Book description
This book is available as an Adobe Reader eBook on the publisher's website: newriders.com
Communities are part of all successful web sites in one way or another. It looks at the different stages that must be understood: Philosophy: Why does your site need community? What are your measures of success? Architecture: How do you set up a site to createpositive experience? How do you coax people out of their shells and get them to share their experiences online? Design: From color choice to HTML, how do you design the look of a community area? Maintenance: This section will contain stories of failed web communities, and what they could have done to stay on track, as well as general maintenance tips and tricks for keeping your community “garden” growing.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents at a Glance
- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- A Message from New Riders
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Is This Trip Really Necessary?
- Chapter 2: Content Comes First
- Chapter 3: Design Matters
- Chapter 4: Tools for Doing the Heavy Lifting
- Chapter 5: Policies and Policing
- Chapter 6: Moderation, Karma, and Flame Bait
- Chapter 7: Chat, Cams, and Virtual Intimacy
- Chapter 8: Barriers to Entry
- Chapter 9: Email Keeps the Conversation Alive
- Chapter 10: Commerce Communities
- Chapter 11: Killing Your Community
- Chapter 12: What's Next?
- Postscript
- Index
- Media
Product information
- Title: Design for Community: The Art of Connecting Real People in Virtual Places
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2001
- Publisher(s): New Riders
- ISBN: 9780735710757
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