1. Participate in discussions: More productive discussions is what Yoomoot is all about. On standard web forums, posts in big discussions get lost in an enormous mess of text, the same topics endlessly repeat themselves and hardly anyone bothers to read what's already written. Yoomoot solves all these problems. To see the difference Yoomoot makes, compare this
http://forums.civfanatics.com/showthread.php?t=346593 with its
http://yoomoot.com/bookmarks/the-zeitgeist-movement-observations-and-responses-activist-orientation-guide/ (click "see discussion overview" for the best view).
http://yoomoot.com/articles/order-without-authority-how-yoomoot-makes-long-and-complex-discussions-navigable/ http://yoomoot.com/articles/concision-enthroned-how-yoomoot-keeps-discussions-trim/ http://yoomoot.com/articles/standing-on-the-shoulders-of-crowds-how-yoomoot-turns-discussions-into-ever-improving-information-resources/ 2. Add categories to your favorites: No-one's interested in everything. Use categories to focus on what matters to you. Adding a category to your favorites makes it easy to check what's new in it. Favorite categories can be very specific, e.g. greece + history + philosophy or twitter + economics.
http://yoomoot.com/category/#/folder/31/ 3. Use as a blog: Because of Yoomoot's nested Q&A structure, every contribution you make to a conversation can additionally be read as a self-sufficient article. All your writing is shown together on your profile page. It amounts to a whole new approach to blogging, one which is much more social and collaborative than the normal model. To get started, simply go to
http://yoomoot.com/favorites/ and then 'create a moot'.
http://yoomoot.com/articles/ending-the-web-citizens-dilemma-blogging-and-commenting-at-the-same-time/ 4. Add users to your favorites: If you come across a fellow Yoomooter who writes and recommends lots of interesting content, add them to your favorites. It'll make it easy for you to check up on their latest activity.
http://yoomoot.com/profile/favorite/users/ 5. Share bookmarks: You can post articles from other web sites to Yoomoot by going to
http://yoomoot.com/favorites/ , hovering over 'create a moot' and clicking 'bookmark'. Yoomoot bookmarks can be discussed, and our discussion format encourages much more focused, useful commentary than what is typical on other social bookmarking sites.
http://yoomoot.com/articles/yoomoots-razor-how-yoomoot-keeps-discussions-sharp-and-focused/ 6. Create a knowledge-building community: Whether it's a matter of working out how to get things done or finding out more about something, Yoomoot is the best online environment for knowledge-based communities. The discussion format ensures productive goal-focused discussions and Yoomoot's wiki-like features allows discussions to be continuously improved over time.
http://yoomoot.com/questions/how-can-i-create-a-community-about-a-specific-interest-on-yoomoot/ http://yoomoot.com/articles/time-wasting-is-the-project-killer-yoomoot-as-a-project-management-tool/ http://yoomoot.com/articles/collaborative-essays-yoomoot-for-education/ 7. Demonstrate your expertise: If your job relies on people recognizing your expertise, Yoomoot's blogging-through-Q&A system provides the perfect environment for that. The category system ensures people interested in your area can easily
find you. The most appreciated Yoomoot users will be featured on our leaderboard, creating a virtuous cycle of recognition
(The Yoomoot leaderboard has not yet been implemented).More about Yoomoot
http://yoomoot.com/articles/direct-democracy-without-slaves-and-the-messy-conversations-that-get-in-the-way/ http://yoomoot.com/articles/one-moot-to-rule-them-all-how-yoomoot-merges-wikis-forums-comments-blogs-and-bookmarks-into-a-single-format/ http://yoomoot.com/articles/the-collaborative-inbox-how-yoomoot-makes-it-easy-to-keep-track-of-updates-and-discover-relevant-new-content/ http://yoomoot.com/articles/please-no-more-youtube-comments-or-how-yoomoot-reconciles-free-speech-with-politeness/