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Social Integration

Roger — Tue, 31 May 2011 20:58:36 +0000

Today we, my company Web24Business run together with Marcel van Brugge, launched our latest online communication project. It’s a new website for a local art and cultural organization, called Temporary Art Centre. It’s located in an old Philips building near the city center of Eindhoven. It’s run mostly by volunteers and provides a platform and stage for artists and creatives. Apart from providing stages and spaces for concerts, performances and exhibitions, they also rent out studios for aspiring creatives.

TAC came to us requesting a refresh of their website. Instead of just re-designing a run of the mill site we handled this project like any we accept. We analyzed their organization and held a workshop with the volunteers that run the show, as well as some of the renters that rent the studios. From that workshop we got a better understanding what the people involved though about TAC, what they’d like TAC to be and how we could incorporate that into a new site. We decided to create an online communication platform based on the social hub called Facebook (you might have heard about it). On Facebook we (TAC and us) created several groups for the renters and volunteers where they could share, ask, answer and organize. Aside from that, there was already a popular Facebook page for TAC, where new events were posted as well as media (photos and video’s) from past events. Twitter was used as a promotion tool so we incorporated that into the new online communication platform for TAC as well.

Since every organization wants to have it’s own face and branding, the social streams from the above mentioned groups were brought together on their own website, under a nice design by OddOne. The backend CMS was built using Drupal with Facebook Connect for user registration. This way TAC still has its own unique face, feel and branding, while using the best social media and online communication tools available. It’s a true two way communication platform, not just mentioning twitter and Facebook feeds, but letting volunteers, renters, organization and visitors interact with each other and find the information they’re looking for.

Visit TAC.nu for a look-see…

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Tweet like it’s 1999

Roger — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 07:51:07 +0000

Man I miss San Francisco. Wish I could be there right now to witness the new internet bubble, Bubble 2.0, burst, or maybe inflate a little more, or maybe it isn’t really a bubble? It sure looks like it though, with the new Twitter coming out (it isn’t out here in the Netherlands yet…). But the press coverage, the video, the “new” features that should have been there in the first place, it’s all so 1999 as far as the hype factor goes. All this for a service that lets you type 140 characters and share it with perfect strangers. I know, it has a large user base, it is, for me at least, a great news reader. But come on, it’s a simple service, maybe a powerful service for some, but nothing earth shattering. I’m glad they are finally coming up with some useful features of their own though…

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Social Consolidation

Roger — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:53:00 +0000

I have been thinking about Social Consolidation these past few days, following a conversation on Facebook. There are several projects in development which strive to gather all the information and communication streams of several social networking sites and tools into one place. I first began to think about this when I was irritated about having to update my profile picture at all the different sites and apps every time I thought I had a better image of my mug. Now, with Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Foursquare, Yelp, etc. it’s becoming more and more of a chore to keep track of information and people.

I also see these sites and apps taking on more and more ideas of one another. Latest is Yelp adding a “Check in” function to their iPhone app, basically competing with Foursquare. Then I think about the fact that Yelp canceled their deal with Google. What are they planning? Or could another party have a better offer and be more suited? Could Facebook be interested?

Could there be a social consolidation wave coming? Where Facebook will go on a buying spree and thereby add more social functionality and consolidate the information stream? Or will they buy one of the social consolidation apps and provide a concentrated place for all your streams?

Social Consolidation Projects
Threadsy
Raindrop

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Twitter-Charity Interviews a Complete List

Roger — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:19:55 +0000

Interesting to see how charity organizations use Twitter to further their cause

Twitter-Charity Interviews a Complete List @ TechnicaVita

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