Comments on: Community Catalysts (or, Thinking About Community Cont’d) http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:25:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Dreams for MyBlogLog and My Continued Cheerleading for Yahoo at Disruptive Thoughts http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-13738 Dreams for MyBlogLog and My Continued Cheerleading for Yahoo at Disruptive Thoughts Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:11:55 +0000 http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-13738 [...] Another story: my interest in MyBlogLog shortly after it’s launch. I posted about MBL twice, but thoughts extended well beyond the posts. [...] […] Another story: my interest in MyBlogLog shortly after it’s launch. I posted about MBL twice, but thoughts extended well beyond the posts. […]

]]> By: MyBlogLog: Community Catalyst (or, Planting The Seeds Of A Disruptive Thoughts Community) at Disruptive Thoughts http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-3421 MyBlogLog: Community Catalyst (or, Planting The Seeds Of A Disruptive Thoughts Community) at Disruptive Thoughts Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:44:56 +0000 http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-3421 [...] Until you can build a community of you (think: life) the real benefit of our digital extension won’t be fully obtainable. Community catalysts are filling this void. Offering a range of features, MyBlogLog, a leading community catalyst, is bringing the promise of community to individual blogs. This is huge. It’ll be “bigger than the Beatles and bigger than breast implants“. Really. [...] […] Until you can build a community of you (think: life) the real benefit of our digital extension won’t be fully obtainable. Community catalysts are filling this void. Offering a range of features, MyBlogLog, a leading community catalyst, is bringing the promise of community to individual blogs. This is huge. It’ll be “bigger than the Beatles and bigger than breast implants“. Really. […]

]]> By: Blogging - Will it Merge with Social Networking Completely? » Personal Insights on Web 2.0, Blogging, and Business http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-3332 Blogging - Will it Merge with Social Networking Completely? » Personal Insights on Web 2.0, Blogging, and Business Fri, 25 Aug 2006 12:50:03 +0000 http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-3332 [...] I woke up early and can’t go back to sleep, so I guess I’ll finish my thoughts on a very interesting subject- the possible blogging/social networking merger. Blogging and social networking certainly have similarities- they involve connecting people with each other in a large way. I’ve had this topic in a draft form for a couple days, but Fred Wilson’s “Adding Community to the Comments” post at A VC prompted me to finish my thoughts. The post talked about how mybloglog has enabled comment integration to your MBL community page so that a blogger can identify who is commenting on their blog. The MBL integration allows you to quickly go check that person’s own mbl community page and find out more about them. Check here to find out the sites that are already using the new functionality. In the comments of this post, Eric from MyBlogLog says the following-  [...] […] I woke up early and can’t go back to sleep, so I guess I’ll finish my thoughts on a very interesting subject- the possible blogging/social networking merger. Blogging and social networking certainly have similarities- they involve connecting people with each other in a large way. I’ve had this topic in a draft form for a couple days, but Fred Wilson’s “Adding Community to the Comments” post at A VC prompted me to finish my thoughts. The post talked about how mybloglog has enabled comment integration to your MBL community page so that a blogger can identify who is commenting on their blog. The MBL integration allows you to quickly go check that person’s own mbl community page and find out more about them. Check here to find out the sites that are already using the new functionality. In the comments of this post, Eric from MyBlogLog says the following-  […]

]]> By: Eric Marcoullier http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-3296 Eric Marcoullier Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:51:21 +0000 http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-3296 We're in complete agreement -- when I say the Step Two can be "discovery, personalization or communication," I mean just that. It's unique for each reader. Some will want to learn about new links and sites, others will want to make their own profiles exciting and still others will want to connect with fellow readers. We have to make all of those options available and let the reader decide how they want to act. But it's all built on a foundation of awareness of other readers. We’re in complete agreement — when I say the Step Two can be “discovery, personalization or communication,” I mean just that. It’s unique for each reader. Some will want to learn about new links and sites, others will want to make their own profiles exciting and still others will want to connect with fellow readers. We have to make all of those options available and let the reader decide how they want to act. But it’s all built on a foundation of awareness of other readers.

