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Community Building on the Web : Secret Strategies for Successful Online Communities
by Amy Jo Kim
from Peachpit Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Extremely helpful -- shame it's out of print
  I borrowed this from my local library and found it so helpful that I hunted down a used copy. It's not a technical reference, but it provides a great overview of the elements of online community, with authentic examples from existing communities (some of which, sadly, are now gone, but this was written before the bubble burst). Highly recommended if you are responsible for developing and supporting an online community, or if you are just interested in how thinking in online communities has been developing... more info

• Excellent
  I thought this was an excellent book. Even though technologies change the concepts presented in this book are timeless.

• An excellent design guide
  I believe everyone has a heart - whether in social or business settings - and that most people warms up to sensible "human touches" in a mechanistic environment created with computer-based systems.

  Amy Jo Kim's book is a strategy book written with a little humor and a great understanding of what people crave in a community (note "community" and not "transaction") - to belong, to interact and to be empowered. She gives many practical tips on how to attract and engage people in cyberspace.

  At no time... more info

• Best book by far for online community building
  I'm an independent consultant on interactive technologies and web community building. I've read a number of books and articles giving advice about online communities, and none comes close to matching Amy Jo Kim's. Her book is the most exceptional in integrating human and technical considerations; describing how sites can launch, expand and evolve; giving lots of first-hand examples; and being an easy, fun read. I get the sense from her Naima company site that she's on the leading edge for design and... more info

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