Comments on: Zero to 60,000 members in 12 weeks http://www.cycloneranger.com/2007/10/zero-to-60-000-members-in-12-weeks.html "I see patterns" - Ernie Hacks Mon, 27 Jun 2011 15:11:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: See-ming Lee http://www.cycloneranger.com/2007/10/zero-to-60-000-members-in-12-weeks.html/comment-page-1#comment-48 See-ming Lee Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-48 1. Did you build it yourself? 2. Building small bits iteratively is definitely the way to do it. I built my brands one at a time from nothing. 3. Using the iterative approach, people were stunned to note that my Google SERP went from 27 to 50,000+ in half a year. 4. Since the networks of human society and web pages both follow the scale-free topology, I am not surprised that you are able to get from 0 to 60,000 in a short moment. 5. Ultimately, if your product has commercial value and people find it useful, the audience would flock through. Great job. Cheers, See-ming 1. Did you build it yourself?

2. Building small bits iteratively is definitely the way to do it. I built my brands one at a time from nothing.

3. Using the iterative approach, people were stunned to note that my Google SERP went from 27 to 50,000+ in half a year.

4. Since the networks of human society and web pages both follow the scale-free topology, I am not surprised that you are able to get from 0 to 60,000 in a short moment.

5. Ultimately, if your product has commercial value and people find it useful, the audience would flock through.

Great job.

Cheers,
See-ming

]]> By: CammoWest http://www.cycloneranger.com/2007/10/zero-to-60-000-members-in-12-weeks.html/comment-page-1#comment-49 CammoWest Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-49 Go ahead and toot that horn ... because you are sooo right. It's stooopid cool that these tools are out there and if you have the passion, you can throw up something cool. Go ahead and toot that horn … because you are sooo right. It’s stooopid cool that these tools are out there and if you have the passion, you can throw up something cool.

]]> By: chris http://www.cycloneranger.com/2007/10/zero-to-60-000-members-in-12-weeks.html/comment-page-1#comment-50 chris Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-50 Cam, you know it. Though it would be better if we had a sweet message board... SML: 1. Nope, it was a team effort. The underlying code is the KickApps platform, UI was designed by a pro. 2. Definitely. Flexible RYO platforms make it even easier to iterate quickly these days. 3. One day I will learn how you pulled that off! 4. True, the challenge seems to be creating a system that can accommodate and encourage that growth. 5. This gets more interesting in social networks where the audience <strong>is</strong> the product, to a large extent. Thanks for the comments! Cam, you know it. Though it would be better if we had a sweet message board…

SML:
1. Nope, it was a team effort. The underlying code is the KickApps platform, UI was designed by a pro.
2. Definitely. Flexible RYO platforms make it even easier to iterate quickly these days.
3. One day I will learn how you pulled that off!
4. True, the challenge seems to be creating a system that can accommodate and encourage that growth.
5. This gets more interesting in social networks where the audience is the product, to a large extent.

Thanks for the comments!

]]> By: Scott http://www.cycloneranger.com/2007/10/zero-to-60-000-members-in-12-weeks.html/comment-page-1#comment-51 Scott Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-51 I recently suggested a social media strategy to a client who was concerned about creating "yet another walled garden". This isn't the first time I've heard this. What do you say to people to have this concern? I recently suggested a social media strategy to a client who was concerned about creating “yet another walled garden”. This isn’t the first time I’ve heard this. What do you say to people to have this concern?

]]> By: chris http://www.cycloneranger.com/2007/10/zero-to-60-000-members-in-12-weeks.html/comment-page-1#comment-52 chris Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-52 Hey Scott, it's a valid question and it comes up quite often in my conversations as well. I have two responses, both of which warrant full posts. First, <strong>users may want some walls</strong>. MySpace is a mess, and savvy users would rather spend their time in communities with a better signal:noise ratio. Walls afford that. With walls, users have a nice, quiet space full of unfreaky like-minded people. The second answer, for people who want to spread the word a bit, is to <strong>create an "Open Portal" with easy-in/easy-out tools</strong>: <ul> <li>OpenID and good import tools get people in easily</li> <li>Widgets/apps and content syndication allow users to carry content beyond the borders of the community</li> </ul> You can <a href="http://communityincontext.typepad.com/blog/2007/02/what_is_an_open.html">read more about it on Eric's blog</a>, but it's something I'd like to write about in greater detail. Open Portals are the next evolution of Widgets and OpenID, it's just a matter of someone implementing them intelligently. Hey Scott, it’s a valid question and it comes up quite often in my conversations as well. I have two responses, both of which warrant full posts.

First, users may want some walls. MySpace is a mess, and savvy users would rather spend their time in communities with a better signal:noise ratio. Walls afford that.

With walls, users have a nice, quiet space full of unfreaky like-minded people. The second answer, for people who want to spread the word a bit, is to create an “Open Portal” with easy-in/easy-out tools:

  • OpenID and good import tools get people in easily
  • Widgets/apps and content syndication allow users to carry content beyond the borders of the community

You can read more about it on Eric’s blog, but it’s something I’d like to write about in greater detail. Open Portals are the next evolution of Widgets and OpenID, it’s just a matter of someone implementing them intelligently.

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