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Designing for Community : Mercilessly enforce one rule: “Be Friendly.”
Here’s another tip on how to approach the problem of Designing for Community. Tip: Passionately, mercilessly commit to enforcing one rule: “Be Friendly.” Using this simple principle is how Javaranch built a large community. Now, you can still have a huge community without that rule, slashdot being a … Continue reading
Critique: “Things I wish I learned in Engineering School”
A friend of mine recently pointed me to an interesting article by Rick Cattell, distinguished engineer at Sun microsystems. I had never heard of Rick but he sounds knowledgeable and had good insights to share in a couple of different … Continue reading
How to Amplify Social Proof to increase your persuasiveness
This is part of the ‘Lessons in Persuasion’ series. Each post is a concise blurb on how you can be more persuasive in your interactions with people. If you have any thoughts to share, please leave a comment or response below … Continue reading
Inconvenience your target to increase your persuasiveness
This is part of the ‘Persuasion’ series. Each post is a concise blurb on how you can be more persuasive in your interactions with people, and it’s taken from stuff I’ve learned + read. If you have any thoughts to share, please … Continue reading
The ‘Lessons in Persuasion’ Series
I decided a while back that I wanted to teach myself how to become more persuasive. The benefits don’t need to be stated – being more persuasive can help you at work and in your personal life. Need to convince your … Continue reading
What is the “Matthew Effect” and why it matters
The term Matthew Effect was first coined by Robert K. Merton, a Genius sociologist of Columbia, and it takes it’s name from the Biblical gospel of Matthew: For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will … Continue reading