Comments on: How To Start A Social Networking Website Part 6: Why People Join http://howtostartasocialnetwork.com/2008/05/25/how-to-start-a-social-networking-website-part-6-why-people-join/ How to start a social network, including social network business models, financing, marketing, management, member engagement and software. Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:34:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peg Corwin http://howtostartasocialnetwork.com/2008/05/25/how-to-start-a-social-networking-website-part-6-why-people-join/comment-page-1/#comment-8472 Peg Corwin Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:41:48 +0000 http://scorechicago.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-8472 Choicr, Thanks for your interest in my blog. I don't know any offhand, but I've approved this comment in the hopes that some will come your way. Peg Choicr,

Thanks for your interest in my blog. I don’t know any offhand, but I’ve approved this comment in the hopes that some will come your way.

Peg

]]> By: Choicr http://howtostartasocialnetwork.com/2008/05/25/how-to-start-a-social-networking-website-part-6-why-people-join/comment-page-1/#comment-8464 Choicr Sun, 02 Jan 2011 06:37:39 +0000 http://scorechicago.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-8464 Hey, I saved your articles a while back when we launched private beta. If you know any good beta testers, send them our way. We are currently in private beta. Choicr is place where you can make decisions and have those decisions voted on by the community. Thanks! Hey, I saved your articles a while back when we launched private beta. If you know any good beta testers, send them our way. We are currently in private beta. Choicr is place where you can make decisions and have those decisions voted on by the community.

Thanks!

]]> By: George.W.Kisalita http://howtostartasocialnetwork.com/2008/05/25/how-to-start-a-social-networking-website-part-6-why-people-join/comment-page-1/#comment-65 George.W.Kisalita Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:25:21 +0000 http://scorechicago.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-65 Great Stuff!!!! George,(Kisalita-E-Friends Social Network,C.E.O /Owner Great Stuff!!!!

George,(Kisalita-E-Friends Social Network,C.E.O /Owner

]]> By: HIB http://howtostartasocialnetwork.com/2008/05/25/how-to-start-a-social-networking-website-part-6-why-people-join/comment-page-1/#comment-61 HIB Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:19:59 +0000 http://scorechicago.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-61 I love this blog series! I'm actually looking into putting together a social networking website most likely using Ning. A lot of people I feel joined Facebook because of the "herd" or "cattle" effect. I'm trying to figure out how to get the ball rolling. I don't necessarily like inviting people on facebook, linkedin, etc because it feels like I am trying to "sell" something and people do not typically like that. Having said that, creating groups on these sites might be one of the best ways of getting the ball rolling and creating momentum. It's all about what you can offer the user and your ability to LISTEN and ADAPT to potential changes that need to be made to the social networking website. I apologize for the rambling.... Thanks! -HIB I love this blog series! I’m actually looking
into putting together a social networking
website most likely using Ning. A lot of people
I feel joined Facebook because of the “herd” or
“cattle” effect. I’m trying to figure out how
to get the ball rolling. I don’t necessarily like
inviting people on facebook, linkedin, etc because
it feels like I am trying to “sell” something
and people do not typically like that. Having
said that, creating groups on these sites might
be one of the best ways of getting the ball
rolling and creating momentum.

It’s all about what you can offer the user and
your ability to LISTEN and ADAPT to potential
changes that need to be made to the social
networking website.

I apologize for the rambling….
Thanks!
-HIB

]]> By: How To Start a Social Networking Website Part 10: Engagement « Web 2.0 For Small Biz http://howtostartasocialnetwork.com/2008/05/25/how-to-start-a-social-networking-website-part-6-why-people-join/comment-page-1/#comment-62 How To Start a Social Networking Website Part 10: Engagement « Web 2.0 For Small Biz Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:39:54 +0000 http://scorechicago.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-62 [...] Part 6: Why People Join [...] [...] Part 6: Why People Join [...]

]]> By: Tom http://howtostartasocialnetwork.com/2008/05/25/how-to-start-a-social-networking-website-part-6-why-people-join/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Tom Fri, 30 May 2008 09:29:47 +0000 http://scorechicago.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-64 I have been really wrestling with this question based on about a year's worth of experience with my site, which has not been really a social networking site. Some people contacted me after i wrote two articles about customer service at big box stores like Home Depot and Lowes. The articles were based on my unique experiences and frustrations when visiting the stores. Many people contacted me via email after the articles were published on the site. They were very candid and frustrated and I had several conversations with them via email about their feelings and ideas on these stores. When I allowed comments on my redesigned site, the articles generated a few more comments. This time the commenters were talking to each other. So what's the takeaway? I think people also join sites because they feel wronged or a sense of injustice. Maybe they are just tired of being taken advantage of want to raise their fists with others. In retrospect, you can stoke the fires by stepping into people's shoes and relating your own frustrations, joys, challenges, etc. In other words "Be real and forget about BSing people. I have been really wrestling with this question based on about a year’s worth of experience with my site, which has not been really a social networking site.

Some people contacted me after i wrote two articles about customer service at big box stores like Home Depot and Lowes. The articles were based on my unique experiences and frustrations when visiting the stores.

Many people contacted me via email after the articles were published on the site. They were very candid and frustrated and I had several conversations with them via email about their feelings and ideas on these stores.

When I allowed comments on my redesigned site, the articles generated a few more comments. This time the commenters were talking to each other.

So what’s the takeaway? I think people also join sites because they feel wronged or a sense of injustice. Maybe they are just tired of being taken advantage of want to raise their fists with others.

In retrospect, you can stoke the fires by stepping into people’s shoes and relating your own frustrations, joys, challenges, etc. In other words “Be real and forget about BSing people.

]]> By: Jason Peck http://howtostartasocialnetwork.com/2008/05/25/how-to-start-a-social-networking-website-part-6-why-people-join/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Jason Peck Wed, 28 May 2008 15:34:52 +0000 http://scorechicago.wordpress.com/?p=135#comment-63 Another reason why people join may be if there is some type of reward in it for them - whether that's a contest, sweepstakes, revenue-share, etc. Probably doesn't happen as much as the other reason you list, but it's still a factor occasionally. Another reason why people join may be if there is some type of reward in it for them – whether that’s a contest, sweepstakes, revenue-share, etc. Probably doesn’t happen as much as the other reason you list, but it’s still a factor occasionally.

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