Jake McKee, Author at Jake McKee

“Great to meet you, what do you do?”

November 22, 2023

“Great to meet you, what do you do?” This past weekend we hosted an event in our home for a large group of people. I

Interview with Community Life

May 1, 2023

Yurii Lazaruk and I had a great time talking about … well… me. Yurii’s belief is that it’s important to understand the people behind the work.

Interview: Community Hour

November 22, 2022

I had a great conversation with my ol’ friend, Blake Ethridge of the The Community Hour show about community, the early days, and all the

Home Game: The web comic for Community Managers

March 30, 2020

I’m proud to announce the launch of a new Web comic that Community5 CEO, Jake McKee and well-known comic artist, Greg Hyland have collaborated on:

Free Zoom Virtual Backgrounds For Download

March 19, 2020

As we all transition to more Work From Home (WFH) scenarios, we’re all learning how to improve our virtual meetings. One great technique to improve

The Community Signal podcast welcomes Jake McKee to talk about his experience building community with the adult LEGO fans. Listen here: http://www.communitysignal.com/lego-wasnt-always-open-to-your-ideas/

7 ways to support an emotional bond to a product

Humans do something really odd; we form emotional bonds with physical objects. The coffee mug we use every morning gives us a sense of comfort

March 8, 2012

Cool beta signup model

From turntable.fm: I haven’t seen this method of handling beta signups for new community tools. It’s a great way to both control and drive initial

June 26, 2011

Chrysler tweet: an issue of process

Over the weekend, I had several people from big brands ask me what I thought about the Chrysler tweet debacle, and whether I thought the

March 16, 2011

SXSW as an API for industry collaboration

Exhausted. That’s about the only way I can describe how I feel after 6 days of SXSW Interactive. To be clear, this exhaustion doesn’t stem from the

March 15, 2011

Adult LEGO fandom hits TED

This makes me happy. When I started at LEGO (back in 2000), we struggled to get the attention of our colleagues in the office next

January 18, 2011

Why I canceled MySpace today

When my MySpace account refused to respect my request to unsubscribe all email notifications, I started asking why I shouldn’t just cancel my unused account.

January 6, 2011

2011: The Year of Photography

I don’t typically make New Year’s resolutions, but this year I’m trying it. Most of them focus around my photography: Get one of my photos

January 5, 2011

How to build a community

Last week, I found myself in a macrobiotic vegan restaurant. On the wall, they had the image below, titled “How to build a community”. I

January 4, 2011

The Community Manager Role

Yesterday I wrote about the “LEGO is…” meme that I ran across on Flickr. I actually found this meme thanks to a Google Alert on

April 16, 2010

LEGO is… a fantastic meme

I left LEGO 4 years ago, but I still love it. It was more than a job, it was a life’s dream come true. Not

April 15, 2010

How to Develop Robust Moderation Methodology

Moderation, at its core is about ensuring that published content on a particular site, typically submitted by the site’s users themselves, meets the terms of

March 23, 2010

Keep SXSWi Weird

Paraphrasing Bono: There’s been a lot of talk, maybe too much talk about this year’s SXSWi. This next song is Douchey South by Douchey. This

March 20, 2010

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