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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

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

Find Books!

Out of ideas for what book to pick up next? Check out www.whatshouldireadnext.com – a great consumer Participatory Web, AJAX based application. Enter a book

November 28, 2005

Dave Winer doesn't get it

Dave Winer posted this note recently: The thing that makes podcasting special is that it is accessible to everyone, not just companies with huge production

November 27, 2005

Dave Winer doesn’t get it

Dave Winer posted this note recently: The thing that makes podcasting special is that it is accessible to everyone, not just companies with huge production

November 27, 2005

Great Web 2.0 List

Everything successful or interesting has its dissenters. Here’s The Great Web 2.0 Joke List. In which there shall appear a compilation of Web sites consisting

November 27, 2005

Perhaps the coolest ads yet?

Now here’s a Web ad I don’t mind. (Roll over the far upper right corner) Unobtrusive, yet highly informative. Smart, very smart. Now if only

November 26, 2005

AJAX applications

Here’s a long list of cool AJAX apps. Set aside some time to go through this list… you’re going to need it.

November 24, 2005

Massively Multiplayer Gaming

Since it’s Thanksgiving evening, and since I’m not working tomorrow, and since I’m about to go play Battlefield 2 into the wee hours of the

November 24, 2005

Stay Awake!

With the new Web 2.0 boom, there’s simply too many cool sites and concepts to keep up with! Here’s a list of a few. Yellowwikis

November 16, 2005

Hobbyist Auctions

While sites like eBay empower users to come together, and while the the Internet allows for hobbyists to connect in a large scale, the large

November 16, 2005

Amazon adds tagging

Amazon adds tagging to their products… very very cool. Amazon describes it: What are tags ? Tags provide an easy way for you to

November 14, 2005

Collaborative story telling

Glypho – "A fun new way to read and write novels". Very cool concept… as soon as I get time, I’m going to see about

November 12, 2005

Another Amazing Amazon Addition

Amazon launches yet another extremely interesting concept: Mechanical Turk, as they subtitle it: Artificial Artifical Intelligence. Here’s how Amazon describes the concept: In 1769, Hungarian

November 12, 2005

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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.