Dave Burke : Online Community and Social Business Specialist

Mobile and Web as One. A title worth remembering from We Are Social. "Mobile is not a Separate Platform." Exciting possibilities, making our lives as app developers both more interesting and complicated. One barrier is that mobile is still seen ... [More]

First Visit. FeverBee with his usual good community advice, advocating first visit engagement for new members. The next page immediately after registration should be a discussion or activity members can participate in with other members. They do this and ... [More]

Gamification: More Than a Game. Some good takeaways on Gamification from an interview with marketing firm Big Door CEO Keith Smith. Websites want to reward their users and say thank you for engaging. And they want to recognize you when you are a fan of a ... [More]

Meta Searching. Interesting Duct Tape article on Foursquare's new search capabilities. What struck me from an information architect perspective is how Foursquare is searching data unique to Foursquare's user content practices. Searching tips, for instance... [More]