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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

Linchpins and Community Managers: The artists of the business world

January 28, 2010

My colleague, Jackie Huba interviewed Seth Godin about his latest book, “Linchpin“. It’s a great interview, but in particular two things stand out to the

The loneliest job in business

January 25, 2010

While perhaps not the loneliest job in business, a Community Manager, especially the strategy building/implementing type is certainly at the top of the list of

Mommy Madness: The power of a single influencer

October 5, 2009

Last week on the Ant’s Eye View blog, I posted an interview with Amy Krause from Velocity Marketing. Velocity, together with CBS Radio and the

USS Green Bay, here I come!

August 24, 2009

A few months back, some bloggers were invited to fly onto the USS Nimitz, a working aircraft carrier. Reading the stories of the trip (here,

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 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.