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Real World SharePoint: Build a SharePoint Community. Introduction. Mark Miller Founder and Editor EndUserSharePoint.com Chief Community Officer and SharePoint Evangelist Global 360. Mark Miller, Founder and Editor EndUserSharePoint.com. New York City. EndUserSharePoint.com.
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Introduction • Mark Miller • Founder and EditorEndUserSharePoint.com • Chief Community Officer and SharePoint EvangelistGlobal 360
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Global 360 Chief Community Officer and SharePoint Evangelist
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The Best (and Worst) Practicesfor Community Building Best Practices Best Practices
Definition “…. a social, religious, occupational, or other group sharing common characteristics or interests and perceived or perceiving itself as distinct in some respect from the larger society within which it exists” -- Dictionary.com
“…. group sharing common characteristics or interests” -- Dictionary.com
“…. perceived or perceiving itself as distinct” -- Dictionary.com
Why do people join communities? By Orion Miller, Age 7
“If you don’t know something, somebody else might.” -- Orion Miller
“With one person, it’s hard to do a lot of things at once.” -- Orion Miller
“The bigger the group, the better.” -- Orion Miller
Why do people join communities? By Mark Miller, Age <unknown>
Initial interest (Lurker) Looking for an idea.
Initial Participation (Minor Participant) Identify with a specific idea
Continued Participation (Evangelist) Recognition for their ideas and contributions
Types of Communities External Internal
External User Groups SharePoint Saturdays Web Sites Twitter Forums
Internal User Groups Support Groups Power Users Brown Bag
Building Blocks of a CommunityFinding and Nurturing Followers
Get Started: Participate “Community is built through participation and contribution.” -- Mark Miller
Participate Leave comments in existing communities
Participate Ask and answer questions in existing forums
Participate Join events as a speaker SharePoint Saturdays Local User Group
External Forums Dessie LunsfordChris Quick
Discussion Forum Laura Rogers Eric Alexander
Comments Pat Iovanella - Ruven Gotz Richard Harbridge John Ferringer Kerri Abraham James Love Jason MacKenzie Peter Allen Michael Greene Jay Simcox Alexander Bautz Jim Bob Howard Sara Haase
Types of Followers 99% .9% .1%
Lurkers 99% of your community
Minor Participants .9% of your community
Evangelists .1% of your community
Get Started: Blog SharePointJoel.com Joel Oleson
Get Started: Wiki SharePointDevWiki.com Jeremy Thake
Get Started: Forum • SharePointOverflow.com • Alex Angus (moderator) • Nick Swan (instigator) • Sam Dolan (branding)
How long will it take? “If you have to ask, you can’t afford it.” -- Anonymous
Worst PracticesWhen Building Community 3 Best Practices