Most people who know me, know that I value quality over quantity. I've not been interested in having a huge number of friends or being a member of a large number of communities. Neither have I any interest in member counts at the communities I own. In fact, as all of my communities are Moderated and I review every new member request….
I frequently turn down those who already belong to 300+ Communities, as it is almost certain that they are merely “collecting” Communities and have no real interest in participating.

But as you say… Time will tell. ]]> http://flockpost.com/new-orkut-is-it-a-threat-for-orkut-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-3569 zazo Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:45:52 +0000 http://www.orkutheroes.com/?p=665#comment-3569 @ Supriya and Paracelsus,<br>I agree to your points for not completely agreeing with me. But, I still stand with my views on orkut communities being neglected by orkut since years. The new orkut may not be a 100% threat to orkut communities but to some extent it will deduct the amount of time orkut users spend on their favorite communities.<br>Most of the people on social networking are more interested in connecting to a large network than making themselves busy in communities or groups however, they have interest in particular subject but still they find less time to search for a related group, than post a discussion topic and finally keep on checking for replies, mind it I am not talking about community forum enthusiasts like we all, so if you consider my point than orkut is making busy people more on their own profiles.<br>Niche communities are another exceptions because its fact that you wont enjoy the deep discussions and debates without joining a real dedicated group. Well, lets see how people take this new orkut in their daily online activity. @ Supriya and Paracelsus,
I agree to your points for not completely agreeing with me. But, I still stand with my views on orkut communities being neglected by orkut since years. The new orkut may not be a 100% threat to orkut communities but to some extent it will deduct the amount of time orkut users spend on their favorite communities.
Most of the people on social networking are more interested in connecting to a large network than making themselves busy in communities or groups however, they have interest in particular subject but still they find less time to search for a related group, than post a discussion topic and finally keep on checking for replies, mind it I am not talking about community forum enthusiasts like we all, so if you consider my point than orkut is making busy people more on their own profiles.
Niche communities are another exceptions because its fact that you wont enjoy the deep discussions and debates without joining a real dedicated group. Well, lets see how people take this new orkut in their daily online activity. ]]> http://flockpost.com/new-orkut-is-it-a-threat-for-orkut-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-3568 latest news Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:09:13 +0000 http://www.orkutheroes.com/?p=665#comment-3568 i myself running a big community. is it really true man? i myself running a big community. is it really true man? ]]> http://flockpost.com/new-orkut-is-it-a-threat-for-orkut-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-3559 SupriyaTyagi Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:32:05 +0000 http://www.orkutheroes.com/?p=665#comment-3559 To be frank, writer has miscalculated the importance of communities just by getting answer of a silly question out of the community. I'll be taking this point later in my comment.<br><br>As far as question is of the users spending most of their time in updating their profiles, let me tell you, this is fondness of just a few months, if not days. New Orkut would become normal someday. We would hardly bother changing our About Me section. Do you remember the time when we could not even format text in ABOUT ME section in colors, and everything used to remain emotionless, there was no hyperlinking. When google introduced all these feature, there was a enthusiasm. But it lasted for some days, and then users became addicted to it, and did what they actually used Orkut to do. Same would happen with this. And to be more frank, many users don't even know how to embed images, flash objects in profile. When they learn it, obviously, the would have a zeal for it. What do you think? They would stick to same thing forever? Nope. Either people would change, or Orkut will again be back with new changes.<br><br>Lets come to communities now. You know communities serve unlimited purposes, and answer unlimited questions. Just by getting one answer by updating the status doesn't write off importance of communities. There are communities that stand very good when it comes to discussion of nations, politics, technology, education, gaming and stuff. If a communnity has 100k members, and suppose only only 1% of it are active, can you imagine number of replies to your question? You can't even add 1% to your friends' list. Just check out India community. I bet you won't doubt importance of communities. There are hell lot of other communities that have great discussions going on within them. You can't get that benefit in your profile for sure.<br><br>And as far as is the question of adding more features in communities, let me tell you, google is already working out on them. But proper changes would be brought in at the apt time. Improvement comes out with time :-)<br><br>Have Fun. God bless To be frank, writer has miscalculated the importance of communities just by getting answer of a silly question out of the community. I'll be taking this point later in my comment.

As far as question is of the users spending most of their time in updating their profiles, let me tell you, this is fondness of just a few months, if not days. New Orkut would become normal someday. We would hardly bother changing our About Me section. Do you remember the time when we could not even format text in ABOUT ME section in colors, and everything used to remain emotionless, there was no hyperlinking. When google introduced all these feature, there was a enthusiasm. But it lasted for some days, and then users became addicted to it, and did what they actually used Orkut to do. Same would happen with this. And to be more frank, many users don't even know how to embed images, flash objects in profile. When they learn it, obviously, the would have a zeal for it. What do you think? They would stick to same thing forever? Nope. Either people would change, or Orkut will again be back with new changes.

Lets come to communities now. You know communities serve unlimited purposes, and answer unlimited questions. Just by getting one answer by updating the status doesn't write off importance of communities. There are communities that stand very good when it comes to discussion of nations, politics, technology, education, gaming and stuff. If a communnity has 100k members, and suppose only only 1% of it are active, can you imagine number of replies to your question? You can't even add 1% to your friends' list. Just check out India community. I bet you won't doubt importance of communities. There are hell lot of other communities that have great discussions going on within them. You can't get that benefit in your profile for sure.

