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Gail Williams of Salon and The WELL invited people this week to share their thoughts on the subject of “influencers,” and recaps the contributions here.   Following are some simple tips I share with companies launching online communities about how to cultivate “superusers” — that group of active users from which influencers and advocates can emerge.

 

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Identify superuser candidates among known advocates, online or off.

    Even before beginning their own online…