Building Social Web Applications: Establishing Community at the Heart of Your Site Contributor(s): Bell, Gavin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0596518757 ISBN-13: 9780596518752 Publisher: O'Reilly Media OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 Annotation: This timely book demonstrates how experienced web developers can use their skills to build community-driven sites -- the Web's new killer app. Building a community site that not only attracts and retains a regular audience, but also gets users to interact, is hard work. This book walks web developers and project managers through the tools required to build community-driven websites, around content or around product, that make users feel like they've found a new home on the Web. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | Web - Design - Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General - Computers | Social Aspects |
Dewey: 006.754 |
Physical Information: 0.98" H x 7.1" W x 9.16" (1.30 lbs) 432 pages |
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Publisher Description: Building a web application that attracts and retains regular visitors is tricky enough, but creating a social application that encourages visitors to interact with one another requires careful planning. This book provides practical solutions to the tough questions you'll face when building an effective community site -- one that makes visitors feel like they've found a new home on the Web.
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Contributor Bio(s): Bell, Gavin: - Gavin Bell designs social web applications for the Nature Publishing Group. He is an interaction designer, community advocate and product manager. Since the early 90s, he has been writing and designing for the web. Large scale web applications covering identity, on-demand media, geolocation and social software have been the main focus of his work at NPG and previously at the BBC. He has worked in academia, advertising, publishing and developed multimedia software. He lives in London with his wife and two sons. Find out more on his personal site gavinbell.com and his blog take one onion. |