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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

The Internet: Tubes and Trucks

Fun for a Friday! Jon Stewart has had several segments on the Daily Show in recent weeks and months related to the Internet and social

August 4, 2006

Yet another reason I heart Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart has to be one of the funniest guys around today. (Be sure to watch this until the end – that’s the best stuff)

August 2, 2006

Donations for the troops

A co-worker’s husband is current in the Army National Guard and stationed in Egypt as part of the MFO. The co-worker is heading over to

July 25, 2006

Phrases we should eliminate…

We all have our favorite marketing catch phrases, clueless concepts that won’t die, and discussion points. Favorite in the sense that we’d like to see

July 12, 2006

Hit bottom? Keep digging!

As you recall from yesterday’s blog post, a simply request to find out where in my area I could buy Pitu, a tasty liquor, I

June 20, 2006

Pardon the interruption

I’m pretty sure it won’t be long now before I start saying things like "I can quit any time" and "I have it completely under

June 13, 2006

World of Warcraft here I come…

Since nearly all of my friends are now playing World of Warcraft, I figured it was time to actually install my copy. I’m very interested

June 4, 2006

Nothing like a good parody

Anyone who: is a brand manager works with brand managers does marketing of any sort for a living …will enjoy this site: verysuccessfulbrandmanager.com Funny stuff.

April 26, 2006

Soon to be suing over her content…

This is a great story: LONDON, England — A British singer has signed up by a major record label after broadcasting live performances from her

April 5, 2006

Food Force: The UN does gaming

The UN World Food Programme has taken the same approach as the US Army to get attention with youth by creating a free downloadable PC

March 6, 2006

Find Flash developers, get free money.

As I blogged about recently, my company has a huge need for Flash developers ASAP. As in, we need them two weeks ago. In an

March 1, 2006

Help! We need Flash Programmers!

I mentioned a while back that I was changing jobs. I keep meaning to post here about the move, but man oh man have I

February 24, 2006

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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.