When launching a new message board forum for a site, or launching a new site from scratch that includes a forum, it is easy to assume that the millions of potential visitors to your site will want forums for every conceivable option.  For instance, if you have a new web site dedicated to the Nintendo [...]

With so many community “tools” out there, just what is the best way to form a community around your site/blog/podcast? One blogger whom I follow regularly and has a strong voice in new media, Chris Brogan, regularly ads a question to the end of his posts, inviting people to comment.   Other people get more [...]

A lot is being said about community these days, but what is your definition of YOUR community? Is it feasible to actually consider your 10,000 friends on MySpace or even your 500 associates on LinkedIn your “community?”  Is your community the readers of your blog, or perhaps the users of your online forum for your [...]