by Team BE | Dec 29, 2011 | All entries, FAQ's, Resources, Social media
What use are media-sharing sites for communities? Some communities open accounts on media-sharing sites, such as Flickr for sharing photos, so that members can share photos, videos, and maps. This provides a simple way to document community events or to collect...
by Team BE | Dec 29, 2011 | All entries, FAQ's, Resources, Social media
Are Facebook, Linked-In, or Goggle+ tools for communities? Networking websites, such as Facebook, Linked-In, or Google+, offer quick, simple, and cheap ways for communities to open spaces for interaction. While the sites may not offer all the features that communities...
by Team BE | Dec 29, 2011 | All entries, FAQ's, Resources, Social media
Should a community be “tweeting”? Micro-blogging, using a tool such as Twitter or Yammer, has become a very popular way for some communities to stay connected. It is used in a variety of different ways, including to: Stay connected. Micro-blogging allows...
by Team BE | Dec 29, 2011 | All entries, FAQ's, Resources, Social media
Why are analytics important for a community? Analytics, such as Google Analytics, enable community leaders to collect, analyze, and act on data they receive about how people are connecting to their website. Data is easily collected and represented in many different...
by Team BE | Dec 29, 2011 | All entries, FAQ's, Resources, Social media
How do communities use tagging? Communities can use a set of tags as communal keywords, thus creating shared set of pointers to resources relevant to members. A “tag cloud” (the set of tags that a community uses sized according to frequency of use) can be a way to...
