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Category Archives: Culture and Society
Blogging as Conversation
Tor, my favorite fantasy/sf publisher, has just gone public with their new Web site, one that has been re-designed with community engagement with content as a core principle. Patrick Nielsen Hayden, an editor at Tor, and one of the founding … Continue reading
Online Communities, Women, and Misogyny
I’ve posted already about the hateful way Kathy Sierra was treated by other bloggers. The reaction has been interesting. Yesterday Chris Locke and Kathy each posted, collaboratively, their takes on the specific incidents, and the larger issue of hate speech … Continue reading
Death Threats are Not OK
Blogger and UI expert, Kathy Sierra, had to cancel her talk at the Etech conference, because of really really nasty death threats, and threats of sexual assault. You can read about it here. There are fairly well-known “A-list” bloggers skirting … Continue reading
On Building a User Community
Kathy Sierra, one of the Head First authors, has an extremely useful and thoughtful post on Building a User Community. This is a post from someone who gets community, and the importance of sharing with, rather than feeding from, a … Continue reading
The Influence of Individuals
I’ve been watching an interesting saga unfold; bear with me while I expound. I’m a member of a community for writers called “Absolute Write.” It’s a combination of a resource site and an online community, with a particular emphasis on … Continue reading
