#community platforms

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Reading about the Tumblr layoffs last week and everyone madly backing up their blogs, I am wondering if it’s time to go back to an open source community platform like Dreamwidth. I have a very old blog there I haven’t used in a decade and always liked it; the only issue it ever had was low user numbers. But honestly, anything corporate owned is going down the tubes and has been for a while. Meta apps are dead to me because of AI and being owned by a fascist bigot, there was a good reason everyone made a mass exodus of LJ in the mid 2010s, and Discord is trying to go public, which is essentially the death knell for them remaining at all user-centric (things have already gotten worse lately as they prep).

Feels like it may be the time to start leaning heavily again into open-source and fandom-run communities that can’t be turned off or fucked up at the whim of some asshole CEO who wants to line their pockets with a few more dollars.

Plus, because of the internet’s rapid decline into corporate, capitalist suckage, I’ve found myself growing increasingly nostalgic about the olden days of the internet and online fandom (sites like Sugar Quill, WIKTT, Granger Enchanted, and old LJ). I may just act on that impulse.

(I’m on bluesky as well and it seems great but not as good of a platform for community building vs others imo.)

Is anyone else in HP fandom using dreamwidth still?

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Header image created with AI Any info cited for this post was found via a general online search. I happened to be scrolling through the NextDoor community app recently and came across a post from another user. The user was asking if the job offer they were proposed was a scam. The job post Like many posts I’ve seen lately, it was very generic. A person was seeking a virtual assistant. These…

There's a new Job scam featuring Upwork

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8 Amazing Community Building Platforms To Grow Your Business

Before deciding on the types of community building platforms, you must ask yourself the following questions:

Before deciding on the types of community building platforms, you must ask yourself the following questions   What types of features do you need in your online community badges, spam filer, personal profile, notifications, discussions, moderation tools,6 etc. What is your purpose of creating a community? How much ease of use do you want in your community management platform?

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Making Our Community Stronger with the Help of NationBuilder

Much of our work centers around connecting the NYC tech ecosystem. Creating pathways and driving access to the abundant resources available to our dynamic community are two key activities we employ to foster innovation. This work is challenging to do on our own, which is why we rely on critical and necessary partners to help get this job done. Managing data, communication tasks, and an array of other items related to this effort drove us to seek a software partner that not only has one of the most robust systems I’ve come across, but also really understands the ethos, culture, and power of community and change.

We are extremely excited to take this opportunity and introduce you to our newest partner, NationBuilder. They are a software company that powers many impactful organizations from small grassroots to large nonprofits, making it easier for them to connect with their communities and drive action.

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(Our new website built on NationBuilder)

Beyond the tech, just like in this ecosystem, it is really the people that built and power NationBuilder who make the biggest impact on their partners. Under the leadership of CEO and Co-founder, Lea Endres, the truths, values, and mission that drive the company and its people reach through every part of the company and product. Each and every team member I have been connected to — from sales representatives, to implementation specialists, to their partnership and leadership teams — all speak the same language: the language of leadership, galvanizing action, and of harnessing the power of a connected community.

It is this combination of great technology and phenomenal people that makes NationBuilder such a natural partner in our journey to connect this amazing community, as we work to create a better future for all!

I encourage you to learn more about NationBuilder’s products and services, but I especially encourage you to learn more about their founder, Jim Gilliam, who believed, “God is just what happens when humanity is connected.” Read about their mission to “build the infrastructure for a world of creators by helping leaders develop and organize thriving communities,” and the values, truths, and philosophy driving that mission, and you will understand why our two organizations are so strongly aligned.

We look forward to working together to make the NYC tech ecosystem the most diverse, dynamic, and accessible in the world!

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