Increasing Social Interactions on a Website

As websites are increasingly evolving, one natural trend that is emerging strongly is making your website more social. It becomes less of something to simply read, and more of a community destination in which to interact. How does one make a website a happening place? How does one involve readers in expressing themselves? How to provide interaction beyond “leave a comment”? Obviously, you need to provide a space on your website for your visitors to do things together. You want to enable your users to poll, debate, ask questions, leave useful links and perform group search. The idea is to bring community features to life and stimulate social interaction.

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