Comments on: Participation Inequality: Lurkers vs. Contributors in Internet Communities (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox) http://www.churbuck.com/wordpress/2006/10/participation-inequality-lurkers-vs-contributors-in-internet-communities-jakob-nielsens-alertbox/ Commentary on media, technology, marketing and clamming strategies Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:36:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lewis Green http://www.churbuck.com/wordpress/2006/10/participation-inequality-lurkers-vs-contributors-in-internet-communities-jakob-nielsens-alertbox/comment-page-1/#comment-21325 Lewis Green Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:16:57 +0000 http://www.churbuck.com/wordpress/?p=843#comment-21325 Thank you for the data. As a business blogger, the lack of commentary frustrates the heck out of me. It's like the old days when I was a frequent radio guest, and only a few lights would light. I wondered if anyone was listening. Scary thoughts both. Thank you for the data. As a business blogger, the lack of commentary frustrates the heck out of me. It’s like the old days when I was a frequent radio guest, and only a few lights would light. I wondered if anyone was listening. Scary thoughts both.

]]> By: Vario Creative Blog » Forum Moderation and the Problem User http://www.churbuck.com/wordpress/2006/10/participation-inequality-lurkers-vs-contributors-in-internet-communities-jakob-nielsens-alertbox/comment-page-1/#comment-21305 Vario Creative Blog » Forum Moderation and the Problem User Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:32:29 +0000 http://www.churbuck.com/wordpress/?p=843#comment-21305 [...] David Churbuck’s posted here and here on the subject of lurkers and forum engagement in online communities, as did J.P. Rangaswami on his ConfusedinCalcutta.com blog.  David suggested that I post on my experiences in working with him on the Reel-Time.com forum since 1995 or so. [...] [...] David Churbuck’s posted here and here on the subject of lurkers and forum engagement in online communities, as did J.P. Rangaswami on his ConfusedinCalcutta.com blog.  David suggested that I post on my experiences in working with him on the Reel-Time.com forum since 1995 or so. [...]

]]> By: Cahill http://www.churbuck.com/wordpress/2006/10/participation-inequality-lurkers-vs-contributors-in-internet-communities-jakob-nielsens-alertbox/comment-page-1/#comment-21296 Cahill Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:35:21 +0000 http://www.churbuck.com/wordpress/?p=843#comment-21296 Honestly, my experience via Reel-Time and other communities is that you really don't want to hear from all your users. No offence meant, but quite honestly, not everybody has something to add to the communal knowledge bank. I think the best way to judge engagement is to offer something that requires and action which can be traced. Perhaps a report download or something. To that end I've set up an Ajax script to allow me to track exactly who in a registered community hit a particular link. What I found was a whole lot more activity than I ever really thought was going on. Honestly, my experience via Reel-Time and other communities is that you really don’t want to hear from all your users. No offence meant, but quite honestly, not everybody has something to add to the communal knowledge bank.

I think the best way to judge engagement is to offer something that requires and action which can be traced. Perhaps a report download or something. To that end I’ve set up an Ajax script to allow me to track exactly who in a registered community hit a particular link. What I found was a whole lot more activity than I ever really thought was going on.

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