User:OxanaDM/sandbox
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Owner | Premier Farnell |
| Website | element14.com |
The element14 community is an online community for engineers and was launched in June 2009. It is owned by Premier Farnell Plc. [1]
The element14 community has a presence in 231 countries, currently has over 200,000 members [2] and supports 10 languages – English, Chinese, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Korean, Thai, Chinese (Taiwan), Portuguese.
The site's main content includes [3]:
Groups – Members can join groups, which include several technical topic areas, such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and Single Board Computers. These are run by industry experts.
Ask an Expert – Members can pose questions to industry experts.
Road Test - Members can test and keep the latest products on the market in return for their feedback and product ratings.
Discussions - Members can start a conversation or ask a question.
The Knode – A platform that enables members to quickly research, design, develop and prototype
Events – Members can sign up for free webinars and keep informed about other types of events
Community Competitions[edit]
Frequently, the element14 Community runs competitions for its members, within different technical areas. Recent competitions include; the "Get Closer" Wearables Challenge, which invited engineers to design a wearable project using the Adafruit FLORA platform [4] and, the current “Smarter Life Challenge” whereby participants have to design futuristic home appliances using the Cypress PSoC 4 Pioneer Kit.[5]
Awards[edit]
In 2012, the element14 Community was recognised by Forrester Research Inc.’s Forrester Groundswell Awards in the category of “Business-to-Business Supporting” at the eBusiness Forum in Chicago. [6] Also in 2012 the element14 Community received the 2012 Jive Award in the “Engage Customers” at the JiveWorld ’12 conference in Las Vegas.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "About Community". element14 Community. 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ element14 Community for engineers reaches new milestone with 200,000th member ferret, 24th October 2013
- ^ "Resources". element14 Community. 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ element14 announces winner of Wearable Technology Challenge CIOL, 23rd October 2013
- ^ element14 launches Smarter Life Challenge Electronics News, 30th September 2013
- ^ Premier Farnell wins social media honours for empowering engineers via element14 Community Global SMT & Packaging UK & Ireland, 26th October 2012
- ^ Premier Farnell’s element14 Community honored with 2012 Jive Award for social customer engagement Micro Technology Group, 12th October 2012