Managing Online Forums: Everything You Need to Know to Create and Run Successful Community Discussion Boards | 
 enlarge | Author: Patrick O'keefe
Publisher: AMACOM
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Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 081440197X
Dewey Decimal Number: 004.693
EAN: 9780814401972
ASIN: 081440197X
Publication Date: April 10, 2008
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Book Description
Every day, millions of users log on to their favorite online forums and interact with others to get advice and discuss everything from the latest news and trends to their hobbies to their professions to whatever else strikes their fancy. Administrators have to lead these communities, deal with difficult users, and choose moderators. Legal constraints, spammers, and technical issues can turn the excitement of running an online community into chaos. With the right guidance, however, running forums can be a pleasure. Patrick O'Keefe has spent years developing and managing online communities. Now, he shows readers how to make the right decisions about every aspect of their forums, including: choosing a name and domain name * picking the right software * deciding on user options like avatars and private messaging * setting guidelines and dealing with violators * ensuring that posts stay on topic * settling online disputes among users * involving their users and keeping the site interesting Managing Online Forums is the one book that shows site owners and administrators how to create a safe and entertaining community that users will return to again and again.
Book Description
Every day, millions of users log on to their favorite online forums and interact with others to get advice and discuss everything from the latest news and trends to their hobbies, professions, and whatever else strikes their fancy. Administrators have to lead these communities, deal with difficult users, and choose moderators. Legal constraints, spammers, and technical issues can turn the excitement of running an online community into chaos. With the right guidance, however, running forums can be a pleasure. Patrick O’Keefe has spent years developing and managing online communities. Now, he shows readers how to make the right decisions about every aspect of their forums, including: • choosing a name and domain name • picking the right software • deciding on user options like avatars and private messaging • setting guidelines and dealing with violators • ensuring that posts stay on topic • settling online disputes among users • involving users and keeping the site interesting Managing Online Forums is the one book that shows site owners and administrators how to create a safe and entertaining community that users will return to again and again.
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Forum-Starters June 29, 2008
After many failed attempts at starting an onlinr forum, I decided that I would start a forum about helping others start a forum. I did some reaserch on the subject and began the process. One of the resources I found during my reaserch phase was a forum called CommunityAdmins.com which was started by and is run by Patrick O'Keefe. The forum is bustling with activity and there is some very good information there. While on the forum I saw an advertisement for Patrick's book, Managing Online Forums. Of course I was inclined to by the book, which I did. While alot of the stuff descussed is very common sense, Patrick does get into some finer points and things I never knew about. This book is a must read for newbies and those of intermediate internet skills.
Patrick practically takes you by the hand and walks you through various scenarios in forum building. He also discusses the pro's and con's of using paid forum posting services. If you have attempted to start and maintain a success online forum but have been unable to, reading this book just may help you. Buying the book just for the list of resources he has added will make your purchase worth it.
I give this book two thumbs up, or five stars :)
Gilberto Cintron
Forum-Starters.com
Managing Online Forums: Everything You Need to Know to Create and Run Successful Community Discussion Boards
never been to a forum before, this was the book I needed. June 16, 2008
I have to confess I chose this book because it was a recent release, and with computers, 6 months from publication means a lot has changed. I was wrong: This book is TIMELESS! Almost every piece of advice here applies to basically every fundamental thing a forum admin HAS TO KNOW, regardless of which software or what version they use. This book will be as good in 2 years as it is now. if you`re trying to become an online community admin and you have no previous experience you should not take a step forward without reading this book first.
PROS: straight to the point, easy to read, CERO prior technical knowledge needed, gives a lot of real life examples, covers just about everything with good and practical advice.
CONS: not too specific about technical stuff, has too many ethical advice, and even though he comments on how to defend yourself from unethical threats from others, real life is usually not the good against the bad but rather the smart vs. the dumb or the more resourceful vs. the less resourceful.
As a side note, the final proof of whether this books has helped me at all or not, should be MY new forum. Today it is absolutely empty, so if you`re reading this review a few months after June 15 2008, come see for yourself if and what this reading material worked for me. My forum will be in w w w dot HydrogenLounge dot kom. Or: [...]
Everything an administrator needs to know to launch and run a community forum June 7, 2008
MANAGING ONLINE FORUMS: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO CREATE AND RUN SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY DISCUSSION BOARDS is the first book to cover everything an administrator needs to know to launch and run a community forum. From understanding forum software and the basics of developing a safe environment for people to share their thoughts to either creating a community or taking over an existing one, MANAGING ONLINE FORUMS is a key business tool recommended for business and public libraries alike.
GREAT UP TO DATE BOOK ON SOCIAL MEDIA-RECOMMENDED! May 28, 2008
EXCELLENT book on the current Social Media/Networking trend with forums. Patrick is a smart dude that has networked and "connected" himself with "the" premiere gurus in the field today-recommended!
It's Great for More than Forums! May 28, 2008
When I first started reading the book I was locked into a mindrut of thinking in the context of online forums only. However, after getting through the first couple of chapters I realized that just about everything I was reading is information that can be applied to just about any type of website or online community. That could be seen in a blog, a business website or really any other social network community. The strategies that Patrick shares are built from years of being in the trenches himself. Save yourself some time and frustration and pick-up this book and give it a read. I'm sure you will come away with at least a dozen things you can apply to your endeavors right off the bat!
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