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2011: The Year of Photography

January 5, 2011

I don’t typically make New Year’s resolutions, but this year I’m trying it. Most of them focus around my photography: Get one of my photos

How to build a community

January 4, 2011

Last week, I found myself in a macrobiotic vegan restaurant. On the wall, they had the image below, titled “How to build a community”. I

The Community Manager Role

April 16, 2010

Yesterday I wrote about the “LEGO is…” meme that I ran across on Flickr. I actually found this meme thanks to a Google Alert on

LEGO is… a fantastic meme

April 15, 2010

I left LEGO 4 years ago, but I still love it. It was more than a job, it was a life’s dream come true. Not

How to Develop Robust Moderation Methodology

March 23, 2010

Moderation, at its core is about ensuring that published content on a particular site, typically submitted by the site’s users themselves, meets the terms of

Keep SXSWi Weird

March 20, 2010

Paraphrasing Bono: There’s been a lot of talk, maybe too much talk about this year’s SXSWi. This next song is Douchey South by Douchey. This

Community Next – Event Notes

I’m back from Community Next, nearly caught up on work and still reading through many, many recaps! There are a ton of people who have

February 13, 2007

Six degrees of conversation ethics

As you’ve seen me post about, I’ve been vying for a speaking slot at the very cool Community Next event. I was notified by the

January 25, 2007

Last chance to vote

Today’s the last chance you can vote for the Community Next speaker (I’m trying to snag the coveted spot). If you haven’t voted yet, please

January 24, 2007

Vote: Neck and Neck!!

With your help, my session at Community Next is running neck and neck with the next closest vote count (an interesting topic about search engines

January 20, 2007

Speaking at Geekmeet: Tech behind social marketing

My buddy Tom runs Geekmeet, one of the great tech industry events here in Dallas. He invited me to speak this week and I happily

January 15, 2007

Need your help – it only takes a second

The Community Next event is coming up in early next month and looks to be a fantastic event. They have one last open speaking spot

January 15, 2007

BarCamp Dallas – this month!

That’s right, it’s time again for BarCamp Dallas! Hope to see you there.

January 7, 2007

WOMMA Interview with CoBRANDiT

At the recent WOMMA Summit, Owen from CoBRANDiT interviewed me about community stuff. Other than an unflattering camera angle, I’m pretty impressed with the overall

December 18, 2006

WOMMA Feedback: Panels should be Panels

As mentioned before, I had the pleasure this week to speak on a panel at the WOMMA Summit in D.C. The WOMMA events are always

December 16, 2006

Hello from WOMMA conference

Just a quick check in from the WOMMA conference here in D.C. Great conference (although I’ll be happy to get back home to the new

December 13, 2006

Seattle and Blog Business Summit

More coming later, but I’m at Blog Business Summit today and tomorrow. Meeting great people and hearing some great discussion. Oh, and partaking in too

October 26, 2006

Refresh Dallas tonight!

If you’re in Dallas, be sure to stop by Refresh tonight. It’s going to be a good event: U Media – Being your own media

October 18, 2006

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CX 5essions

CX 5essions 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 5essions Professional and CX 5essions Mentor, which are 3-month, cohort-based programs designed to advance community-building skills for beginners and longtime leaders alike.