And as far as is the question of adding more features in communities, let me tell you, google is already working out on them. But proper changes would be brought in at the apt time. Improvement comes out with time

Have Fun. God bless ]]> http://flockpost.com/new-orkut-is-it-a-threat-for-orkut-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-3558 Paracelsus Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:34:03 +0000 http://www.orkutheroes.com/?p=665#comment-3558 Well written review, Zazo. I do agree that Orkut/Google is tending to focus too much on the stylistic details and content of Profile pages, while neglecting improvements and developments for Communities. However...<br>I'm not quite so pessimistic about the new version being a threat to communities. Your experiment was quite interesting in comparing the contributions you received on your question, between the Friend Updates on your Homepage, and a Topic in a community.<br><br>If I may say though... It was a question of a rather personal nature, although I do realize that the input of other Parents would be valuable to others, when posted in a community setting. Yet there are many subjects that just really do not lend themselves to a simple and limited discussion, as exist in Friend Updates. Several of the Communities I own... Such as Classical Music and Astronomy II, often require the contributions of many members who may not be mutual friends.<br><br>Many of we Community owner would love if there were greater participation in our Communities...<br>Yet we cannot deny that as owners, we do have somewhat of an obligation to be a stimulus for participation. One of the minor ways I try to do this is by not answering questions relayed to me personally. If someone scraps me with questions about Astronomy or Classical Music, I politely ask them to post about it in the Community. That by doing so, the responses and answers will be available to any and all who may have similar questions.<br>As well as, potentially being a spark for conversation or debate on similar topics of interest.<br><br>Basically... I guess what I'm trying to say is that people who are active participants in Communities... Or new Orkut members who desire to participate in Communities... Are not going to be less likely to do so because of the new version of Orkut.<br><br>You and others have made great suggestions on features which would make Communities of both greater use to members, but also more easily managed by the owner and mods. A few others that I would like to see, and are a basic option in most Internet Bulletin Boards...<br><br>* A hidden section of the Community, where the owner and mods can easily communicate about potential problem members... topics and post with questionable content... etc.<br>* The ability for owners and/or mods, to edit the content of member posts.<br>* Allowing the owner to "customize" the rights extended to mods.<br>* Implementing a facile method to create back-ups of Community content.<br><br>I'd also be very interested in reading comments by Michelle and Lynn. They are both very contentious Community owners who have some very good ideas as well. <br><br>-- Frank F. Moore Well written review, Zazo. I do agree that Orkut/Google is tending to focus too much on the stylistic details and content of Profile pages, while neglecting improvements and developments for Communities. However…
I'm not quite so pessimistic about the new version being a threat to communities. Your experiment was quite interesting in comparing the contributions you received on your question, between the Friend Updates on your Homepage, and a Topic in a community.

If I may say though… It was a question of a rather personal nature, although I do realize that the input of other Parents would be valuable to others, when posted in a community setting. Yet there are many subjects that just really do not lend themselves to a simple and limited discussion, as exist in Friend Updates. Several of the Communities I own… Such as Classical Music and Astronomy II, often require the contributions of many members who may not be mutual friends.

Many of we Community owner would love if there were greater participation in our Communities…
Yet we cannot deny that as owners, we do have somewhat of an obligation to be a stimulus for participation. One of the minor ways I try to do this is by not answering questions relayed to me personally. If someone scraps me with questions about Astronomy or Classical Music, I politely ask them to post about it in the Community. That by doing so, the responses and answers will be available to any and all who may have similar questions.
As well as, potentially being a spark for conversation or debate on similar topics of interest.

Basically… I guess what I'm trying to say is that people who are active participants in Communities… Or new Orkut members who desire to participate in Communities… Are not going to be less likely to do so because of the new version of Orkut.

You and others have made great suggestions on features which would make Communities of both greater use to members, but also more easily managed by the owner and mods. A few others that I would like to see, and are a basic option in most Internet Bulletin Boards…

* A hidden section of the Community, where the owner and mods can easily communicate about potential problem members… topics and post with questionable content… etc.
* The ability for owners and/or mods, to edit the content of member posts.
* Allowing the owner to “customize” the rights extended to mods.
* Implementing a facile method to create back-ups of Community content.

I'd also be very interested in reading comments by Michelle and Lynn. They are both very contentious Community owners who have some very good ideas as well.

– Frank F. Moore ]]> http://flockpost.com/new-orkut-is-it-a-threat-for-orkut-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-3554 zazo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:47:23 +0000 http://www.orkutheroes.com/?p=665#comment-3554 There are many more features which are in need. Thannks anyways Chandra, hope they read this. There are many more features which are in need. Thannks anyways Chandra, hope they read this. ]]> http://flockpost.com/new-orkut-is-it-a-threat-for-orkut-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-3555 zazo Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:46:01 +0000 http://www.orkutheroes.com/?p=665#comment-3555 Social Networking sites is a hot business, they hardly cares about what's going inside it. I dare to say that this new orkut is an answer to fastest growing facebook in India and Brazil. Social Networking sites is a hot business, they hardly cares about what's going inside it. I dare to say that this new orkut is an answer to fastest growing facebook in India and Brazil. ]]> http://flockpost.com/new-orkut-is-it-a-threat-for-orkut-communities/comment-page-1/#comment-3551 Chandra Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:25:16 +0000 http://www.orkutheroes.com/?p=665#comment-3551 Apart from what you mentioned, Orkut communities is missing a major feature.<br><br>There must be a way to subscribe to forum topics and see the updates/answers in the user homepage. Otherwise it is so difficult to go the topic and check for replies every time. This is missing from a long time. It's high time they implement it. This feature increases the participation in the communities. Apart from what you mentioned, Orkut communities is missing a major feature.

There must be a way to subscribe to forum topics and see the updates/answers in the user homepage. Otherwise it is so difficult to go the topic and check for replies every time. This is missing from a long time. It's high time they implement it. This feature increases the participation in the communities. ]]>