Comments on: What makes a good leader of a participatory community http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2006/07/14/73/what-makes-a-good-leader-of-a-participatory-community/ Inside Online Media Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:06:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: jr http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2006/07/14/73/what-makes-a-good-leader-of-a-participatory-community/#comment-1678 jr Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:12:47 +0000 http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2006/07/14/73/what-makes-a-good-leader-of-a-participatory-community/#comment-1678 I sit fairly close to the Flickr folks. On one occassion, (while looking for pointers on how to get my property to grow) I talked with Stewart breifly about how he got started. Your dead on the mark. There's also a few other stars that get aligned before things really take off, and a few unexpected hurdles that larger companies have to cross before they can make it as big, but yes, fostering that seed community takes a lot of hard, dedicated, devotion that is very rare. I sit fairly close to the Flickr folks. On one occassion, (while looking for pointers on how to get my property to grow) I talked with Stewart breifly about how he got started.

Your dead on the mark.

There’s also a few other stars that get aligned before things really take off, and a few unexpected hurdles that larger companies have to cross before they can make it as big, but yes, fostering that seed community takes a lot of hard, dedicated, devotion that is very rare.

]]> By: nomadic_audio http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2006/07/14/73/what-makes-a-good-leader-of-a-participatory-community/#comment-1676 nomadic_audio Sat, 15 Jul 2006 21:23:40 +0000 http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2006/07/14/73/what-makes-a-good-leader-of-a-participatory-community/#comment-1676 <strong>mainstreaming communities ...</strong> Matt McAlister - What makes a good leader of a participatory community I suspect that all of them share a handful of key qualities that make them unusual leaders including things like… * Total dedication, focus and passion for the... mainstreaming communities …

Matt McAlister - What makes a good leader of a participatory community I suspect that all of them share a handful of key qualities that make them unusual leaders including things like… * Total dedication, focus and passion for the…

]]> By: Tom Giratikanon http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2006/07/14/73/what-makes-a-good-leader-of-a-participatory-community/#comment-1674 Tom Giratikanon Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:56:10 +0000 http://www.mattmcalister.com/blog/2006/07/14/73/what-makes-a-good-leader-of-a-participatory-community/#comment-1674 I've been enjoying your blog over the past few days. I just wanted to offer my perspective as a college student who uses Facebook... too much. I think leaders have to be really responsive to feedback from the community. When Facebook eliminated listing friends by schools, people were really upset... and that feature was back in a day or two. A couple months ago, at my school anyways, students concerned lately about who can see their profiles (employers, police), and Facebook added a whole suite of privacy functions. In general, they're always trying to add more features, while keeping it really easy to use (and spend hours on). Whether for altruistic reasons or not, they've shown that they listen to concerns and try to solve them, usually within a day or two. And that builds a lot of trust. I’ve been enjoying your blog over the past few days. I just wanted to offer my perspective as a college student who uses Facebook… too much.

I think leaders have to be really responsive to feedback from the community. When Facebook eliminated listing friends by schools, people were really upset… and that feature was back in a day or two. A couple months ago, at my school anyways, students concerned lately about who can see their profiles (employers, police), and Facebook added a whole suite of privacy functions. In general, they’re always trying to add more features, while keeping it really easy to use (and spend hours on).

Whether for altruistic reasons or not, they’ve shown that they listen to concerns and try to solve them, usually within a day or two. And that builds a lot of trust.

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