On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 9:01 AM, Matthew Ho <matt.h...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree with this - what's missing is people's profiles and what they > want out of Silicon Beach. > Rapportive does this for me already! > > Just a simple profile with links to Twitter, Linkedin, blog to find > out more. Ability to contact them directly about business > opportunities. > > Some potential solutions: > > - maybe google group has this feature and we haven't explored it. > > - buddypress: James mentioned wordpress. This is free and opensource > community plugin. Social network out of the box. GigaOm Pro uses this. > http://buddypress.org/ > > - community engine: an aussie startup I came across with a social > network platform. > > On Jun 12, 7:00 pm, Marc Harrison <mharriso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Love this topic! Been thinking a lot about this myself, but as a newbie > to > > the group didn't want to offer my suggestion until I'd been here a little > > longer. > > > > I have been thinking this group is great for Q&A type discussions, okay > for > > link sharing, but could do a better job of helping us connect with each > > other. The requirement to introduce yourself is good, but I am guessing > > that many people don't do this. And how many people go back and read old > > "introduce yourself" posts, meaning most will only ever read the ones > that > > are posted after they join? And what you write about yourself today is > > probably out of date within a few months. And everyone has their own > > opinion on what to include in an into post when a standard structure > might > > be nice. And... you get the idea. > > > > What I would LOVE is a database of members, like a component of a social > > network I guess. My initial thought is that it would be a one page > profile > > with lots of useful info, and we could use a link to that page as our one > > line signature when we post to SB. > > > > The profile page would include things like: > > - name > > - location > > - brief description of yourself (with a tight word limit) > > - link to business website(s) > > - link to LinkedIn profile (so you don't have to talk a lot about your > > background as users can read it there) > > - twitter ID > > - a link to a search for all your previous SB posts. > > > > and MOST importantly: > > > > - what you can offer to other members of SB; > > - how other SB members can help you; and > > > > It is these last two questions that would differentiate this database and > > make it useful, relative to say just using a LinkedIn group where many of > us > > already have our typical business profiles. So you could include things > > like "looking for tech co-founders" or "I'm an RoR develop willing to > work > > for equity" etc. (with a bit more detail, of course, and written > > specifically for members of SB). > > > > It would be live, so we could change it whenever our circumstances > change. > > And if we wanted to highlight a change in our circumstances we could > still > > post to the group just as we would today. > > > > I think this would complement a job board, or maybe be even of more > value, > > particularly for businesses that follow the idea that I love - to "always > be > > recruiting". (ie. You're much more likely to find the best people if you > > take them when you find them, not just settle for the best available when > > you have a role to fill). > > > > Again, a link to our profile on this database would be the perfect > signature > > for our SB posts. When you read an interesting post you'd be one click > away > > from getting all the info you need about the member that wrote the post. > > > > I'm a business guy, not a tech guy, but would be happy to help out in any > > project to get something like this up and running. > > > > Marc.www.harrisonbc.com > > My SB intro post: > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/silicon-beach-australia/kO9IqyZOtZM... > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. > > Guidelines on discussion: > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den > > No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > > To post to this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
