Building an Online Community With E-mail
MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn make building an online community seem easy. But those of us who have had to moderate an online e-mail list know differently. Getting people to subscribe and contribute takes a lot of effort until you've got enough interested and invested people to keep the conversation going.
For those of you who are building an online community with an e-mail list, you might be interested in the resources highlighted during a recent discussion on the NTEN Discussion e-mail list.
- Tips for Facilitating an Environmental Email List (ONE/Northwest)
- Publishing Your Own eNewsletter Or Running Your Own eNetwork (Kabissa)
- Building Electronic Communities and Network (Information Management Resource Kit) - K