Comments on: What she said http://contentninja.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/what-she-said/ An exploratory journey on the edge of newspaper evolution Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:38:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Digidave http://contentninja.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/what-she-said/#comment-163 Digidave Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:07:59 +0000 http://contentninja.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-163 Beth is darn good, that's why I wanted to get that interview. She is really good at explaining how to do online organizing. Something nonprofits AND journalists need to be good at on the web. Beth is darn good, that’s why I wanted to get that interview. She is really good at explaining how to do online organizing. Something nonprofits AND journalists need to be good at on the web.

]]> By: Beth Kanter http://contentninja.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/what-she-said/#comment-162 Beth Kanter Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:08:32 +0000 http://contentninja.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-162 Thanks for the shout out. Do you know Ed? He took that photo of me right before we did our SWSX panel! Kathy: I think you are so right on with your comment about niches and health-related topics. BTW, I just finished researching some health related web2.0/social media health care niches .. http://www.slideshare.net/kanter/nonprofits-healthcare-and-social-media/ Thanks for the shout out. Do you know Ed? He took that photo of me right before we did our SWSX panel!

Kathy: I think you are so right on with your comment about niches and health-related topics. BTW, I just finished researching some health related web2.0/social media health care niches ..
http://www.slideshare.net/kanter/nonprofits-healthcare-and-social-media/

]]> By: iowakitkat http://contentninja.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/what-she-said/#comment-161 iowakitkat Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:03:10 +0000 http://contentninja.wordpress.com/?p=46#comment-161 It's an interesting outline of how to go about the process. What we need to do is identify the right niche issues, projects, etc. to build on. Start with a small community, maybe a part of a larger community, and beging the foundation there then keep building, but with planning. There are, IMHO, many health-related niches that could build community now and perhaps then in the future expanding or merging with other healt related communities. Want and example of a successful social community (may not have the IM feature but talk about bringing people with similar interests together) check out Ravelry. Go ahead and giggle at the fact it's knitting-related, but they have over a million - I think - beta testers with a waiting list growing every day. We need to grab those niche opportunities -- or ones that can become niche opportunities - and begin cultivating and nurturing them now not 6 or 8 months or a year from now after the initial enthusiasm has wilted from neglect or been committeed to death. For example, I still think a kidney failure niche product could start building from the micro to the macro problem, start with the pebble and let it ripple out. Kathy Alter It’s an interesting outline of how to go about the process. What we need to do is identify the right niche issues, projects, etc. to build on. Start with a small community, maybe a part of a larger community, and beging the foundation there then keep building, but with planning. There are, IMHO, many health-related niches that could build community now and perhaps then in the future expanding or merging with other healt related communities.
Want and example of a successful social community (may not have the IM feature but talk about bringing people with similar interests together) check out Ravelry. Go ahead and giggle at the fact it’s knitting-related, but they have over a million – I think – beta testers with a waiting list growing every day.
We need to grab those niche opportunities — or ones that can become niche opportunities – and begin cultivating and nurturing them now not 6 or 8 months or a year from now after the initial enthusiasm has wilted from neglect or been committeed to death.
For example, I still think a kidney failure niche product could start building from the micro to the macro problem, start with the pebble and let it ripple out.
Kathy Alter

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