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By: Anne Truitt Zelenka » links for 2008-01-24

Anne Truitt Zelenka » links for 2008-01-24 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:24:36 +0000

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By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:45:42 +0000

Ah, the book about community is in progress. My chapter is pretty well fleshed out here: http://commons.oreilly.com/wiki/index.php/AOC_Managing_Communities

However, it’s a little long. I’m seeing if O’Reilly will let me get away with it, but I may have to cut it down and streamline it a bit

By: Anne Z.

Anne Z. — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 13:37:40 +0000

Thanks for the nice review, Dawn! I’m glad you enjoyed the book.

Now when are you going to write a book about building community? That’s the next thing I want to study, and I’m going to start with your podcasts.

By: Michael Sigler

Michael Sigler — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:55:31 +0000

Thanks for the review Dawn. What I find interesting are the companies who struggle to grasp the burst-style of work. To them it seems hip and cool and perhaps a way of spurring new growth into a lagging company. Alas, it seems that often they don’t have the infrastructure, experience or mindset to take on the monumental task of shifting like that. It leaves a bad taste in their mouth and it often becomes harder to convince them of the benefits of a blend of burst and busy.

Thankfully as more and more companies do grasp it I find myself working in a much more natural rythym. Hell, I spent all day working on the Jive logo, took a break and killed some people at Call of Duty, went home and out of nowhere the problems melted away. I jumped on the computer and “got’r dun” as my grandpa would say.

I also think it takes the right sort of person to work well with the bursty method. A person needs to be able to handle an less structured environment, yet must also be able to focus when push comes to shove.