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SXSW Survival Guide 2010

March 10, 2010

It’s that time of year again! This is a rehash of last year’s version, but that’s OK. It’s the same advice I’d give this year

The mind of a Community Manager

February 8, 2010

During a recent hotel stay at the wonderful Hotel Zaza in Dallas, I noticed two quotes written on the wall of my room. Both struck

Linchpins and Community Managers: The artists of the business world

January 28, 2010

My colleague, Jackie Huba interviewed Seth Godin about his latest book, “Linchpin“. It’s a great interview, but in particular two things stand out to the

The loneliest job in business

January 25, 2010

While perhaps not the loneliest job in business, a Community Manager, especially the strategy building/implementing type is certainly at the top of the list of

Mommy Madness: The power of a single influencer

October 5, 2009

Last week on the Ant’s Eye View blog, I posted an interview with Amy Krause from Velocity Marketing. Velocity, together with CBS Radio and the

USS Green Bay, here I come!

August 24, 2009

A few months back, some bloggers were invited to fly onto the USS Nimitz, a working aircraft carrier. Reading the stories of the trip (here,

Introducing your Admins

One of the forums I follow regularly had a very activity I wanted to share. In the words of the Nikonians admin who started the

April 23, 2008

OCRN: 9 Tips for Inspired (and Inspiring) Text Communication

I’m pleased to share that last week published my first whitepaper for the Online Community Research Network: 9 Tips for Inspired (and Inspiring) Text Communication.

April 21, 2008

The New Journalism

It seems like only yesterday that journalists were laughing at blogs and the idea that blogs might have something to offer the “news” space. Things

April 21, 2008

MySpace security makes me twitch

Long ago I grew tired (and mostly annoyed) with MySpace and haven’t been back in some time. Mostly I’ve stayed away because of the site’s

April 13, 2008

Introduction Opportunity

Often the hardest part of starting any relationship is simply getting started. Most of us have been in the situation at some point where we

February 25, 2008

The TSA is blogging

For someone who travels as much as I do, I constantly find myself scratching my head about things like having to remove my shoes, the

February 4, 2008

How do I become a Community Manager? (College Students)

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

January 21, 2008

Follow-up: Hiring a community manager

Earlier this week as part of the Ask the Community Guy feature, I attempted to answer the question “How do you hire a community manager?“.

January 18, 2008

Community Building Nuggets

Found via Buzz Canuck, some great nuggets regarding building community! Community green thumb – a community has to be grown wild and organically or it

January 16, 2008

Common mistakes with starting communities

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

January 3, 2008

Listen!

As you may have noticed, I love a great quote. This one’s from Winston Churchill: “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak;

September 18, 2007

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July 26, 2007

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