http://blog.martindale.com/The-next-big-thing-in-Social-Networking Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:24:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.martindale.com/The-next-big-thing-in-Social-Networking/comment-page-1#comment-67 Barry Solomon Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:40:39 +0000 #comment-67 Yes, Pam, it's a real catch 22. Nice to see you move quickly from being a viewer to participating. Thanks for joining the conversation. Yes, Pam, it’s a real catch 22. Nice to see you move quickly from being a viewer to participating. Thanks for joining the conversation.

]]> http://blog.martindale.com/The-next-big-thing-in-Social-Networking/comment-page-1#comment-66 Pam Barry Sat, 01 Mar 2008 11:09:43 +0000 #comment-66 Content is definitely key to helping online communities have real value. It can often work better if the content is first and the online community follows in incremental steps. The natural way most people approach networking online is to be a viewer first then move on to some minor participation. If there is no content then it's hard to have viewers so the process can get stalled before it gets started. Content is definitely key to helping online communities have real value. It can often work better if the content is first and the online community follows in incremental steps. The natural way most people approach networking online is to be a viewer first then move on to some minor participation. If there is no content then it’s hard to have viewers so the process can get stalled before it gets started.

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