MDN/Projects/Development/Social Features

Social Features

What do we mean by social features?

• Messaging within the site
• Sharing of MDN pages to external social sites (FB, Twitter, Reddit, etc.)
• Affinity groups (by language, technology, etc.)
• Group pages (what a group is working on)
• IRC integration
• Discussion forums?

What problem are we trying to solve? (why are we doing this)

• Lack of support for collaboration and community within the site.

Who are we trying to solve this problem for? (target persona)

• Primary: Contributors to MDN

• Secondary/later:
  • Readers/users of MDN
  • Members of the MDP?

How do we measure success? (what is the outcome we are hoping for)

• Percentage of MDN members using the features
• Rate of use of features (messages, shares, etc.)
• Increase in contributions by those using social features
• Increase of quality of contributions by those using social features