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Hello, When user x follows user y, user x gets notifications on all user y new topics and replies. And it's annoying users. Because of the structure of my forum content, all they care about is the opening a new topic. I want the following member will choose which item he wants to follow and get a notification on. (replies/new topic/both) Does costume app can solve it?

Google's recent announcement to maintain third-party cookies in Chrome has left many marketers and community managers re-evaluating their strategies. While some see this as a win for the status quo, it's crucial to recognize that the digital landscape is still shifting towards a more privacy-conscious future. For online communities, this means that relying solely on third-party data for targeting and personalization will become increasingly unsustainable. Community managers need to leverage this period as an opportunity to strengthen first-party data strategies. Focus on building trust and fostering deeper connections with your community members to encourage them to …

https://futuresocial.beehiiv.com/p/inside-white-house-creator-economy-conference The White House Creator Economy Conference (WHCEC) was the first-ever event hosted by the White House's Office of Digital Strategy that convened a group of digital creators and industry professionals. Imagine creators and government officials discussing everything from mental health to AI and fair pay—all in the White House. One interesting point that came up was how the conference flipped the usual script. Instead of just listening to experts talk, the government was there to hear from creators directly. They wanted to understand our struggles, needs, and how they can support the…

Have you heard of the concept of a "nudge plus"? It's an interesting twist on the idea of a behavioral nudge—those subtle pushes we get towards making certain choices. But a "nudge plus" takes it a step further by not only steering us towards a particular behavior but also encouraging us to reflect on whether this behavior truly aligns with our personal values and goals. For example, In IPS, you can send out an Alert and require a response. A "nudge plus" design would ask the borrower if the alert gave them enough information, guidance, or instructions on the next time the user encountered the same scenario. In IPS, users earn badges, earn Helpful po…

Are independent forums - out of all options on the modern web - are appropriate or even good for users new to community building or who don't have a group yet? I'm starting to think that forums are no longer starter projects, but fairly advanced in the group-building cycle once you have an established (or can tap in to an established) audience. You probably want to start with a blog or a resource site, and then add on forums once you've built up enough followers or users.

This is fascinating: Our research shows that while people fast-forward or skip videos to avoid boredom, this behavior actually increases boredom,” Tam explained to CNN. A fear of missing out or looking for the next best thing is keeping us in unhealthy cycles. “Boredom is closely linked to our attention,” she continued. “We feel bored when there’s a gap between how engaged we are and how engaged we want to be. When people keep switching through videos, they’re not fully engaging with any one video, and are instead searching for something more interesting. https://www.fastcompany.com/91176971/tiktok-youtube-instagram-switching-boredom-worse-psychology-study

In today's fast-paced business environment, multi-project management has become an essential skill for professionals across various industries. As organizations strive to achieve more with limited resources, the ability to juggle multiple projects simultaneously has become a critical factor in driving success and maintaining a competitive edge. Multi-project management, also known as project portfolio management, is the practice of overseeing and coordinating multiple projects concurrently. This approach allows businesses to optimize resource allocation, streamline workflows, and achieve strategic objectives more efficiently. However, managing multiple projects…

Imagine the following scenario: your child breaks her arm (ouch!), and a whole chain of events is set in motion. The parents need to immediately cancel their existing plans. The child must see a doctor. The doctor can do some important tests and prescriptions to remedy her. But there's a lot that the doctor cannot do. The only person who sees the whole job to be done - from beginning to end - is the parent. As community managers, we face similar challenges with our users. Our communities are set up to handle specific touchpoints with our members or customers, but we may not always see—or be able to influence—the entire journey they’re on. Here’s where the i…

How Front Porch Forum works? It’s easy to dismiss social platforms you haven’t heard of, or that function differently from the more well-known apps and sites. Front Porch Forum may be small by Silicon Valley standards, but it is widely used in Vermont: in a state with just 270,000 households, FPF has 235,000 active members. FPF is made up of about 200 forums throughout Vermont and in a couple border communities in New York and Massachusetts, most of them specific to individual small towns. Members sign up by location and can read and post to their local forum, as well as read some nearby ones. New posts and replies are packaged in “issues,” typically publis…

