| 1.
| 12/23/2008 10:19:00 AM | Far too many people have no idea nextNY exists, period. I think it's a fantastic resource, the list and the job board especially, and everyone I've introduced it to agrees, but few people, even in metro NYC, in the tech industry, seem to have any clue what nextNY before I educate them. |
| 2.
| 12/23/2008 10:33:00 AM | Have more of the conversations on the list directly related to the events and content on the wiki. |
| 3.
| 12/23/2008 12:52:00 PM | Provide more anonymity options...There are a lot of people who can't participate in public because of fear of revealing confidential material (Just asking a question in combination with an identity could reveal information). Further, a lot of employee agreements prevent individuals from sending information to the public for fear of the "wrong" things being said in public and being tied back to the company. I suspect this is why most posting activity is done by a few people who run their own companies and not by anyone from the large IT shops (ie the advertising, entertainment and financial companies).
Some sort of managed anonymous posting option, where someone needs to apply for it and can be banned, which would prevent board spam, would be very useful... |
| 4.
| 12/23/2008 1:35:00 PM | Structure: who is doing what;
Focused events for people with a specific expertise;
Task forces
This isn't needed when the community is small and everyone knows everyone else, but as it grows, some patterns found in larger organizations and societies (IEEE, ACM) could be adopted.
Charlie is doing a good job taming the self-promoters, but there's going to be more of this (also taming of technologically and socially inept). This is a thankless and unpleasant job, and at some point, someone should be paid to do it. |
| 5.
| 12/23/2008 3:02:00 PM | Have more events & tap people's ideas. |
| 6.
| 12/23/2008 3:04:00 PM | Better community site. Google groups rots |
| 7.
| 12/23/2008 4:39:00 PM | Expand topics to outside of startup, tech, and biz dev |
| 8.
| 12/23/2008 5:34:00 PM | how about subgrouping things? There's a lot I don't really care about (job offers for one) that affect the signal/noise. Higher volume reduces participation |
| 9.
| 12/24/2008 4:28:00 AM | Encourage specific roles for people who want to "be involved" but cannot handle a significant role. |
| 10.
| 12/24/2008 5:01:00 AM | Be extra welcoming - especially to those just entering the NY tech scene. I think profiles on NextNY would be great. KickApps or Ning to create more of a social connection - This might help prepare a new person to go to a meetup, so they know what/who to expect. |
| 11.
| 12/27/2008 7:16:00 AM | Add new tools to the site to facilitate discussion and collaboration. Wiki's are a pain to use sometimes -- something more structured like Q&A, white boarding, etc. could help create more interaction. |
| 12.
| 12/30/2008 6:11:00 PM | scrap wiki or upgrade to a wiki like service that allows for more fluid social interactions/information sharing for a |
| 13.
| 1/1/2009 8:46:00 PM | I think as long as people continue to contribute, the list will grow organically. Personally, I may be inclined to respond to a question directly. Moving forward I'd like to reach out across the group. |
| 14.
| 1/1/2009 8:46:00 PM | more events |
| 15.
| 1/2/2009 9:01:00 PM | I joined Next NYC To learn about New and emerging Technology, and take that back to the community. To Grasp what Ny Next business tools , and env |
| 16.
| 1/5/2009 8:44:00 PM | Notify more about educational events. |
| 17.
| 1/5/2009 11:40:00 PM | Viral marketing |
| 18.
| 1/6/2009 12:51:00 AM | N/a |
| 19.
| 1/6/2009 1:14:00 AM | Talk about topics besides raising capital and hiring people. Also, have events for companies that are not Internet "pure-plays". |
| 20.
| 1/6/2009 3:47:00 AM | what, there's not enough participation as it is? |
| 21.
| 1/6/2009 1:44:00 PM | Just keep spreading the word and link to resources |
| 22.
| 1/6/2009 2:39:00 PM | less beating up on people in mailing list |
| 23.
| 1/6/2009 4:23:00 PM | Keep doing events. Providing forums for ppl to meet and build relationships is the strongest form of community building |
| 24.
| 1/6/2009 4:38:00 PM | I think the events should be more speaker and topic focused, with an emphasis on professional networking, rather than "hang out at a bar." The locations and timings also aren't so good - maybe add some venues that are closer to midtown/Flatiron, and start earlier. |
| 25.
| 1/10/2009 3:04:00 PM | All of the above |
| 26.
| 1/10/2009 6:28:00 PM | more publicity/monthly mailing of the resources.
to be honest I generally forget that it exists since i read this through my email and only read my email for this once in a while. |
| 27.
| 1/10/2009 9:40:00 PM | It's a plug, but I'd recommend members post invites on meetingwave.com to network with other NextNY members and nonmembers. They can arrange face-to-face meetings whether over coffee, lunch or drinks to expand their real-world contacts and match a face to those who post actively on the message board. MeetingWave will be increasing its advertising in NYC. |
| 28.
| 1/11/2009 12:43:00 PM | outreach to new membership; consistent site experience and dialogue based on topics |
| 29.
| 1/11/2009 3:31:00 PM | You might need to start breaking into smaller groups. But that's not your problem. It's a community problem. People within the community need to self-organize, DNA-like, into groups that make sense. |
| 30.
| 1/11/2009 4:15:00 PM | Merge with NY Tech Meetup? |
| 31.
| 1/11/2009 5:39:00 PM | Maybe I am an outlier but I still seem to have a hard time catching events. Maybe we can create an event rss feed or some similar feed that communicates events without active effort. hmm, actually i think i would volunteer to test some ideas. (tfrieling@att.net) |
| 32.
| 1/11/2009 6:31:00 PM | I think I feel invested in NextNY for a few reasons. 1. The events are great for connecting people in real life. 2. NextNY carries with it, for me, a certain sense of pride in the NY tech scene (vs. the West coast) and it's important to continually foster that. |
| 33.
| 1/11/2009 7:54:00 PM | Increase your twitter stream, real time conversations. |
| 34.
| 1/11/2009 8:41:00 PM | ? |
| 35.
| 1/11/2009 11:40:00 PM | Maybe split the discussion into categories for different interests (startups, technologists, job-seekers). |
| 36.
| 1/12/2009 7:05:00 PM | Since a fuller answer wasn't permitted to the last question: I'm not in a position to host an event, but you might want to talk with Wade Tinney who heads the local IGDA chapter -- their events are similar sized, and they usually hold them at space owned by NYU in the Woolworth Building, which NYU contributes at no or low cost. It would be worth talking with him and seeing if NY Next can work something similiar. |
| 37.
| 1/13/2009 6:26:00 AM | Improve knowlege of group via other prominent social vehicles. |
| 38.
| 1/16/2009 6:41:00 PM | just keep reminding us to do so, as sometimes I just feel like an intruder so lurk and read when maybe you want me more involved. I go to NYC a lot for my clients so could participate if dates are good fit |
| 39.
| 1/20/2009 6:09:00 PM | Establish panels and advisory boards to help participating startup organizations |
| 40.
| 1/26/2009 7:35:00 PM | More employment functionality. Job boards, etc. |
| 41.
| 1/26/2009 8:51:00 PM | host interesting events with good speakers |
| 42.
| 1/26/2009 9:33:00 PM | A permanent space, where meetings are held on a monthly or bi-monthly basis. |
| 43.
| 1/27/2009 5:00:00 PM | Be more proactive in promotion. Send out multiple notices in plenty of time for members to make plans to attend events. |
| 44.
| 1/28/2009 11:14:00 PM | Don't have time to really think about it. But if I did, I could probably come up with some good responses. |
| 45.
| 1/31/2009 1:40:00 AM | PR |