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http://mashable.com/2010/07/30/sustainable-online-community/

 
HOW TO: Manage a Sustainable Online Community
Rob Howard
CTO/found of Telligent
Mashable.com
 
A 2008 Garner Study on social software noted that “about 70 percent of the community typically fails to coalesce.” While the measurement and the statistics behind this statement raise questions, there is an element of truth.
 
There are detrimental effects of over-hyping the technology and then committing the three cardinal sins of running a community:
  • If you build it they will come
  • Once I have launched it, I'm done
  • Bigger is better
All three can cause a community to fail, and there are plenty of examples. Understanding the community life cycle can help you avoid making these mistakes.

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Hard Knocks, Defining Success, Brand Management, Internet Marketing, Networking, Managing Information, Managing Customers, Business Computing, Websites and Email, Business & Vocational, View more...

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Telligent
Mashable.com

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