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Forum Software And “The IKEA Problem”

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Mike W.

Is there anything worse than coming home after shopping at IKEA? Now, the shopping experience is actually pretty fun. Navigating through the maze, thinking about what could be, and finding the perfect deal is a challenging and often times rewarding … Read More >

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Introducing Private, Members-Only Groups For Your Forum

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Mike W.

We spoke with countless community managers and learned that many forum owners need to create private threads, specifically for a certain subset of users. As a result of this feedback, we recently launched our very own solution to accommodate private … Read More >

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How Forum Communities Defy The Laws Of Thermodynamics

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Mike W.

One of the most amazing things about forum communities is that after they take off, they turn into perpetual motion machines. It could be argued that a true perpetual motion machine operates without any input of energy whatsoever, and forums … Read More >

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7 Ways To Gain Traction On Your Forum

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Mike W.

For a forum to become successful we have found the most important ingredient is a critical mass of users. But if you have traffic, how do you capitalize on it to gain traction? We offer the following suggestions: Make it … Read More >

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How To Celebrate Members’ Birthdays On Your Forum

Posted on March 7, 2014 by Mike W.

Assuming your forum has more than 365 members, chances are that it’s somebody’s birthday everyday. With Ninja Post, we recognize everyone’s birthday by automatically inserting a birthday cake next to their user name on their special day. It’s simple and … Read More >

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The Use Of “Loading…” Spinners On Forum Pages Is Downright Agonizing. Here’s Why.

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Mike W.

One of the most frustrating things to experience when surfing the web is to click on a link and wait for the page to open, only to see a “spinner” indicating that the content still needs to load. This is … Read More >

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Single Sign-On With Ninja Post: Integrating Your Main Site With Your Forum

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Mike W.

Today, we spent time documenting our process for implementing our Single Sign-On solution, which you can read here. This page provides an overview to help site owners understand how we handle the flow between their main site and their forum. … Read More >

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More Resources To Limit Forum Trolling

Posted on February 20, 2014 by Mike W.

As a follow up to yesterday’s post, A Common Sense Approach To Limit Forum Trolling, we thought it would be useful to post some additional resources. The Crocels Trolling Academy, which promotes an Internet free from cyberbullying is a great … Read More >

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A Common Sense Approach To Limit Forum Trolling

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Mike W.

Several years ago, the NY Times published an in-depth report about internet trolls, The Trolls Among Us. The article focuses on the exploits of trolls from 4chan.org,’s infamous /b/ board but also recaps the history of trolling, defines the word … Read More >

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