Pool is an online community and archive for sharing creative works. It has over 1600 registered users who have uploaded nearly 8000 items including audio, images, videos and text. The document provides statistics on user activity and engagement. It also shares perspectives from some fictional Pool members on how they use the platform to develop their skills, showcase their work, collaborate with others and feel part of a creative community.

1. POOL PEOPLE
or
getting to know the
pool community

6. What is your main
reason for using Pool?
4% to get recognition from other users
6% to find other artists I can collaborate with
6% to feel part of a community
8% to find inspiration
10% other
12% to get recognition from the ABC
16% to give my work a chance of being used by the ABC
38% It’s a place to display my work

7. Pool has 1621 172 have made
registered users
1055
comments 10 people
10 comments
10 items
average file size
160 have never logged in
484 have uploaded
499 680
415kb 699kb
129 have been active
in the past 6 weeks audio
images
422
47 web links
1928 items
7924kb
text
250
videos
405kb

8. profile terms

9. search terms
tags

11. Astrid “Pool is a place for me to be discovered”
Astrid is a 21 year old from Mudgee, studying discuss /talk
journalism/media arts at UTS. She moved to the city a
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few years ago, and uses sites like Facebook to share
photos and to keep in touch with family and friends
curate
upload/submit
from back home. During semester she doesn't get many share describe browse
chances to go home, but will go back for long periods of
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time during her holidays.
She lives in a share house with 2 other students - there's low medium master
no TV in the house, but they all have laptops. She and Production
her friends in Sydney often meet between classes and PC
after school, usually visiting the cafe Astrid works at. Info Web
They talk a lot about their uni work and other personal Social Web
matters, but the topics of travel and career often come
up. Astrid has mentioned her plans to study abroad for
a semester next year - an idea her friends are
encouraging.
After uni, she has her sights firmly set on a career in the
media, and is trying to build a solid portfolio and gain ABC
some relevant experience before she finishes her
studies. She enjoys receiving constructive feedback,
although she's always a little scared before showing her
work to others.
Pool

12. Alex Penny Lara Ken
has been working at Radio National Penny is a 44 year old producer for the Lara is a 26 year old community Ken has taught media arts and desi
nd in broadcasting for 20 years weekly program ‘360’ on Radio National manager at Pool UTS for the past 6 years
Astrid Mollie Sam Ruth
rid is a 21 year old from Mudgee, Mollie is a 32 year old freelance film Sam is a 39 year old process engineer at Ruth is a 58 year old semi-retired
ying journalism/media arts at UTS producer a Zinc refinary in Townsville teacher from Dandenong

13. collaborate inspiration
ch network
aborate
media organise research ideas evolve
experienced
contacts community
strategy
inspire answer meet relationships
trends projects talk communicate relationships produce mentor
communication trends
shed students
well established net.art practice before Lara is a community manager at Pool. She has a Penny has worked for the ABC for about 15 years, Alex has moved from junior positions to a
aching. His students appreciate his background in media and volunteers at the Starlight and has a good reputation both domestically and the ABC over the last 20 years, and has gained
a practioner, especially when he invites Foundation where she helps to organise fund raising internationally. She is married to a painter who works for her work on various arts programs. Recent
ioners to participate in seminars and class events. from their home in Leichardt, and has 2 high school aged found herself thinking less about program fea
children. more about the strategic direction of Radio Na
In a typical day at the ABC she answers emails from Pool
s close to uni, he regularly spends time in members, posts to the Pool blog, moderates content and Penny’s job is to generate ideas for features, and to Throughout her career as a writer and sound a
outh of the city, often with peers working on keeps the community momentum going. She will also liase follow through on the evolution and production of accumulated many contacts and friendships in
e he began teaching it’s hard to find enough with producers and stakeholders about upcoming projects. these ideas into finished pieces. Penny will sometimes career and emerging arts communities, and is
on these projects. interview people on the street, collaborate with external for challenging the status quo.
She regularly gives talks to external interest groups, and
organisations, or team up with other producers.
vel and occasionally works in Tokyo. When finds that people often ask her about getting involved. Her work brings her in contact with a range of
will visit local institutions and lecture She loves this part of her job because she feels like she’s These days, the majority of her modest budget is spent in organizations, and a significant part of her job
media art. He often collaborates with his making a difference. studio production time, but she still makes the occasional about fostering these relationships.
peers. research trip. She generally works autonomously, and
often finds herself mentoring the various contributors
involved with her projects.
a great place for my students “Pool is my community” “Pool is a place for me “Pool is a place to enab
ngage with the real world” to tap creativity” great relationships”
learn
ous
cate listen sharing
rallying
listen reputation aspiring career create
community stories history watch trends collaborate meet share talk
ss non-technical documenting family professional track portfolio feedback
community
keen listener of both ABC Local and Radio Sam moved to Darwin from Greece when he was 4 Mollie shares studio space with four friends who Astrid moved to the city a few years ago,
re she regularly catches shows like Hindsight, years old. Soon after arriving his family witnessed Cyclone also work in the film industry. She tends to work sites like Facebook to share photos and to kee
arvision and The Book Show. She has been Tracy, an event that left a lasting impression on him. For autonomously, but collaborates with her studio-mates with family and friends from back home. She l
0 years, and has a son in his late twenties his 10th birthday he was given a tape recorder, and in the when her workload increases. share house with 2 other students - there’s no
IT - something she finds useful when she’s years after he recorded the recollections of family and house, but they all have laptops.
She is a member of Screenhub, but typically gets work
uter troubles. friends about that infamous Christmas day.
from word-of-mouth recommendations. She works hard to She and her friends in Sydney often meet betw
work at the language school she has Since then, he has amassed a collection of stories from maintain her reputation as professional and reliable. She and after school, where they talk about uni wo
many different cultures. An influx of Nigerian his personal life and the greater community. When an has a keen interest in emerging trends in technology and and their careers. Astrid has mentioned her pl
ed a curiosity in Ruth, which culminated idea strikes him, he has no hesitation in rallying groups the media, and regularly scours the internet for new blogs abroad for a semester next year - an idea her f
g Nigeria with students in 2008 - her first of people around a vision - his motivation and enthusiasm and works. She is a heavy user of RSS. encouraging.
trip. She was amazed by what she saw, and are infectious.
She doesn’t put work online as she often has limited rights After uni, she has her sights firmly set on a ca
photos as she could.
Sam is now married with 2 young children. He hopes that to the commercial work she’s done. She is hesitant to media, and is trying to build a solid portfolio a
y her family and friend’s reactions, Ruth his collection of written and audio stories help them and publish other works as they are usually less polished, and relevant experience before she finishes her stu
her photos to tell stories and educate the future generations understand more about him. He often publishing these could effect her reputation. enjoys receiving constructive feedback, althou
nity about Nigerian culture. She’s looking tells his kids: “Not sharing your stories is the most selfish always a little apprehensive before showing he
arning more technical and story-telling skills thing you can do”. others.
understanding and acceptance of these new
members.
Pool is the place for me “Pool is a time capsule for “Pool is a place to see what’s “Pool is a place for me

