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Developing Online Communities?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the from-the-ground-up dept.

Johnny asks: "I'm involved with a project that is looking to develop an online community for technology oriented business customers. Although there are various communities on the web, there is no centralized source of information for the customers. If you could develop an online community to encourage collaboration and information sharing, what features would you want included? How would you go about including features that are widely available in other places (weblogging, message boards, wiki) and generating buy-in from customers."

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  1. luser, dip$hit by rhendershot · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Looks to me like you're just looking for a shortcut to profit. Ask /. , whip up some kind of ASP.NET website, tell boss it's handled.

    I'd probably diss you further but you provide so *little* information... Still, I'll attempt a translation.
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    I'm involved with a project
    - I got saddled with a task nobody else will take 'cause they're WAY more competent.

    that is looking to develop an online community for technology oriented business customers.
    - we want to sell sell sell sell sell sell sell sell sell

    Although there are various communities on the web,
    - I know the web is a big place. a scarey place. I'm too (1) dumb to find what I need (2) lazy to find what I need (3) stupid (lazy and dumb) to find what I need

    there is no centralized source of information for the customers.
    - see above (you mean "our customers", right?!)

    If you could develop an online community to encourage collaboration and information sharing, what features would you want included? How would you go about including features that are widely available in other places (weblogging, message boards, wiki) and generating buy-in from customers.
    - I know some buzz words, but please see above.

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    It really torcs me. this has got to be the lamest posting I've ever seen on slashdot.