I have never considered myself a lurker, though I have not contributed to this listserv - most of the time, those who do respond posted a response that covers what I would have said, so, I don't know that I think it behooves any of us to say "ditto" to the last response and fill everyone's mailbox with "I think that same way".? Am I wrong in this - would it help "the cause" to respond even if my response would be the same as another's views?? I use the information I receive all the time unaware that I?was a "lurker".







-----Original Message-----
From: Jackie A. Taylor <jackie at jataylor.net>
To: assessment at nifl.gov
Sent: Fri, Jul 10, 2009 11:25 am
Subject: [Assessment 1988] Participation Inequality



Hi Phyllis, and all,

Phyllis, you wrote:

"I'm going to guess that there is a huge audience with a tiny percentage
that actually post.  I don't think the percentages are necessarily
representative of interest!"

I thought you'd like to see this report from Jacob Nielsen on
"Participation Inequality: Encouraging More Users to Contribute":

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/participation_inequality.html

"Summary: In most online communities, 90% of users are lurkers who never
contribute, 9% of users contribute a little, and 1% of users account for
almost all the action."

He goes on to discuss the downsides of participation inequality and
strategies online facilitators could use (given that the community has
access to the tools) to make participation easier and more equal.

I'd be interested in others' reactions to this report and how some of it
may, well, pertain to us!

Best...Jackie

Jackie Taylor, PD List Facilitator, jackie at jataylor.net 
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