Why Paperworks: All About Constraints
By leelefever on June 24, 2007 - 4:58pm
Since our first couple of videos came out, I've been talking to a lot of people about what makes the Paperworks format work. Aside from the content/message, I often say that a set of constraints is what makes the format a great fit for our goals.
In this case, a "constraint" is a rule that we have decided not to break in making our videos.
Examples: We only use certain materials (paper, whiteboard, markers, string), we won't make a video over 4 minutes long, we only use our hands to tell the story and we don't use any external music (just humming, snaps, claps, etc.). Further, everything we make in the format is 100% copyright infringement free. These are the Paperworks constraints and they have a huge impact.
View With CommentsYour Community is a Party Waiting to Happen
By leelefever on May 21, 2007 - 5:53pm
You can find the slides for this talk here.
In Seattle? Come to My Refresh Talk This Monday
By leelefever on May 16, 2007 - 7:29pm
This coming Monday, May 21st at 6pm, I'll be the speaking at the Refresh Seattle event at the Ballard Library. My talk is brand new and called "Your Website is a Party Waiting to Happen". As the description on the site says:
View With CommentsMatt Haughey of MetaFilter on Managing Community
By leelefever on May 15, 2007 - 9:28am
Matt Haughey knows community. He is the founder of MetaFilter, a very popular community site that is based on enabling members to blog about stories that are important to them. It's a real success story in the community world and I consider Matt one of it's real innovators.
He recently started a new blog call fortuito.us where he is hoping to post an article a week on his experiences. His most recent post is Some Community Tips for 2007, which serves as an interesting review of the things he feels are important in making MetaFilter successful. I encourage you to go read the whole post.
The major points are:
View With CommentsMore on 43 Things "Neighborhood Watch"
By leelefever on April 18, 2007 - 7:39pm
A little while back, I wrote about a brand new feature from the Robots who created the online community site 43 Things . The feature is "neighborhood watch" and it enables "community members in good standing" to contribute to fighting the site's growing spam problem.
Just to day Daniel Spils posted a follow up describing how it has worked so far.
View With CommentsStewart Butterfield on CNN.com
By leelefever on January 22, 2007 - 10:54am
Stewart Butterfield is one of the co-founders of Flickr, which is a photo sharing site that has been the subject of a near-absolute love-fest among geeky types for years. It has become one of the most cited examples of Web 2.0. I use it everyday and so do my friends. Flickr does do so, so many things right. Anyway, Stewart was interviewed by CNN recently. (watch Video with different content)
My favorite answer from the interview:
View With CommentsFour Steps to Better Online Communications
By leelefever on September 21, 2004 - 5:16pm
onPhilanthropy - Four Steps to Better Online Communications
This article is focused on helping nonprofits understand some of the basics of communicating on the web and relates some of the new trends.
Web pros won't learn anything new in the article, but I think it's a good example of an article in simple language that's built for the audience.
The four strategies Newley relates are:
1) have an easy-to-use Web site that caters to
their audience,
2) adopt an email strategy,
3) achieve search engine visibility, and
4) consider using Weblogs and RSS
Four Things Every Website Headline Must Do
By leelefever on March 10, 2004 - 9:43am
Four Things Every Web Site Headline Must Do
If you're writing a headline or heading for a site page, here are four things you need to keep in mind, four elements that demand your attention, four separate ‘audiences' you need to satisfy.
1. Make the reader feel he or she is in the right place
2. Make the reader feel good and want to continue
3. Appeal to the search engines
4. Satisfy the needs of the company or organization
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13 Points to Consider in Creating Online Surveys
By leelefever on September 09, 2003 - 2:43pm
How to Effectively Conduct an Online Survey
Good stuff from Marketing Profs...
View With CommentsHow to Loosen Up Your Communication Style
By leelefever on July 09, 2003 - 9:21am
HBS Working Knowledge: Loosen Up Your Communication Style
I thought this was an interesting article about communication styles in leadership positions. I've certainly seen the "data only" style and it served only to glaze eyeballs. Good points on symbolic and emotional communication.
Via: Online Facilitation
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