The Power of the Lurker

The Power of the Lurker

Diving into a new community can be intimidating for some. It’s much easier to stay in the background lurking. Reading and enjoying the community and content without needing to join and engage. By locking everything down, you don’t give people a chance to get a taste...

Build Your Own Community

I’m one of those that don’t see Social Media sites as a good place to build a community. Instead I see them as places to engage with people, but direct them to a platform you have more control over. I know the current mind set it to “go where they...

Not Just Circles

Circles are a beautiful thing… but they are more than Circles, they are also topics of interest. In the past week as I’ve watched my Stream fill with G+ tips, LOLCats and Viral stuff. A fair bit I have no interest in, but because I’ve elected to have them in my...