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Interview: Community Hour

November 22, 2022

I had a great conversation with my ol’ friend, Blake Ethridge of the The Community Hour show about community, the early days, and all the

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

Success by 1000 Paper Cuts

As many of you know, I do quite a bit of public speaking. Most of my engagements focus on social engagement and customer experience, specifically

April 2, 2009

Reason #23,4593 people don’t trust companies

Most people don’t trust most companies. Let’s be honest about that. We’ve been trained for decades to distrust companies because they fail to act like

February 4, 2009

Top rated Super Bowl commercials

February 2, 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

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

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

6 Jobs, 1 New & 6 Seekers, 1 New

It is still not too late to find a New Job for the New Year. 9 days left! Post on our Job Seekers Board –

December 22, 2008

6 Jobs – 2 New & 2 Hot, 5 Job Seekers

Only 17 days left until 2009. Post your open Job to the Job Board – http://communityguy.wpengine.com/jobboard/ Community Job Openings: *NEW Community Development Consultant – The

December 15, 2008

Adding Adsense to RSS feeds

I ‘m running a bit of an experiment by adding Google Adsense ads to my RSS feeds here on the blog. I’d love to get

December 13, 2008

Selling in Social Media

From the WOMMA event last month, a great session on selling in social media to your organization.

December 9, 2008

1 New & 2 Hot Jobs, 5 Job Seekers

23 days left until 2009! Start the New Year out with a new Job! Community Job Openings: New Job Posting – Client Services Manager –

December 8, 2008

Blogger Pitching Tips

Last week, I shared a few blogger pitches I’d received in the last few weeks. I wanted to follow-up that post with a few random

December 8, 2008

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CX SessionS

CX Sessions 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, CX Sessions Professional and CX Sessions Mentor, which are 3-month, cohort-based programs designed to advance community-building skills for beginners and longtime leaders alike.