Clue Unit #18: Community as Business – June 1, 2007

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Episode 18, about 30 minutes.

Today’s Topic:  Online Community As
Business

•     Clipboard Roulette
•     Open Source Car
•     Community Business Models
•     User-to-user gifts, products
   
•     ROI and Metrics
•     Community as the means, not the end
   
•     Conference Chatter
   

Related Links:

ClipBoard
Roulette

Derek Powazek’s
Search
for People Powered Products

Open Source
Car

JPG Magazine

Threadless

Flickr

Amazon with/without community

Photobucket

Stunning
Nikon Campaign

Facebook’s
gifts

Second Life digital
purchases

Sims
Online

Sean
O’Driscoll and not selling "community"

Conference Chatter:

Dot Sub for video translation

Common Craft
Show

Dopplr for frequent travelers

Where
2.0

Google
Street Level Views

Snopes