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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.

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/

Confessions of a Super Fan

January 16, 2019

Community5 CEO Jake McKee takes the stage in Sweden to share insights about Super Fans.

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

Book Tour: Cognitive Surplus

A few weeks back, the folks at the TLC book tours, asked me if I was interested in participating in the book tour to support

July 26, 2010

The Illusionist

Fantastic. I’m not sure what more I can say to describe The Illusionist. Fantastic acting, writing, directing. But the most fantastic was the visual style

September 2, 2006

Upcoming Movies

I loves me some movie trailers. It’s quite an art, really. Cutting a trailer from minimal footage, trying to entice, but not give away. Here’s

September 1, 2006

Y: The Last Man

USA Today blogger Whitney Matheson writes about one of the best books (graphic or otherwise) that I’ve read in a while. I’m not sure why

August 30, 2006

New book: Word of Mouth Marketing

My friend Andy Sernovitz, head of the Word of Mouth Marketing Association, has a new book coming out soon: Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart

August 24, 2006

Book Review: Small is the New Big

Portfolio Publishing sent me a copy of Seth Godin’s new book, Small is the New Big for review. It’s an interesting read, and like Seth’s

August 22, 2006

Superman Returns indeed!

When I was 7 years old, I had what was arguably the best birthday party I’ve had yet. After going to see Superman (Superman III,

June 19, 2006

Looking Stupid

Companies often look foolish to their consumers, that’s one of those business constants you can’t get away from. No matter how great your company is,

June 7, 2006

Perhaps the worst idea yet

This has to be the worst idea I’ve ever heard… Spot RunnerWe make it easy to get your business on TV It used to be

June 2, 2006

Business Books: What do you like?

I read a lot of business books as I try to absorb as much data funneled into my brain as possible. The good ones I’ll

May 14, 2006

Beastie Movie

This is a really cool concept: PARK CITY, Utah — Give an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters and you’ll eventually get

January 23, 2006

Fan Films

Came across an article today about fan films and their growing place in the world of film. Our most cherished sci-fi franchises are in a

July 13, 2005

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Dinner5 is a comfortable, casual virtual gathering I host once a month at no charge for senior-level community professionals across the country. I designed it as a free, small group, no-sales event where people can relax, relate and get real about the challenges and rewards of customer communities. It has since expanded into two career development options, Dinner5 Professional and Dinner5 Mentor, which are 3-month, cohort-based programs designed to advance community-building skills for beginners and longtime leaders alike.