sometimes you come across a product that is just like chef's kiss and today for me that was @Making_Waves .
They solve the massive pain point of slack conversations disappearing and automatically convert it into a searchable, saved wiki.
insanely good product, great people.
The community hype is definitely gone.
I personally think that 2023 will be a heads-down, get-shit-done, kind of year for the community industry.
Check out our other predictions for the community industry in 2023:
https://t.co/ZfmY5huQHI
Okay, this thread became too long.
Let me turn it into a blog post at this point.
*5 hours later*
If you liked this thread, then you will definitely like our full article on Slack community engagement: https://t.co/DLJT9NZGII
Principle #5: People love talking about their passions
This is the reason why passion communities (gaming, cooking, music) are the most engaged ones.
Find what people love talking about and what they are passionate about - then build discussions around it.
There's a lack of how-to guides and case studies on how to bring diversity, equity, and inclusion in online communities.
That's why we spoke to @merve_isler who is responsible for the developer communities at Google to walk us through her DEI process:
https://t.co/g10Y9DCtK5
Facebook has just announced that they will be releasing a WhatsApp update for community builders🤯
Here's why it will be great for developing countries: https://t.co/clfSbtoClz
@beccaodelay@BuildingWaves@CommonRoomHQ Orbiit is an awesome tool! It was definitely a contender for the engagement tool section but we decided to go with Meetsy because of their Slack integration🤘🏻