16. Pool... a mental model know when
people look at
my work
look at other see what's on
Tell a story Make a project
people's work the front page
link to my look at other
create an host a contribute to a browse a build a
work from people's
archive conversation program project reputation
elsewhere profiles
create new
download bookmark comment on describe learn how to
Make curate share other classify my Upload Access the ABC ways to
share ideas fill time interesting things to come someone else's myself to see what's cool make my work
something new submissions people's work content content archives connect to
work back for work and ideas others better
audiences
receive get to know access skills &
find something classify find out about mentor follow up after
collaborate on Find people to watch or listen belong to a display my feedback on the people capacity get my work
remix stuff I'm interested share my work rate content someone else's new emerging a radio
a project work with to content community work my work and behind the outside the on the ABC
in content submissions media creators program
ideas work ABC
connect extend the
collaborate on find stuff I'm flag stuff as belong to a put my stuff in feedback on get to know see what's develop as a get my stuff
make stuff make a project look at stuff share stuff classify stuff through other reach of the
a project interested in interesting community the pool work people happening professional on the ABC
media ABC
produce something gather interesting stuff belong to a media community be a part of the ABC
Submit my Set my default Contact pool Submit my
Subscribe to Text-based Join Pool Comment on Read a user Read the Pool Create a
media to a Create a group licence Upload work staff via email media to a
Pool's RSS feed search (register) work profile blog Callout
project settings form Callout
watch, read Set Creative
Log in Submit my Contact pool
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& media to a staff via email
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media media
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contributors existing
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by media type groups
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FAQ
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17. Pool... a mental model
Tell a story Make a project
link to my
create an host a
work from
archive conversation
elsewhere
download bookmark
Make curate share other classify my
share ideas fill time interesting things to come
something new submissions people's work content
work back for
find something classify
collaborate on Find people to watch or listen be
remix stuff I'm interested share my work rate content someone else's
a project work with to content co
in content
collaborate on find stuff I'm flag stuff as be
make stuff make a project look at stuff share stuff classify stuff
a project interested in interesting co
produce something gather interesting stuff

18. know when
people look at
my work
look at other see what's on
people's work the front page
look at other
contribute to a browse a build a
people's
program project reputation
profiles
create new
comment on describe learn how to
Upload Access the ABC ways to
someone else's myself to see what's cool make my work
content archives connect to
work and ideas others better
audiences
receive get to know access skills &
find out about mentor follow up after
belong to a display my feedback on the people capacity get my work
new emerging a radio
community work my work and behind the outside the on the ABC
submissions media creators program
ideas work ABC
connect extend the
belong to a put my stuff in feedback on get to know see what's develop as a get my stuff
through other reach of the
community the pool work people happening professional on the ABC
media ABC
belong to a media community be a part of the ABC

20. thanks!
for more detail,
check out:
http://pool.acid.net.au
jeremy.yuille@rmit.edu.au