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Title:

Beyond Servers: Scaling Your Community

Your vote:
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Organizer:
Ben Finkel, Fluther.com
Description:
You have tons of servers and now you think you're ready for that surge of traffic? Think again. An influx of new users can ravage your fragile community and precious content. We'll discuss advanced techniques for managing growth while maintaining that special something.
Questions
Answered:
  1. How can I maintain quality as I grow?
  2. How does feedback play a role in growth?
  3. How can I balance keeping old users happy while welcoming new users?
  4. How will my site's community be affected by growth?
  5. What problems can new users cause?
  6. How do I balance censorship and freedom?
  7. How can I reinforce my culture?
  8. Could some solutions backfire?
  9. Is blogging just a placebo?
  10. Should I use crowdsourcing or moderators?
Level:
Advanced
Category:
Community / Social Networks
Type:
Panel
Event:
SXSW Interactive 2009
Ben Finkel
on 8/8/08
Joining us on this panel will be cool kids from Get Satisfaction and ma.gnolia!
Zoe Finkel
on 8/8/08
Very relevant for start-ups!
what thefluther
on 9/8/08
This guy ought to know...witness fluther.com and its astronomical growth!
Pete Pothead
on 9/8/08
Best site ever!
Richard Henry
on 9/8/08
Aww man. I would love to attend this. Flights to Austin from England are quite expensive though.
Richard Haven
on 9/8/08
Go team Fluther!
Cat Cat
on 9/8/08
I love Fluther. An awesome site - moderated by some awesome people.
judy prays
on 9/8/08
insight into attaining both quantity AND quality? worth it!
brian mitchell
on 9/8/08
The site is great. I'd be interested in hearing from it's creator how constant user growth is managed.
marissa brown
on 10/8/08
The amazing success of Ben Finkel's and Andrew McClain's site Fluther.com speaks for itself. They have managed to do what corporate giants like Amazon are still struggling to do. They have created a site that is both informative and enjoyable. Ben Finkel has a wealth of knowledge that he is generously willing to share with others.
Michael Mmpa
on 11/8/08
A great site with great features!
Dana Gauthier
on 13/8/08
I love this site! It is so great!

Ezra Glenn
on 17/8/08
fluther rules!
Marcella Ramirez
on 18/8/08
Ben Finkle saved my kitten from a burning building, he's the man.
Nabeel Hyatt
on 19/8/08
Who's fluther?

Still, if anyone has anything new to add to how to allow your community to expand and diversify while remaining strong, I'm in.
Nabeel Hyatt
on 19/8/08
one thing.. Perhaps someone on the panel with a large (oh, 4+ m uniques or above a month) community?
Charles Clarke
on 31/8/08
Best site on the planet. And I know, I've been around. Ben Finkel and Andrew McClain are both gods in my book. Fluther rocks!!!
Nike Air Force One
on 26/3/09
Perfect
Nike Air Force 1
on 30/4/09
Great information
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