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Open Source Won’t Save A Subpar Product

by Jono Bacon | Apr 21, 2019 | Community, Open Source

Bonus points for those of you who can guess where the main image for this post is from. One of the interesting elements of working with a range of different companies is being able to better understand the dynamics that influence how well a community will succeed or...

How to Track Community Growth in Forums

by Jono Bacon | Apr 1, 2019 | Community, Community Management, Metrics

When I work with clients, one of the key things they want to understand is how they track community growth and react to the data they are seeing. This can be a complex business: community platforms provide bazillions of metrics. Which ones should you track? Or, should...

Lego, Blocks, and Better User Interfaces

by Jono Bacon | Dec 18, 2018 | Community, User Interfaces

Lego is an ingenious invention in that there is value in the individual blocks, but unlimited value in what you can build with them. Sure, you get the instructions with a new set to build the race car, but what really rocks is the super jet-powered drone...

Forbes Piece: The Five Ways Peloton Weave Community and Content Beautifully

by Jono Bacon | Dec 7, 2018 | Community, Uncategorized

This is an article I wrote for Forbes, which I wanted to share here too. Peloton are a fascinating company. Founded in 2012, they started selling their spinning bikes in 2014. These bikes are not your usual spinning affair though, they have large touchscreen wedged on...

Linus, His Apology, And Why We Should Support Him

by Jono Bacon | Sep 16, 2018 | Community, Conflict Resolution, Linux

Today, Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, which powers everything from smartwatches to electrical grids posted a pretty remarkable note on the kernel mailing list. As a little bit of backstory, Linus has sometimes come under fire for the ways in which he has...

Video: Interview About the Evolution and Professionalization of Community Management

by Jono Bacon | Jul 24, 2018 | Community, Community Leadership Conference, Community Management

Last week I ran the Community Leadership Summit in Portland, Oregon, and also attended the OSCON summit there. It was a fantastic week and I will be following up with more details about CLS soon. While there, my old friend (and editor of The Art of Community), Andy...