Links: Building an online community from scratch – what does it take?

As part of the build-up to news:rewired we want to give you some food for thought before each of our sessions.

So we’ll be posting a collection of tools, links and ideas relevant to each of the subjects up for discussion. Think of it like a reading list or a starting point for questions on the day.

First up is Building an Online Community from Scratch with Ed Walker, Neil Perkins and Anthony Thornton and some key blog posts from the speakers themselves and other experts.

Slideshow: Presentations from the interactives session

As part of our news:rewired follow-up coverage, we’ll be posting slideshows of the speakers’ presentations for those who missed it or simply want to recap. See presentations from Rob Minto and Ollie Williams

Slideshow: Presentations for the panel discussion: What’s next for the niche?

As part of our news:rewired follow-up coverage, we’ll be posting slideshows of the speakers’ presentations for those who missed it or simply want to recap. See presentations from Hannah Waldram and Suzanne Kavanagh

Slideshow: Presentations from the mobile session

As part of our news:rewired follow-up coverage, we’ll be posting slideshows of the speakers’ presentations for those who missed it or simply want to recap. See presentations from Michael Targett and Miriam Warren

Slideshow: Presentations from the paid-for content session

As part of our news:rewired follow-up coverage, we’ll be posting slideshows of the speakers’ presentations for those who missed it or simply want to recap. See presentations from Karl Schneider and Alastair Bruce

Slideshow: Presentations from the building user-driven projects session

As part of our news:rewired follow-up coverage, we’ll be posting slideshows of the speakers’ presentations for those who missed it or simply want to recap. See presentations from Paul Bradshaw, Chris Taggart and Lulu Phongmany

Slideshow: Presentations from the building online communities session

As part of our news:rewired follow-up coverage, we’ll be posting slideshows of the speakers’ presentations for those who missed it or simply want to recap. See presentations from Simeon Brody, Samantha Shepherd, Simon Perry and Matthew Eltringham

Where next for niche journalism and news:rewired?

Our final panellists at news:rewired – the nouveau niche did their best to challenge, provoke and predict what’s next for niche journalism. Are specialist journalists too focused on ‘the story’? How do you serve a niche audience and attract new readers? Speaking to them off-stage, we probed a little further in this video.

Q&A: iVillage’s Lulu Phongmany on the business of building online communities

In our latest Q&A we talk to iVillage business development & marketing manager Lulu Phongmany about the value of creating and maintaining online communities and how iVillage’s users contribute to the site’s content

“We’ve only just started really” Q&A: FT’s Rob Minto on data visualisation and infographics

In our latest Q&A we talk to FT interactives editor Rob Minto about interactives, data visualisations and inforgraphics, and how these new ways of storytelling are changing journalism for everyone