Notable Dreamwidth Reading

Expand: This page should link to the most important readings regarding Dreamwidth. Someone should be able to link here and assume the person being linked to can get a good understanding of the project. This can be on wiki or off wiki.

Basics

In short, Dreamwidth is best described as "a bunch of ex-LJ staffers rebooting LJ from the inside" [1].

• Announcing Dreamwidth Studios. Coming Summer 2008. -- The announcement of DW's conception.
• Dreamwidth.org -- The site itself, with links to draft Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Abuse Policy, Guiding Principles, and Diversity Statement pages.
• Dreamwidth.org: Business FAQs -- The most frequently asked questions about the business and operations of Dreamwidth.

Business

Dreamwidth Specific Reading

• (really, i'm just noodling around here) -- Essay about what kind of business synecdochic wants Dreamwidth to be.
• Keeping the lights on: can we afford to run this service? -- by xb95 -- An overview of the possible costs involved for hosting DW in its different stages. Note: this doesn't necessarily connect with what the DW is currently deciding to do.
• Paid account design (was: RP use cases and styles) -- by synecdochic -- Goes into the details about what considerations there are when designing the features of paid accounts, as well as why a la carte purchases can be counterproductive.

General Reading

These are general articles about factors involved in running an internet business.

• Why Monetizing Social Media Through Advertising Is Doomed To Failure: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 -- This expansive essay details the difficulties and issues surrounding monetizing social media through advertising.
• Internet business numbers for the layperson -- What does all the money needed for an internet business go to?

Flair

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