http://blog.steffanantonas.com/its-good-to-be-the-guru.htm A Blog on Community, Design and Technology Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:43:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://blog.steffanantonas.com/its-good-to-be-the-guru.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2353 Facebook Twitter Integrate Location Based Network Features Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:01:25 +0000 http://blog.steffanantonas.com/?p=1201#comment-2353 [...] In a statement posted in the social network, FACEBOOK CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that the website would be inching toward a more location based approach to linking networks of friends. The move is not too surprising as echoes in the bloggosphere resonate with posts about the impending move to location based networks from some top industry analysts and ‘movers and shakers. [...] [...] In a statement posted in the social network, FACEBOOK CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that the website would be inching toward a more location based approach to linking networks of friends. The move is not too surprising as echoes in the bloggosphere resonate with posts about the impending move to location based networks from some top industry analysts and ‘movers and shakers. [...]

]]> http://blog.steffanantonas.com/its-good-to-be-the-guru.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2319 Steffan Antonas Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:45:14 +0000 http://blog.steffanantonas.com/?p=1201#comment-2319 We still need to meet one of these days though. Let me know if you're ever<br>in SoCal. We still need to meet one of these days though. Let me know if you're ever
in SoCal.

]]> http://blog.steffanantonas.com/its-good-to-be-the-guru.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2313 JeffHurt Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:52:58 +0000 http://blog.steffanantonas.com/?p=1201#comment-2313 I've not taken the step into Glue yet but have added Foursquare. Too bad we're not in same city. When I come to your neck of the woods, you bet I'll be following you in Foursquare. I've not taken the step into Glue yet but have added Foursquare. Too bad we're not in same city. When I come to your neck of the woods, you bet I'll be following you in Foursquare.

]]> http://blog.steffanantonas.com/its-good-to-be-the-guru.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2295 Steffan Antonas Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:17:35 +0000 http://blog.steffanantonas.com/?p=1201#comment-2295 I agree, Vada. I'm a big believer in game theory as the adaptiveblue guys<br>have implemented it. Status, reputation, reward for positive behaviors are<br>all part of successful community building. I can't think of a single online<br>community that doesn't have these values ingrained in the system somewhere. I agree, Vada. I'm a big believer in game theory as the adaptiveblue guys
have implemented it. Status, reputation, reward for positive behaviors are
all part of successful community building. I can't think of a single online
community that doesn't have these values ingrained in the system somewhere.

]]> http://blog.steffanantonas.com/its-good-to-be-the-guru.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2294 vadadean Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:42:53 +0000 http://blog.steffanantonas.com/?p=1201#comment-2294 It's encouraging to see GetGlue and Foursquare use game mechanics to reward behavior beneficial to members of communities. It's much more effective than punishing members of communities whose behavior is out-of-bounds (e.g. suing community members for sharing music with other community members). It's encouraging to see GetGlue and Foursquare use game mechanics to reward behavior beneficial to members of communities. It's much more effective than punishing members of communities whose behavior is out-of-bounds (e.g. suing community members for sharing music with other community members).

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