Jackie Cuyvers » News http://jackiecuyvers.com Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:06:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Who is using the internet and How? http://jackiecuyvers.com/who-is-using-the-internet-and-how/ http://jackiecuyvers.com/who-is-using-the-internet-and-how/#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 15:05:20 +0000 Jackie http://www.jackiecuyvers.com/?p=390 This video is a great overview of the big picture of internet statistics on usage and adoption.

JESS3 / The State of The Internet from Jesse Thomas on Vimeo.

]]> http://jackiecuyvers.com/who-is-using-the-internet-and-how/feed/ 0 Gowalla at SXSW – Play to Win http://jackiecuyvers.com/gowalla-at-sxsw-play-to-win/ http://jackiecuyvers.com/gowalla-at-sxsw-play-to-win/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:47:26 +0000 Jackie http://www.jackiecuyvers.com/?p=394 Location based apps have been all the rage, but Gowalla is bringing the application to life at SXSW by creating custom stickers and pins which you can collect for real rewards.

Check out all of the SXSW specific treats here at the Gowalla SXSW Page

In addition – they’ve teamed up with Chevy to offer a one of kind experience. I was one of the lucky winners of a ride from the airport to my hotel just by checking in to Gowalla from the airport!

It was a great and surprising experience – you can read all about it here : Mommy Drives

Wondering what Gowalla is up to at SXSW? Watch this video with CoFounder Josh Williams.

]]> http://jackiecuyvers.com/gowalla-at-sxsw-play-to-win/feed/ 0 Who would you nominate to Tweet for Obama? http://jackiecuyvers.com/who-would-you-nominate-to-tweet-for-obama/ http://jackiecuyvers.com/who-would-you-nominate-to-tweet-for-obama/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:51:54 +0000 Jackie http://www.jackiecuyvers.com/?p=387 Please rank them 1-10 with 1 being your first choice and 10 being your last.

]]> http://jackiecuyvers.com/who-would-you-nominate-to-tweet-for-obama/feed/ 0 Matt Mullenweg’s – 6 Steps to Kill Your Community http://jackiecuyvers.com/matt-mullenwegs-6-steps-to-kill-your-community/ http://jackiecuyvers.com/matt-mullenwegs-6-steps-to-kill-your-community/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:09:52 +0000 Jackie http://www.jackiecuyvers.com/?p=327

There is a lot of instruction on the web on how to grow your community, add followers and readership online. But is it all about the numbers? Instead the focus should be about engagement and conversation. The value you’re providing your readers in terms of fresh content that is helpful or actionable. Creating not just a resource – but a forum for debate and communication. Matt Mullenweg, the founder of WordPress recently created a post on his site highlighting what not to do in being successful in building your online community and web presence.

I thought I’d write a guide for how to increase the number of comments you get by 400-1,000% and ruin whatever shred of community you had on your site.

In short his list is:

  1. Abandon Search Engines.
  2. Be Famous!
  3. Put the Comment Form at Top.
  4. No Subscriptions.
  5. Make People Click Click Click.
  6. Treat Everyone the Same.
  7. Don’t Ask Anything of Your Audience.

Read Matt’s full essay here at ma.tt

What would you add to take this list to 10?

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