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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

Latest Snapcast!

Once again Lee, Chris, and I all got together for a brief discussion via Skype. The discussion this week is the Kryptonite story, specifically my

May 4, 2005

New Snapcast – coming soon!

I’m currently preparing the next Community Guy Snapcast – and this one is going to be huge. I’ve contacted Joe Trippi, Howard Dean’s former campaign

April 22, 2005

Podcast – Episode 3

Time for another podcast! This one is being released as a full episode. This time around, the podcast is a three-way conference call between me,

April 11, 2005

Snapcast #4

The latest Snapcast is a bit different this time around. Christopher Carfi over at Social Customer Manifesto turned me onto TextAloud, a program that “reads”

April 9, 2005

Snapcast #3 – Robin Wolaner Interview

Continuing the review process of Naked in the Boardroom, check out the snapcast interview with the author, Robin Wolaner. The interview was fun, and we

March 18, 2005

Snapcast #2

After recording Snapcast #2 today, Lee from CommonCraft.com and I continued on and did another one. The second one focused on Lee’s trip to the

February 21, 2005

Snapcast #1

So I’ve coined a new term (I think) – Snapcast. It’s a short, down and dirty podcast. The idea is that between my big episodes,

February 21, 2005

Podcast – Car Test

I was playing around today while driving around town. I’m testing some options for podcasting via phone in my car. Here’s a short podcast to

February 19, 2005

Podcast #2

Show notes for Podcast #2! I Love Radio Community Related News IBM contributes 500 patents to the public www.GOP.com/Party Strangerhood.com New Jib Jab animation out

January 25, 2005

Podcast #1

Well, it’s done! The first podcast! It’s rough, it’s ugly, but it’s done! I’m going to work to improve… well, just about everything over the

January 11, 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.