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04/08/2005 02:07:45 PM · #26 |
Thanks everyone for responding here and via email. A lot of useful information.
I have read several books on building an online community. Unfortunately, they miss a key component: giving the crowd something that they want badly enough to cause them to invest time in it. I would venture to say that this dedicated group spends at least a couple hours a week of their own time on and offline shooting and editing photos and otherwise generally participating in the DPC space. How does one translate that passion to a professional environment or online community? Would any of you participate in a community like this if it were related to your career instead of photography? |
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04/08/2005 02:16:38 PM · #27 |
Well there are many who do nothing but cruise profesional sites and call it networking or learning but in reality it is wasting time at the boss's expense. Photography can be either work or pleasure. I guess there are a few people who want their headstone to read "I'm glad I worked from sunrise to sunset until the day I died" but for those with a quest for life, hard work is suplimented by enjoyable relaxation or thrill sports. To build a site you will need to try to make include prof stuff but make the users feel they are enjoying it at the same time. The best learning and productivity is when the players think they are having fun and the end objective is a job complete. No how do you do that? ;)
Originally posted by uctopuk:
Thanks everyone for responding here and via email. A lot of useful information.
I have read several books on building an online community. Unfortunately, they miss a key component: giving the crowd something that they want badly enough to cause them to invest time in it. I would venture to say that this dedicated group spends at least a couple hours a week of their own time on and offline shooting and editing photos and otherwise generally participating in the DPC space. How does one translate that passion to a professional environment or online community? Would any of you participate in a community like this if it were related to your career instead of photography? |
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04/08/2005 02:18:15 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by uctopuk:
Thanks everyone for responding here and via email. A lot of useful information.
I have read several books on building an online community. Unfortunately, they miss a key component: giving the crowd something that they want badly enough to cause them to invest time in it. I would venture to say that this dedicated group spends at least a couple hours a week of their own time on and offline shooting and editing photos and otherwise generally participating in the DPC space. How does one translate that passion to a professional environment or online community? Would any of you participate in a community like this if it were related to your career instead of photography? |
I'm aware of one long-standing "community" for those in my line of work. It's actually not a forum, it's an old-style "listserve" e-mail-based system. The key to the coherence and staying power of that "community" has been a common interest in the solution of some thorny problems. The rapid pace of change in my industry ensures a never-ending litany of problems to be solved. I've often thought that it would be much better as a forum than an e-mail list.
though there is a sense of community within the longstanding members of that list, it's not anything like DPC in it's breadth or depth of topics covered, and levle of involvement.
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04/08/2005 02:19:56 PM · #29 |
I'm here because since the first moment I've found extraordinary people and excellent photographers.
They have accepted me , no matter from where I come , no matter my bad english.
I've learnt a lot and challenges are a good idea.
Forums are very interesting too.
Hope this could help. |
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04/08/2005 02:22:20 PM · #30 |
| The only other forum I have seen with a recurring community are those that have to do with Nextel phones. idenelite, nextelmodz, the now defunct ideninsider, howard forums etc. People come back because they trade accessories for phones, and brag about how many led lights are on their new i860. Then they all get off on flaming newbies that don't search for answers regarding how to download ringtones. Truly a sad community. Nothing like DPC. And none of those sites have an update button. Every forum should have an update button. Oh, and most of the people on those sites are dealers, or in the sales of the phones. |
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04/08/2005 02:29:08 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by nsbca7:
Look here for your answer. |
...stole my thunder.
I don't even remember how I first got here, but now I'm...
Addicted!
By the way, not to hijack the thread, but I've been meaning ask nsbca7 what I should address you as - you only use your initial "M" and your username is hard to pronounce. Can I just call you "Nabisco"? |
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