network - Blogs - Ning Creators Social Network2024-03-29T11:32:49Zhttps://creators.ning.com/blogs/feed/tag/networkHow to Behave in an Internet Forum - fun and educational (really!)https://creators.ning.com/blogs/how-to-behave-in-an-internet2011-02-14T18:30:00.000Z2011-02-14T18:30:00.000ZManny Hernandezhttps://creators.ning.com/members/MannyHernandez<div><p>The Lead Admin of <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.tudiabetes.org/forum/topics/how-to-behave-in-an-internet" target="_blank">TuDiabetes</a> posted this BRILLIANT video...</p>
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</div>Ning.com Network Search is back! [Now Live]https://creators.ning.com/blogs/ningcom-network-search-is-back2010-03-25T19:30:00.000Z2010-03-25T19:30:00.000ZBrent Vincenthttps://creators.ning.com/members/BrentVincent<div><p class="MsoNormal">As we <a href="http://creators.ning.com/profiles/blogs/current-progress-on-ning">announced last month</a>, Ning.com Network Search is making a comeback!</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We have been working hard to make it easier than ever to find Ning Networks for your interests and passions. So we’re happy to announce that in the next few days, search will be back on Ning.com! We’ve heard a lot of feedback about how important this feature is from Network Creators as well as from members looking for Ning Networks.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For your Ning Network to appear in Ning.com’s Network Search, it must:</p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-bottom: 0.1pt;">Be <strong><span style="font-family: Cambria;">public</span></strong>. Prospective members won't know too much about or be able to join your Ning Network if<br />
it's private, and we want to protect the privacy of private Ning Networks and their members.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-bottom: 0.1pt;">Be <strong><span style="font-family: Cambria;">active</span></strong>. If your Ning Network has thousands of members but hasn't had new content in months,<br />
it's not likely to be ranked highly in searches.</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-bottom: 0.1pt;">Be <strong><span style="font-family: Cambria;">launched</span></strong> and accessible. We don't want to showcase Ning Networks that aren't yet ready for prime time!</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0.1pt; margin-bottom: 0.1pt;">Not contain content that violates our <a href="http://about.ning.com/legal/tos.php">Terms of Service.</a></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For information on how to optimize your Ning Network for search, or if you have any search-related concerns about your Ning Network, please contact us through the <a href="http://help.ning.com/?faq=3794">Help Center</a>.</p>
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</div>The 90-9-1 rulehttps://creators.ning.com/blogs/the-9091-rule2010-03-22T17:45:33.000Z2010-03-22T17:45:33.000ZLaurahttps://creators.ning.com/members/Laura326<div><p>A fantastic blog post was put up last week, which has lead to a number of great discussions about member traction and engagement within communities. Dr. Mike Wu, Ph.D. posted metrics based on his study of over 200 online communities <a rel="nofollow" href="http://lithosphere.lithium.com/t5/Building-Community-the-Platform/The-90-9-1-Rule-in-Reality/ba-p/5463">here</a>.<br />
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As he writes, "The 90-9-1 rule simply states that:</p>
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<li>90% of all users are lurkers. They read, search, navigate, and observe, but don't contribute</li>
<li>9% of all users contribute occasionally</li>
<li>1% of all users participate a lot and account for most of the content in the community"</li>
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<p>The data he present generally backs this up. The comments both there and in a related <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.linkedin.com/groupAnswers?viewQuestionAndAnswers=&discussionID=15826271&gid=1173397&trk=EML_anet_qa_ttle-0St79xs2RVr6JBpnsJt7dBpSBA">LinkedIn</a> community explore how he defined his terms, constraints of the data, and how to encourage engagement.<br />
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Do you agree with his findings? Do you see them reflected in your Ning Networks?<br />
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I look forward to his future posts, where he promises to "dive deeper into the contribution level of the hyper-contributors, you community's real superusers."<br /></p>
</div>Community Manager Appreciation Day #CMADhttps://creators.ning.com/blogs/community-manager-appreciation2010-01-25T20:00:00.000Z2010-01-25T20:00:00.000ZLaurahttps://creators.ning.com/members/Laura326<div><p>Happy CMAD!If you didn't know today is Community Manager Appreciation Day, it's ok. It doesn't mean your community doesn't appreciate you. They likely don't read or follow <a rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/jowyang" target="_blank">Jeremiah Owyang</a>, who has dubbed the fourth Friday in January, <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2010/01/25/community-manager-appreciation-day-cmad-every-4th-monday-of-jan/" target="_blank">Community Manager Appreciation Day</a>.This is a day for us to reflect on our own efforts, trials and tribulations as community managers, as well as give ourselves and each other pats on the back.Every member of Creators is a burgeoning or successful manager of at least one community. With this role comes stress, but also joy as we see our networks grow and evolve. We each put in hours and hours (and hours) of work strengthening the connections between our members, sharing stories and information, and helping one another.So from one community manager to more than 5000 others, I say congratulations and thank you!Laura</p>
</div>lonely at the top? yes, no, maybehttps://creators.ning.com/blogs/lonely-at-the-top-yes-no-maybe2009-12-07T00:43:50.000Z2009-12-07T00:43:50.000ZAndrea Schneiderhttps://creators.ning.com/members/AndreaSchneider<div><p><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1868298?profile=original" alt="" width="75" height="75" style="float: right;">I had no idea, when I started my social network, it would turn out to be an almost full time job, requiring leadership without social networking experience, management like an offline organization and communication without any of the normal cues.I didn't anticipate the responsibility or time involved, or know what I expected to happen over time. I did and do have an enormous curiosity to see how online communities link with offline ones. Learning keeps me interested much of the time. What did you expect when you started your network? What keeps you going and going?I thought it would be easier to monetize. This problem perplexes me much of the time.To extend my own network experience, I run two groups on another network (GovLoop, thanks Steve and Andrew) and blog on another (the Glue Project, thanks Doug). I like seeing what's going on with other social networks and how it "feels" to have a different role.I never expected feeling "lonely" because of a lack of participation. I didn't anticipate this problem. I thought when people become members of a social network or group they would naturally participate. Why else sign-up for anything? Why create a group or activity if you don't want to lead it?The 'participation factor' baffles me much of the time and takes a lot of time and experimentation to figure out. The more ideas on this the better.I do think online groups reflect offline groups, although with some radically different challenges (like communicating solely through email or comments). Online social networks share many of the same characteristics as community partnerships, alliances, networks and other "collaborative" ventures. What do you think? I would love more dialog on this and related topics. Is anyone doing research on this?I find people join, get very excited, then leave it to a few individuals to generate 90% of the energy and leadership. Is this familiar to anyone else? The participation and motivation factor again.In an attempt to get more points of view and talent involved, I've developed some different roles for members, including a Director of Fun and a Director of Video and Media. We'll see how it goes. What are some of the things you are doing to share responsibility? Are all your member roles volunteer?I want to recruit more writers.Not too long ago, I asked online group leaders if they wanted to get together, offline. I wanted to discuss the role of group leadership, expectations, and benefits. Seemed natural to me. Good networking opportunity and good learning too. No one signed up. I was disappointed.I'd love to connect with other NC's. How much of what I describe is common to you? What challenges are you facing? How have you resolved these challenges?What are some of your surprises? Wins? Good advice? How do you strike a balance between monitoring your network and letting it go?I know we have a lot of talent on these pages. What suggestions do you have for best practices?I'm looking forward to your comments, feedback (to this post) and good ideas for solving common concerns. I like the idea of being part of a larger group looking at these issues. Less lonely for sure.Yup.a</p></div>