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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

More Friday Fun Finds: LEGO Creations

One of my favorite blogs on the ‘net is Brothers-Brick, which collects and shares LEGO news and fan creations. They always find the coolest stuff,

May 16, 2008

FFF: Casper, WY

Reasoning for this week’s Friday Flickr Find: This is a great scene selection, but the colors on this fairly basic shot are wonderful. (photo by

May 9, 2008

FFF: The Bridge

Reasoning for this week’s Friday Flickr Find: I the overall composition of this shot, but especially that the background is so lacking detail it’s flat

May 2, 2008

Fantastic Business Card

There’s nothing better than discovering a creative backside to a business card when you get back to the office. This one is for a new

June 15, 2007

links for 2007-04-30

10 Reasons Commenting is Good For Bloggers Good article on why the commenting works, and why you should do it! (tags: blogging) Shifting Markets &

April 30, 2007

links for 2007-02-26

Nikon 18-200mm AF-S DX VR Lens Review Wowza, if I had an extra $800 laying around, I’d be on this like white on rice. Gimme

February 26, 2007

links for 2006-12-22

YouTube – AFOL Introduction video I can’t recall if I’ve ever posted this, but if so please ignore the duplicate! I created this video a

December 22, 2006

links for 2006-12-11

Who Likes Consumer Generated Ads? Not Young Adults The American Marketing Association has conducted some research and found that young adults don’t like the consumer

December 11, 2006

links for 2006-11-17

Extravagant toys for spoiled rich kids That’s right, it’s time again for crazy expensive toys that likely go to dot com bazillionaires and Michael Jackson,

November 17, 2006

links for 2006-10-30

Share Your Movies at MyMovieFest.com! “MyMovieFest.com is a community for amateur filmmakers! Basic Membership is free! As a member, you can rate movies and show

October 30, 2006

iPod turns 5 years old today

That’s right, the iPod 5GB music player was unveiled 5 years ago today. 5GB ….ha. I’m debating whether the 80 GB is worthy of my

October 23, 2006

links for 2006-09-26

Spout “A better way to find films” – using social networking to help you pick out movies. (tags: movies socialnetwork)

September 26, 2006

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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.