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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

BlogHer, Comic-Con, and the rethinking of a presidential candidate

If you doubt the power of BlogHer, and the female (not mommy) blogging scene, consider this post by PunditMom. I know soon-to-be-ex-Governor Sarah Palin is

July 28, 2009

Are you a wonk for social listening? Ant’s Eye View is hiring!

Ant’s Eye View is expanding an increasingly important part of our practice and as such looking to staff up. That’s right, we’re in the market

July 22, 2009

Choosing difficulty (one for the space nerds)

If you’re a space nerd, you’re going to love WeChooseTheMoon.org. What is it, you ask? Wechoosethemoon.org is an interactive experience recreating the historic Apollo 11

July 15, 2009

What if you just hired better?

You don’t have to agree with everything Seth says to make following his posts worthwhile. Here’s proof : So maybe instead of getting your company on twitter, paying marketers to mention you are on twitter, and paying people to blog about your company, forget all that and just make awesome stuff that gets people excited about your products, hire people that represent the company well, and when your stuff is so awesome that friends share it with other friends, you may not even need “social media marketing” after all.

July 14, 2009

Clay Shirky on Iran, Twitter, and the changing world

Another must watch (no seriously) video from Clay Shirky. This dude is seriously amazing.

July 13, 2009

Travel Goodies

Since I’m in Chicago this week, and since I’m cleaning out my inboxes (both virtual and physical), I thought I’d share some good stuff related

July 7, 2009

JOB ALERT: VP, Social Media Sales

Andy with GasPedal just let me know that he’s posted a cool job opening on the Community Guy Job Board for a VP of Social

July 1, 2009

Hodgman: Obama is the first nerd President

If you do any public speaking, be sure to watch this video. John Hodgman is an amazing (and hilarious) storyteller and his presentation shows it.

June 24, 2009

Why is a lack of knowledge cool?

Last week I was reading this article about Secretary of State Clinton talking about Twitter’s role in the Iranian elections. Overall, it’s an impressive statement

June 22, 2009

Word of Mouth and Small Business

Having successfully made it to Seattle, I’ve been caught up in the haze of work, two year old, and unpacking. What better time to point

June 18, 2009

Why do startups fail?

My friend, Jeremy Leonard made a great comment about why startups typically fail. I thought I’d share. There are three reasons partnerships fail: 1) they

May 22, 2009

A day a minute on YouTube

TechCrunch reports on an absolutely stunning factoid: Time Magazine recently called YouTube one of the biggest tech failures of the past decade, which was hilarious.

May 21, 2009