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Community Spotlight, Week of 5-24-10

Community of the Week

This week's Community of the Week is Gathering Books. It was created by Mara Daradar as "a space devoted to celebrating timeless narratives written for the young-at-heart."

 
Gathering Books stays true to its purpose, and makes it clear to visitors with an introduction to help them get acquainted with the content of the site. Its well written and colorfully worded copy make it obvious who the intended audience is -- book lovers. From there the home page's clean layout draws the reader further down the page, where images are used to introduce each new article. It's interesting to note that the site owners are comfortable with introducing their users with content that bridges the purpose of the site to one that some would consider completely different in that they review a movie. The important thing is that it's still useful to the audience, and stays true to the story telling theme of the website.
 
Congratulations once again to everyone at Gathering Books!
 
There are four more weeks to go before the community will once again vote for the top Community of the Week! If you'd like a shot at our next round of rewards post an introduction that follows the guidelines we've provided.
 
 
Suggestion of the Week
 
This week's suggestion comes from CH Staff, who recommends that a new element be added that shows posts from a specific category within the forum. They speculate that it would make it easier to highlight important sections within the forum, and have the added benefit of introducing users to areas of the forum they might not be familiar with.
 
As always we want to hear what you think about each idea. If you've thought of a feature you'd like to see added to the Spruz platform feel free to post it in the Idea Room. Remember to make it as detailed as possible; all topics must be approved before they'll appear.
 
 
Tip of the Week
 
Tokyorose has recommended the use of Getclicky.com analytics. They tout the fact that it updates live and provides detailed information about what type of people are using the site. This information can be used for advertising or simply providing your users with a better experience.
 
What's your opinion? Post a response or a tip of your own in our Tips and Tricks forum.
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