We'd love for people to post their thoughts on the web and its impact on society. We'd love for people to see something in the press and think, I want a bigger discussion on this, a more rounded discussion perhaps. Well, we'd love for you to share your thoughts on Meerkat.

Some guidelines to get you started:

1)    What topic will you cover?
We will check the site and either add it as a new Category or a Sub-Category if it already exists.

2)     What is the specific question you would like answered or get insight on?
The clearer you can be on this, the more relevant the responses will be

3)     Have you got background reading/links/documents you’d like to post to the site?
We want to collate a really good archive of documents/commentary related to your topic, the guest-editor should start the ball rolling.

4)    Will you be available once a day to edit/approve/comment on the Meerkat site during your time with us?
A regular presence guarantees an engaged community.

5)    Can you identify the right tags you’d like your community to use?
Tags (or keywords) enable your community to cross-reference their comments and enable us to build a sensible, accessible archive

6)    Can you invite your own network to comment?
Meerkat is striving for a diverse community of commentators, we encourage you to bring some friends!

7)    Can you build on discussions? Connect threads in different comments? Encourage debate?
Meerkat is about drawing the “wisdom out of the crowds”. We do this nicely, respectfully, and intelligently.

8)    Can you present complex ideas in a simple way?
Meerkat is not about how clever we think we sound, it’s about how well we listen to others

9)    Guidelines for your community:

·         One strike rule for rudeness

·         Build on other peoples’ comments. Connect the threads. Don’t be an echo-chamber.

·         We’re looking for some, or preferably all, of the following

a.     Opinion

b.     Examples (anecdotes, experiences, stories)

c.     Links to other peoples’ sites/documents/commentary

·         Suggestions to refine the tags to make the conversation more discoverable

Thanks!