The best collaboration strategy is to be polite and be open minded, but in addition to this you may like to use...

Ask a question to researchers at ISOSS discussion group on yahoo (membership open for all).

  - Advertise your "Call for Papers"
  - Find a co-author for joint publication / research

Focus your research agenda by starting a blog (focused discussion) and get comments from experienced researchers from around the world.

Write a book on-line, with the collaboration of your favorite authors, before printing it in hardcopy.