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MetaFilter &Online
Communities
librarian.net/talks/txla14
Jessamyn West@jessamyn
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I am not
really a libraria
n.or am I?
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MetaFilter
259,833
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AskMe by the numbers
have asked a questio
n
have not asked a question
70%
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Sample question
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AskMe by the numbers
have answered
a question
95%
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Find questions you want1.categori
es
2.tags
3.suggestions
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Find questions that need you
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My "social" work
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Gamification
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My toolbox
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AskMe by the numbersquestions
deleted
98.7%
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AskMe by the numbers
comments deleted
98.3%
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What's the problem to be solved?
✴ "Does someone feel like I do?"
✴ "Am I correct in this argument I am having?"
✴ "Is there a way out of this mess?"
✴ "Am I being unreasonable?"
✴ "Is this person acting crazy?"
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Management
redacted
the punchclock
the water cooler
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Questions are professional
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and personal...
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Some real statistics✴ 60/40% women/men
✴ 55% are 18-55 years old (avg = 31)
✴ 90% visit once a day or more
✴ 21% “bloggers”
✴ 38% own cats
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Some overgeneralizations✴ Social anxiety
✴ Nerdy/High IQ
✴ Overthinkers
✴ Rule followers or benders
✴ Witty/Verbal
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Deflecting energy
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