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AI is becoming more integrated into our lives, from helping with homework to even assisting in writing letters. But when does using AI cross the line from helpful to harmful? Recently, Google released an Olympic-related ad that stirred up quite a bit of controversy. The ad featured a father using AI to write a letter to an Olympic athlete on behalf of his daughter. Critics were quick to argue that the ad sent the wrong message, suggesting that AI should replace something as personal and creative as a child’s heartfelt words. This brings up an important question: Are we letting technology do too much for us, especially when it comes to creative tasks? Shouldn’t childr…

I recently came across a really insightful comment by another user: Billions of dollars are spent on algorithms to grab user attentions. What does this mean for independent communities who don't have such deep pockets? We shouldn't fight for social discussion. We shouldn't fight for attention. We shouldn't fight for eyeballs and low-value participation. What we should fight for is to provide deep, expert value in our niches. We need to pivot to building "success communities" rather than "social communities" - where we gather best-in-class resources around our niche, whether it's user generated content or our own published content.

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As a developer on this platform, I want to know your opinions of the members of this platform. Are you willing to buy new 3rd-party apps? Considering that quality apps/themes are produced that really improve your community and meet your needs. Before the market was closed, I had a big plan to develop each part of this platform. I also decided to produce new things needed by every community. For example, LMS has been completed and is being developed, as well as other apps that I don't know if I should start. Are you waiting for version 5 to think about 3rd-party apps? Would you consider them if new apps are released for version 4.*?

Hello, One critical factor in my decision to migrate to V5 is the compatibility of the different apps running on V4, such as Chat. In general, I'm curious to know what the dev perspective roadmap is for compatible V4 apps with V5. Thanks 🙂

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Do you have a cache where you store your content ideas? One of the challenges for new and growing communities is coming up with fresh new content. An idea cache is a single spot where you aggregate all of your brainstorming, so you'll never run out of ideas. Some suggestions: - Create a single spot. This makes it easier to later reference. - Be inspired by others. There are so many smart people and creative ideas already out in the world, you dont have to think of everything on your own. Funnel those other people with newsletters, their sub stacks, and into one location to browse. (It's what I do for community management ideas for Invisioneer!)

If you're a new community (or you're looking to reinvent yourself as nee), one of the hardest things to do is to break past the incumbents. One approach is to become the Challenger Brand. Challenger brands don’t try to differentiate. They try to disrupt. They don’t compare themselves to the competition. They innovate and make their messaging all about their innovations, which, of course, becomes very relevant and differentiating to customers. Figure out the core of what your competitors do, and do it differently. Then center your messaging and value proposition around that difference.

How might this acquisition change Stripe for the better/worse? Stripe acquires payment processing startup Lemon Squeezy | TechCrunch What might we ask IPS or third-party developers do to best take advantage of the new functionality that will be added to Stripe?

This is not meant to be a depressing post (really!) This is an acknowledgement that forums have lost all of the users that we were going to lose, we aren't likely to lose more, and we are plateauing with a nominal amount of users. To put it another way, our forums are simply another website competing for user attentions. But being a forum doesn't bring any advantages that it used to bring. Forums are one of many options for users searching for answers.

Pages in v5 gives us new widget areas and widget designs with powerful new capabilities and options. Are there any pages that you're planning to redo on v5? One thing I've always wanted to do is a custom homepage for each major member type (eg a new member versus a superuser) that brings in resources from around the community, instead of using the stock forum index.

The alpha releases of IPS is making the rounds, and one thing that's come up again (not new, it's something that IPS has previously announced) is that status updates are being deprecated. Are you devastated? Or is this a non-issue? Do you have many users who rely on status updates? In my primary community, I have a small subset of users who do use Status Updates similar to social media. They'll post their life updates and photos on their profile page. They exist in their own little world, and I find it fascinating that some of them post such consistent updates even though these updates are never mixed in or integrated to the broader community. But they're h…