Marvel Database admin Jamie Hari shares his knowledge to the Wikia community by discussing how to write wikis for an audience. 

Community Connect 2016: Writing Wikis for an Audience

The Wikia community learns how to gain and retain new contributions to their wikis.

Community Connect 2016: How to Gain and Retain New Contributions to Wikis

Community Connect 2015 - Communication Strategies

Communication Strategies

Community Connect 2015: Building & Strengthening Communities — Communication Strategies

Wikia Community Connect 2015

A global event to showcase and educate about an essential part of the FANDOM experience and community: building strong communities! Presenters from the FANDOM Community Staff broadcast topical presentations, followed by a moderated question & answer session. Understanding how your communities can best work for the fresh generation of readers is key, so there is something for all skill levels.

* Seeding and Growing a Healthy Wiki: Strategies for launching, maintaining, and organizing communities.
* Communities of Communities: Working with inter-language partners and sister projects to build together.
* Understanding and Embracing User Diversity: How a variety of user backgrounds makes for a richer community.

See more (including the slides) at: http://connect.wikia.com/wiki/Building_Strong_Articles

Building Strong Communities: a Community Connect Town Hall

Wikia Community Connect 2015 Day 2 - 2 Apps

2 Apps

Community Connect 2015: Apps

A global event to showcase and educate about an essential part of the FANDOM experience and community: seeing your communities grow and evolve over time! Presenters from the FANDOM Community Staff broadcast topical presentations, each followed by a moderated question & answer session. Understanding how your communities can best work for the fresh generation of readers is key, so there is something for all skill levels.

· Shifting Audiences: How to think about your community readers — they may not be who you think (and may not be who they were when the community started)!
· Modernization: What's new with the FANDOM tools, network, and platform. Where are we going this year?
· Out with the old: What are some older design patterns that no longer fit a modern web or wiki? How can these be replaced with something responsive and responsible without losing your community flavor?
· Converting readers to editors: How to get volunteers interested, and keep them involved. Why FANDOM is a different culture than Wikipedia.

See more (including the slides) at: http://connect.wikia.com/wiki/Evolution

Evolution: a Community Connect Town Hall

The Wikia community learns about portability.

Community Connect 2016: Portability on your Community

The community gets to ask their questions to the Wikia panel.

Community Connect 2016: Ask Me Anything Panel (USA)

The European Wikia community gets an opportunity to ask their questions to the various Wikia staff members. 

Community Connect 2016: Ask Me Anything Panel (Poznan)

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Mercury: a Community Connect Town Hall

Wikia Community Connect 2015 Day 1 - 8 Building and Strengthening Communities

8 Building and Strengthening Communities

Community Connect 2015: Building and Strengthening Communities — Growth Strategies

Wikia Community Connect 2015 Day 1 - 1 Welcome & Introductions

1 Welcome & Introductions

Community Connect 2015: Welcome & Introductions

Wikia Community Connect 2015 Day 3 - 2 What the Flag are Flags

2 What the Flag are Flags

Community Connect 2015: What the Flag are Flags?

Wikia Community Connect 2015 Day 3 - 1 Presentation Preview of New Contribution Tools

1 Presentation Preview of New Contribution Tools

Community Connect 2015: Preview of New Contribution Tools

The Wikia SEO team educates the community on how to optimize their articles and wiki pages. 

Community Connect 2016: SEO Health 

Fandom Sr. Product Manager Chris Fife addresses the Wikia community members to break down fandom.1eye.us and its offerings. 

Community Connect 2016: What is Fandom?

Wikia CEO Craig Palmer kicks off Community Connect 2016 by welcoming the various Wikia communities to San Francisco.  

Community Connect 2016: Craig Palmer Intro

Fandom Community Connect

Wikia Community Connect 2015 Day 1 - 2 Project Roadmap Overview

2 Project Roadmap Overview

Community Connect 2015: Product Roadmap Overview

Wikia Community Connect 2015 Day 2 - 3 Presentation Life cycle of a feature at Wikia

3 Presentation Life cycle of a feature at Wikia

Community Connect 2015: Lifecycle of a Wikia feature

Wikia social experts Brandon Rhea and Sharon Tomasik share their knowledge on how social can help their communities.

Community Connect 2016: How Social Media Can Help Your Community

The Wikia community learns about international interaction.

Community Connect 2016: International Interaction

Wikia mobile guru Stanley Tran updates the community on what is happening with apps at Wikia. 

Community Connect 2016: Apps at Wikia

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