CommunityGuy, Author at Jake McKee

How do I hire a community manager?

January 13, 2008

(This is part of Ask the Community Guy, an ongoing series of questions posed by readers for Jake, the Community Guy) Question – via …well…

Common mistakes with starting communities

January 3, 2008

(This is part of Ask the Community Guy, an ongoing series of questions posed by readers for Jake, the Community Guy) Question – via Bill

It's not always about money

January 1, 2005

I often try to remind marketers that getting what you want is not always about paying somebody off. Act like a human, have a two-way

Provide the starting point

December 21, 2004

One thing I’ve noticed about fan groups is that they are essentially a massive tinderbox. They have so much potential for explosion that one spark

Sky McCloud presents like a champ

If you’ve read Scott McCloud’s books on understanding the comic (visual) language, it will come as no surprise that his daughter is amazing too. Here’s

January 28, 2009

Please stop calling it “Recession Marketing”

I’ve been reading and hearing a lot of discussion about how this social stuff (social media, community building, customer collaboration) is a magic bullet for

January 26, 2009

8 New Jobs Openings & 3 Job Seekers

Lots of *NEW Community Job Openings! Check them out. Community Job Openings: *NEW Community Manager for Record Label (Burbank, CA) *NEW Online Experience Data Analyst

January 26, 2009

Uptake needs an UI/Application Engineer… is that you?

Uptake.com is looking to hire. Here’s the info: As a small startup, this person should expect to wear a lot of hats. They will develop

January 26, 2009

The first Social Media Presidential Administration

For months now, I’ve been calling Obama the Social Media Candidate (and eventually President), and a number of people have raised an eyebrow wondering what

January 23, 2009

I’m speaking at the AMA

If you’re in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area next week, I’ll be speaking at the Ft. Worth chapter of the American Marketing Association. You can find

January 16, 2009

Does your startup need national coverage?

The SXSW team this year is launching a new event: The SXSWi Accelerator. The event is happening on Monday, March 16 at the Austin Hilton

January 14, 2009

Truly living in the Age of the Internet

At the Golden Globes last night, the always spectacular Tina Fey (yes, I have a crush) called out internet forum commenters as part of her

January 12, 2009

ANNOUCEMENT: Ant’s Eye View 2.0

After Christmas and at the start of every new year, thoughts turn to our reflections of the year past and the year coming up. For

January 2, 2009

Inspiring 2009

It’s New Year’s Eve, and that means our thoughts turn to the new year. Here are two very crucial ideas to remember for 2009. Here’s

December 31, 2008

3 New Jobs Openings & 4 Job Seekers

2008 is winding down & we have three new Job Openings posted. Check them out or post yours. Community Job Openings: *NEW The Blog Council

December 29, 2008

Best Photos of the Year

Frequent readers of my blog know that I’m a huge fan of fantastic photography. One of my favorite blogs, the Boston Globe’s “The Big Picture”

December 29, 2008