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Portable Privacy Experiences

When you think about it, online social applications are bad places to put things that are meant to go unseen, and it makes the notion of privacy start to feel like the wrong idea. This brings us back to the…

Meatspace: Formally Yours

This is the third entry in this series, in addition to the overview, I’ve written an entry on informal meetings, covering the more relaxed gatherings that can, and should happen amongst your members between the formal meetings.

One of the most…

Meatspace: Formally Informal

As I noted in Part One of this series, it is important to have regular meeting times. These formal gatherings ensure that people can plan ahead and raises anticipation and participation. Informal meetups on the other hand, add a spontaneous element…

Meatspace - A Social Software Plugin

We all need to geek-out, and let’s face it, friends and family don’t get it, or just aren’t as interested in the latest bit of technology breakthroughs as we are. Of course, you are likely involved in at least one…

Ma.gnolia Managers and Moderators - Maintain Your Group

Your Group is Popular, Now What?

Now you ensure that it remains that way. The more popular a group is, the more important it is for the manager and/or moderators to be actively involved in monitoring the group, keeping the links…

Ma.gnolia Managers and Moderators - Grow Your Group

Now that You Have a Group

So, if you already had a group or have started one while reading this series (Part I), it’s time to give it some love. Feeding it links is a good start, and you’ll be amazed…

Ma.gnolia Managers and Moderators - Create Your Group

Ma.gnolia Logo Ma.gnolia groups are a wonderful thing, whether you are a manager, moderator, active participant or passive subscriber, you can gain a wealth of information, entertainment and/or distraction from the right group, made up of excited contributors. You can also lose time,…