Another idea to blend with this (that Im going to implement, thanks to Kathys kickass ideas) is to have "moving up through the ranks" dependent on sharing what theyve learned with the folks in the step below them. Fine-grained user treats The case for easter eggs and other user treats You ARE a marketer. Deal with it. Which leads to. There. MORE >>

September 2008. One more, we do understand the differences between social networks (groups of frequently connected people with diverse yet overlapping interests)and communities (groups of loosely connected people with limited shared interests), but theyre not always so black and white with any given customer. Collaborative Thinking. MORE >>

The SpinFlow community for creative professionals creates passionate users through the sharing of information, useful articles, interesting case studies, lively discussion groups and simple, yet powerful, web services (including free, private and secure file-sharing and collaboration services and software). Deal with it. and javaranch. MORE >>

This is a post from someone who gets community, and idea of sharing with, rather than feeding from, a. am going to share your list with the moderators there. This usually works well when others have similar experiences and can share ideas. Deal with it. But that leaves two big questions. 1) How do we motivate them? beginners. MORE >>

You could run out to CodePlex and try some of the solutions that have been created within that shared source environment (such as the Community Kit). Day: Peripheral Vision: Detecting the Weak Signals That Will Make or Break Your Company Collaborative Thinking Powered by TypePadcolleagues, groups/distribution lists you belong to, etc). MORE >>