CommunityGuy, Author at Jake McKee

What being honest is all about

Imagine saying this to your colleagues. Publicly. But, the behavior of my company in this instance is not right. Guys over at MSN: sorry, I

January 5, 2006

Forum content is protected

Great news on the community front: Nearly a year and a half ago, we wrote about a lawyer who was upset at being mocked on

January 3, 2006

Fan Visits

It’s always great fun for me to read accounts of fans heading to the "mother ship". These two Volkswagen fans have documented their trip to

January 2, 2006

Blingo – a hit again

Blingo has once again proven to be a terrific project. The recently won, Blingo-delivered PSP was quite a hit when my brother opened it for

January 1, 2006

Open and Honest Relationship

One of the many mantras I talk about is "maintain an open and honest relationship". This goes for everyone involved in community work: Community Members

December 29, 2005

IE – more confusion

This is an interesting look at the background on IE development… or lack thereof. You thought the open source geeks hated the Microsoft track record

December 29, 2005

d.Construct Conference

The d.Construct conference looks like it was good fun. They’re podcasting the presentations and giving the slides for download.

December 29, 2005

2005 Winners and Losers

Check out this great list of winners and losers for 2005. I agree with them all, save the Wikipedia in the Loser category.

December 22, 2005

Pre-Christmas Link Roundup

I’m headed out for Christmas soon and thought I’d drop a few links to hold you over until I return. Lee’s "What I would have

December 22, 2005

Macromedia/Adobe Merger

When people ask me "Which companies do you think are doing it right, regarding community involvment?", my answer is always easy and quick – Macromedia.

December 22, 2005

Dilbert Blog

Dilbert creator Scott Adams is blogging… and it’s damn funny. Check out his great blog – I think you’ll find it hilarious too. I’m certainly

December 13, 2005

US News covers corporate evangelism

From a lengthy US News article: With corporate evangelism, the goal is to find and identify those customers who are already crazy about your product

December 12, 2005