Tag Archives: influence
I hate Community Management
People’s “relationships” are emergent and thus can’t be managed. That is, they can be influenced but not controlled. [ via Charlie Ehin ] a.k.a. Why I Think ‘manager’ is the worst word to follow the word ‘community’ I prefer the phrase Community Cultivation and try to map all tasks and skills against gardening metaphors: planting [...]
say my name, say my name
I saw this float down my screen today, and it struck a nerve, because I have the same problem: At least 12 times yesterday someone asked me, “Do you know [name]?” or, “I was talking to [name] earlier, you know them right?” I had to shrug my shoulders and timidly reply, “I think so?” or, [...]
How ego saved the world one game at a time