4chan Owner Speaks at TED

The founder of 4chan, a controversial, uncensored online imageboard, describes its subculture, some of the Internet "memes" it has... 

10 Steps to Keeping Your Password Safe

A few months ago my account at a social networking site got hacked by one of the latest phishing scams. I realized at the time that I had begun... 

Why Worry About SEO?

If you are about to start an online community you might ask yourself why you need to worry about SEO. So what is SEO? Search engine optimization... 

Biggest mistakes as a forum owner and how to avoid them

Each forum is unique but many of have been confronted with similar problems. Although some of these are harder to avoid, with a little planning... 

A Guide To Creating a Media Kit

Your site has finally taken off. You decide it is time to expand beyond Google AdSense and you contact some advertisers. The advertisers respond... 

Building a Business Around Forums. What’s your story?

Many of us started our forums out of a passion and enthusiasm for the subject matter of the forum. As forum owners, it is easy to invest hundreds... 

Starting iPad forum from scratch in competitive space

Just for fun I decided to launch a new forum in the highly competitive iPad and tablet PC space. We bought two domain names www.DiscussiPad.net... 

Is Launching A Social Media Campaign On Your Forum A Good Idea?

Launching a social media campaign on an online community can be intimidating. You know that social media is working on Facebook and Twitter,... 

Top 10 Security Tips for vBulletin

Here are my top 10 security tips for vBulletin: 1. Always run the latest (stable) release of vBulletin. 2. Always use secure passwords: the...