CommunityGuy, Author at Jake McKee

2019 Community Predictions

January 15, 2019

Our friends at Vanilla Forums asked our CEO, Jake McKee to his observations of online communities in 2018 and the predictions for where the industry is going

Observations and Predictions (2019 Edition)

December 5, 2018

My friends at Vanilla Forums asked me to add my observations of online communities in 2018 and the predictions for where we are going in 2019 to

The Power of Super Fans (podcast interview)

November 12, 2018

Nearly a year ago, my friend Reed Smith interviewed me for his Touch Point podcast. It was a fun conversation, and I wanted to share

Confessions of a Super Fan

September 3, 2018

One of my favorite speaking topics is super fans… those crazy, wonderful people who love your brand so much, they invest their body and soul

Jake McKee Consulting is alive!

October 4, 2016

Please forgive the obvious Short Circuit reference. I couldn’t help myself. Allow me to introduce myself… I’m Jake McKee, and I founded Jake McKee Consulting.

7 ways to support an emotional bond to a product

March 8, 2012

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

The Social Media Guru

This video is absolutely hilarious! (FYI, the language is a bit salty)

October 6, 2009

AEV @ SXSW

The Ant’s Eye View team has four sessions in the SXSW 2010 Panel Picker this year. We need your help! Can you vote us up?

August 31, 2009

The United Breaks Guitars Effect

Last week I wrote about the United Breaks Guitars story and the reaction that because it wasn’t directly responsible for a drop in United stock

August 26, 2009

Healthcare Reform Explained by Dan Roam

Thanks to Lee, I stumbled on this incredible presentation by Dan Roam, author of “Back of the Napkin“, a great book about visual thinking and

August 24, 2009

Great Presentation: Social Media Strategy Instead of Tools

Very nicely done presentation on how to best approach social media. PRSA: "Social Media – Strategies instead of Tools" View more documents from Kevin Lim.

August 17, 2009

Absolutely amazing video: U2 Spyplane Ride

August 14, 2009

Iran blames Twitter, Google for its woes

Makes you wonder if the Facebook and Twitter downtime was coming from Iran…. Following on the heels of an unprecedented mass trial of 100 opposition

August 8, 2009

Will Wright Smoothness

I swear, as nerdy as he is, I could listen to Will Wright talk about how to design games for hours on end.

July 31, 2009

BlogHer, Comic-Con, and the rethinking of a presidential candidate

If you doubt the power of BlogHer, and the female (not mommy) blogging scene, consider this post by PunditMom. I know soon-to-be-ex-Governor Sarah Palin is

July 28, 2009

Are you a wonk for social listening? Ant’s Eye View is hiring!

Ant’s Eye View is expanding an increasingly important part of our practice and as such looking to staff up. That’s right, we’re in the market

July 22, 2009

What if you just hired better?

You don’t have to agree with everything Seth says to make following his posts worthwhile. Here’s proof : So maybe instead of getting your company on twitter, paying marketers to mention you are on twitter, and paying people to blog about your company, forget all that and just make awesome stuff that gets people excited about your products, hire people that represent the company well, and when your stuff is so awesome that friends share it with other friends, you may not even need “social media marketing” after all.

July 14, 2009

Clay Shirky on Iran, Twitter, and the changing world

Another must watch (no seriously) video from Clay Shirky. This dude is seriously amazing.

July 13, 2009