• Company Background
• Customer Base
• Financials
Company Viability
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What Vendors Provide
• Platform Features and Functionality
• Hosting (if on-demand/SaaS)
• “Enterprise” Capability– Administrative tools– SLAs– Scalability– Security
• Experience / Best Practices
• Professional Services– Strategy– Technology: integration, customization– Moderation
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Technology Trends
• “Build vs. Buy” isn’t even an argument anymore
• Standard forum/blog/wiki functionality is the starting point
• On-Demand / SaaS / Cloud
• Integration– Social Web
• Sites & Networks: Facebook, Twitter, etc.• Measuring, Monitoring, Moderating
– Internal Systems• SSO, Directory/LDAP• CRM
• Analytics
• Granular permissioning of users and groups
• Increasing appreciation for identity and reputation portability
• Going mobile
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Thank You
Matthew [email protected]://www.customers.com@mlees
© 2010 TBS, Inc.