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How to Build a Community

Around Your Company that


Won’t Turn on You

Tac Anderson
@tacanderson

Waggener Edstrom – VP of Studio D


Head of Digital Strategies -EMEA

www.newcommbiz.com

WebVisions
#WV11
5/27/11
Typical User Response
• Twitter crashes.
• Twitter tells developers to stop
developing Twitter clients.
• Amazon crashes the Web.
• Apple changes their TOS again.
• Gmail is down.
• Facebook redesigns users profiles.
• MSN moves the ‘email this article’
button.
• Your site takes 3 seconds to load.
• Pre-roll video ads.
• The Black Eyed Peas half-time
show.
One geek does not a
community make
“A group of people with shared
interests, experiences, values and
boundaries.”
There is no shortcut
Don’t get defensive
Be inclusive

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