Comments on: Why Invest in Social Features for Your Web Site?

By: Matt Mitro

Matt Mitro — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:11:25 +0000

Thanks for the great article. These are wonderful examples of techniques and strategies that our organization plans to use to deliver a quality social experience to our volunteers.

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By: Open Parenthesis

Open Parenthesis — Wed, 09 May 2007 15:13:48 +0000

It’s the community, stupid…

Joshua Porter writes in “Why Invest in Social Features for Your Web Site?“:
In addition to the explicit benefits for the site owner, implementing social features means building a community around shared experiences. The notion of “shared …

By: hegu

hegu — Tue, 08 May 2007 08:33:14 +0000

Great article! ROI can be measured and evaluated in many different ways, I think people are looking too much on the money side and want results quick. There Is much greater value in the long run, with building community and trust.

By: Julian Pscheid

Julian Pscheid — Mon, 07 May 2007 18:09:36 +0000

Thanks for this follow up on the Amazon article. I used that article when explaining social features to clients, and this article will allow me to make an even stronger point.

By: Michael Grossman

Michael Grossman — Sat, 05 May 2007 00:29:02 +0000

You mention the redesign of abcnews.com. This redesign is pretty nasty and their users have made extensive use of their new social tools to let them know about it. I blogged about it here:

http://uxarts.blogspot.com/2007/05/abcnewscom-bucks-trend-on-their.html

By: Joshua Porter

Joshua Porter — Thu, 03 May 2007 03:34:18 +0000

According to Amazon, 16 features isn't too much. See Amazon.com's Social Design

By: Daniel Szuc

Daniel Szuc — Wed, 02 May 2007 11:01:02 +0000

Is there a limit on how many social functions to add to a web site? For example, are there criteria and associated benefits one could apply to each function added? Have seen sites start to add social functions (as a “me too” approach) perhaps without really thinking through whether it suits their business or its something that can operationally support.