]]> By: Eric Marcoullier http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-101132 Eric Marcoullier Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:51:21 +0000 http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-101132 We're in complete agreement -- when I say the Step Two can be "discovery, personalization or communication," I mean just that. It's unique for each reader. Some will want to learn about new links and sites, others will want to make their own profiles exciting and still others will want to connect with fellow readers. We have to make all of those options available and let the reader decide how they want to act. But it's all built on a foundation of awareness of other readers. We’re in complete agreement — when I say the Step Two can be “discovery, personalization or communication,” I mean just that. It’s unique for each reader. Some will want to learn about new links and sites, others will want to make their own profiles exciting and still others will want to connect with fellow readers. We have to make all of those options available and let the reader decide how they want to act. But it’s all built on a foundation of awareness of other readers.

]]> By: Fraser http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-3156 Fraser Wed, 16 Aug 2006 02:46:24 +0000 http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-3156 Hi Eric, thanks for taking the time to share the vision of MBL. It's an interesting tool that does add value to the communities that I'm part of. I'm excited to watch where you guys take the service. I'm not sure if the second step needs to be any single one of the three services. Doesn't it make sense to offer the services/features that are valued and help achieve the goal of bringing you and your readers closer together? Nice analogy w/ potential energy by the way. Hi Eric, thanks for taking the time to share the vision of MBL. It’s an interesting tool that does add value to the communities that I’m part of. I’m excited to watch where you guys take the service.

I’m not sure if the second step needs to be any single one of the three services. Doesn’t it make sense to offer the services/features that are valued and help achieve the goal of bringing you and your readers closer together?

Nice analogy w/ potential energy by the way.

]]> By: Fraser http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-101131 Fraser Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:46:24 +0000 http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-101131 Hi Eric, thanks for taking the time to share the vision of MBL. It's an interesting tool that does add value to the communities that I'm part of. I'm excited to watch where you guys take the service. I'm not sure if the second step needs to be any single one of the three services. Doesn't it make sense to offer the services/features that are valued and help achieve the goal of bringing you and your readers closer together? Nice analogy w/ potential energy by the way. Hi Eric, thanks for taking the time to share the vision of MBL. It’s an interesting tool that does add value to the communities that I’m part of. I’m excited to watch where you guys take the service. I’m not sure if the second step needs to be any single one of the three services. Doesn’t it make sense to offer the services/features that are valued and help achieve the goal of bringing you and your readers closer together? Nice analogy w/ potential energy by the way.

]]> By: Eric Marcoullier http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-3153 Eric Marcoullier Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:30:34 +0000 http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-3153 Fraser -- I think you make some very prescient observations about online communities. In fact, you have described many of the core principles that drive MyBlogLog. We are not trying to be the center of your community -- that's what your blog is for. We're trying to find ways to bring you and your readers closer together. Step one is making everyone aware of each other; step two can be any of the three services you mention -- discovery, personaliztion or communication. But it all has to center around the passionate readers that are waiting to connect around a given blog. The concept of potential energy comes to mind. Fraser — I think you make some very prescient observations about online communities. In fact, you have described many of the core principles that drive MyBlogLog. We are not trying to be the center of your community — that’s what your blog is for. We’re trying to find ways to bring you and your readers closer together. Step one is making everyone aware of each other; step two can be any of the three services you mention — discovery, personaliztion or communication. But it all has to center around the passionate readers that are waiting to connect around a given blog. The concept of potential energy comes to mind.

]]> By: Eric Marcoullier http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-101130 Eric Marcoullier Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:30:34 +0000 http://disruptivethoughts.com/2006/08/15/community-catalysts-or-thinking-about-community-contd/#comment-101130 Fraser -- I think you make some very prescient observations about online communities. In fact, you have described many of the core principles that drive MyBlogLog. We are not trying to be the center of your community -- that's what your blog is for. We're trying to find ways to bring you and your readers closer together. Step one is making everyone aware of each other; step two can be any of the three services you mention -- discovery, personaliztion or communication. But it all has to center around the passionate readers that are waiting to connect around a given blog. The concept of potential energy comes to mind. Fraser — I think you make some very prescient observations about online communities. In fact, you have described many of the core principles that drive MyBlogLog. We are not trying to be the center of your community — that’s what your blog is for. We’re trying to find ways to bring you and your readers closer together. Step one is making everyone aware of each other; step two can be any of the three services you mention — discovery, personaliztion or communication. But it all has to center around the passionate readers that are waiting to connect around a given blog. The concept of potential energy comes to mind.

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