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The Six Main Roles of Wikipedia Contributors

Posted by JD Thomas on March 7, 2010 in social networking, Techfun Comments Off

The Six Main Roles of Wikipedia Contributors

University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management has an interesting publication centered on the dynamics that make Wikipedia work (and not work). I’d love to see a fuller explanation of Dr. Ram’s “seven specific roles that Wikipedia contributors play”. It would be nice to see even more indepth information on all seven types of wiki contributors – Casual Contributors, Starters, Cleaners, Copy Editors, Composition Justifiers, Watchdogs, and All-round Editors.

The Social Media Guru Parody

Posted by JD Thomas on February 20, 2010 in Funny, social networking, Techfun Comments Off

The Social Media Guru Parody

I need to show this to any clients who seem on the verge of drinking the Kool Aid and writing a check.

For Speed, Twitter Wins Again

Posted by JD Thomas on February 18, 2010 in social networking, Techfun 2 comments

For Speed, Twitter Wins Again

As you may have seen on the news, today a small private plane crashed into an office building in Austin Texas.  What you may not have known is that high quality photos like this one by @Jeff_Lake hit Twitter within minutes.