The document discusses strategies for engaging communities and building a base of true fans. It defines the different types of participants from followers to co-creators. It also addresses challenges in measuring online communities, noting that a large percentage of social media users and accounts may be fake. The document proposes using visibility, social opportunities, and altruism as motivators to engage more people in participation and co-creation. It provides the example of how Idea Cellular provides visibility to users.
3. 1000 True Fans
A 1000 True
Fans-
Kevin says that if
an artist has
about 1000 true
fans, “people who
are willing to
spend one day’s
salary a year for
the artist”, it is
success
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4. Kevin’s fans
There were
over 5 million
people who
had Kevin in
their cricles on
Google Plus!
But True Fans?
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5. Ciphers
36% of the followers turned out to be
“ciphers”- meaning, they abandoned their
account
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12. Types of Participants
Followers Evangelists Disciples Co-creators
They know what
you do
They know and
also let others
know what
you do
They add value
to what you do
They do what
you do on your
behalf
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13. Life Edited - Idea Contest
Motivating more people to take part in
the Life Edited project
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