Tag Archives: management
Social Currency as a tool for community managers
I see a world of games, competitions, fun to be added to online communities using social currency platforms. Social currency is shared information that encourages further social encounters. It’s not a new concept, but the social web increases its prevalence. … Continue reading
Turn your next marketing campaign an “expression campaign”
A very good piece of advice from Coca-Cola’s Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer, shifting from measuring consumer’s expressions instead of impressions. Accept that consumers can generate more messages than you ever could Develop content that is “Liquid and Linked” Accept … Continue reading
Why FLOSS projects may gain from Community Managers
A discussion on identi.ca started by Bradley Kuhn when he said I am becoming increasingly convinced that if your #FLOSS project needs a “Community Manager” or similar position, it’s in trouble. The conversation that followed on identi.ca doesn’t seem to … Continue reading
Legacy is good, but change can be hard
The new Funambol Forge opened registration to new members. It’s based on Collabnet, as other big free software projects like OpenOffice.org, NetBeans.org, java.net and eBay Dev. I feel comfortable and in good company Funambol has a very big community with … Continue reading
My income online: it’s bad management
I’ve read many comments about the publication of income tax reports by Italian government, the last act of past government. I don’t know if giving my income statement to my neighbors (and to the rest of the world) is good … Continue reading
Business schools should teach micro-management
I had a laugh today reading an article about Steve Jobs management style from Leander Kahney. As a business school student the article made me think of all the different management styles existing. Jobs is a control freak, a micro-manager, … Continue reading
News flash: Managing a non-profit organization is real business
After many years of working in a non-profit organization I became convinced that the main difference between for-profit business and non-profit business is in the availability (or lack thereof) of dividends. Plus for-profit companies prefer not to pay dividends and … Continue reading
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