community

Google shares its sources, and a new AI-powered social app Members Public

Some big changes to Google coming that publishers need to be aware of. An interesting new app that could facilitate community conversations — with the help of AI. And why games aren't just about fun any more.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
SEO

To build a community online during a crisis, go live Members Public

I’ve long been a sceptic of Facebook Live and other tools. But perhaps I should have looked more closely. If you see them as a community tool, not a broadcast one, the potential is huge.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
live

Naming and shaming is not a community management strategy Members Public

The Bristol Post named and shamed abusive commentators. But that was the easy option.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
community management

Andrea Faye Hart: creating a brave space for civic engagement Members Public

Is a more engaged and representative journalism the pathway to more sustainable local news? Chicago's City Bureau thinks so, and is setting out to prove it.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
local journalism

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism is taking community seriously with its latest hire Members Public

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism has hired a community organiser [https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/blog/2017-11-20/the-bureau-hires-journalisms-first-community-organiser] , Kirsty Styles [https://twitter.com/kirstystyles1]: > We see ourselves as serving both the journalists/members of our network and the disparate communities that they serve across the country. By bringing these two crucial

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
bureau of investigative journalism

What Makes A Troll A Troll? Members Public

Research shows that two factors predict trolling behavior.

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
community

The new original sin of online publishing Members Public

John Battelle thinks we actually figured out online publishing a decade ago – and then we screwed it up. How? We handed power to the social networks [https://shift.newco.co/we-can-fix-this-f-cking-mess-bf6595ac6ccd#.f5u7l6i6x]: > Again, for emphasis: despite all the whizzy bang-y social media we’ve invented these past ten years, I

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
analytics

Fighting trolling with academic rigour Members Public

Trolling – hostile, provocative anti-social behaviour – is one of the biggest challenges to any large-scale online community – and that includes comment sections on mainstream publications. The problem is far, far bigger in the online gaming world, though. And one of the biggest games in the eSports sector – League of Legends [http:

Adam Tinworth
Adam Tinworth
community