Posting for Community and Culture: Considerations for the Design of Interactive ….

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Posting for Community and Culture: Considerations for the Design of Interactive Digital Bulletin Boards

Authors:

Claude Fortin, Carman Neustaedter, Kate Hennessy

Abstract:

The next decade is likely to see a shift in digital public displays moving from non-interactive to interactive content. This will likely create a need for digital bulletin boards and for a better understanding of how such displays should be designed to encourage community members to interact with them. Our study addresses this by exploring community bulletin boards as a ubiquitous type of participatory non-digital display “in the wild”. Our results highlight how they are used for content of local and contextual relevance, and how cultures of participation, personalization, location, the tangible character of architecture, access, control and flexibility might affect community members’ level of engagement with them. Our analysis suggests entry points as design considerations intrinsically linked to the users’ sense of agency within a delineated space. Overlaps with related work are identified throughout to provide further validation of previous findings in this area of research.

DOI:http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/2556288.2556970
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Zypline Releases The Worlds Simplest WYSIWYG Internet Posting System

Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) March 09, 2012

Zypline Services announced today the public availability of its Zyppages™ application for individuals and small business owners.

The Zyppages’ patent-pending method instantly uploads documents and establishes the owner’s mobile number as the internet link creating an instant and valuable online presence.

The self-published open-format (wysiwyg) page can be a schedule, party plan, professional service, work availability, recipe, family event, territory served, or even a personal blog. Zyppages enables friends, colleagues, customers to easily get current details on a social event, a business or a service.

A true WYSIWYG process

Web postings always have to conform to the rules of someone else requiring learning and adding confusion. Zyppages users post content the way they want it to be seen. They just create content on a computer, save it, upload and they are done.

Many Simple, Powerful Uses

Zyppages enables users to post important business and social information that is accessed when needed. It enables users to instantly create a valuable internet presence without depending on anyone else.


        A part-time programmer or other service provider can use their business card for identification indicating details available their mobile number on Zyppages.
        Home workers can update a document of new creation and post for customers and followers to get immediate information.
    Bulletin board flyers and newsletter can refer to using phone numbers to get more details; those dangling phone tabs become more valuable.
    Write and post family picnic details and assignments reducing phone time.

Voice Mail Message Becomes Sales Tool

“With Zyppages users can change their voice mail greetings from the usual platitudes of have a nice day to a valuable business tool,” said Ray Kasbarian, CEO of Zypline. “This is one of great uses, it eliminates endless phone tag and protects against losing customers.” A message on busy could say “Sorry I missed your call, please go to Zyppages and enter the number you just called for important detail’”. Details could be that evening’s yoga schedule, the party schedule, the real estate listing or any other important data.

Easy To Use

It only takes a few minutes and a few simple steps to create an initial online page or to edit an existing page.

     Enter mobile number on Zyppages to create or edit flyer:
     Authorize changes via verification code sent to your mobile.
     Upload selected WORD or PDF business flyer or data sheet.

No Account Registration

Users do not have to register, nor provide an email, nor create and retype passwords. The system works totally on one-time SMS verification codes time and can support updates with approver not present.

About Zypline Service

Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, Zypline provides a connection-engine communications platform for personal brands and their customers. It instantly delivers target pages without unnecessary search and navigation steps. The Company is developing many applications built around its breakthrough patent pending, one-step, connection engine platform that links Proprietary Digital Indexes™ (Personal, Corporate, and Agency) to profiles and other data.







Tips For Posting on a Christian Message Board

Actually, these suggestion would help on any Message Board. Give them a try.

1. It is OK if your post is a one liner like “I’ll be praying” or “You made a good point”. What is a poor practice in posting is making one liner statements like “That’s just plumb dumb” or “That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard”. All you will get out of statements like that is a bad response and most likely a warning from a Moderator.

2. Always consider what you’ve written before you press the post button. You may never know what you may have omitted from a sentence that may make what you are saying totally opposite to what you really wanted to say.

3. If you’re angry with the person you are posting to, is right now the time to post or would after a bit of reflection be better. If the reason you are angry is personality conflict, maybe posting back to them isn’t the best course of action. Someone may be rough and not even realize it. Maybe asking a Moderator or Admin to talk to them for you or maybe some other person not involved being a mediator will be the way to make peace. Each situation is different and you what may work in one situation may not in another.

4. Try not to wonder far off the beaten path when participating in conversations. Keep the conversation in the area related to the Original Post (OP). If you go down too many rabbit trails with the conversation, you are doing a dis-service to the one who started the threads original intent. If you want to go down another pathway, start a new thread addressing that rabbit trail.

5. Don’t assume anything if there seems a problem with another poster. Ask them to clarify what they are saying before you do anything else. You may even send them a private message before you continue on… If you find the poster you have a problem with is just being plain out mean or unChristian like, Report the post…

These are just a few suggestions to have a peaceful visit to these places.

Pastor Tim Davis is an ordained Baptist Minister and Police Chaplain and has been dealing with online ministries for the past twelve years. Some of his online ministries include the Glory Christian Network Chat at http://gcnhome.net and the PCIM Christian Fellowship Message Board at http://parsonscorner.org/pcimunity