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“Great to meet you, what do you do?”

November 22, 2023

“Great to meet you, what do you do?” This past weekend we hosted an event in our home for a large group of people. I

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.

Interview: Community Hour

November 22, 2022

I had a great conversation with my ol’ friend, Blake Ethridge of the The Community Hour show about community, the early days, and all the

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/

Stem to Stern

OK, I have to share this one… I’m driving home yesterday and pull up to a stoplight. It’s a long wait at a busy intersection,

September 1, 2006

Live blogging the dealership

Just a quick rant while I hang out at Courtesy Nissan. Short version of the story is that 2 weeks ago I brought my car

August 14, 2006

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

More proof the world is shrinking…

For the last month or so my Mom has been in Costa Rica as a chaperon for a study abroad program. She’s in a part

July 18, 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

Delicious Daily Posting Setup

As part of wrapping up BlogFusion version 5.0, I’m finalizing new tech that allows me to use the Delicious Daily Posting functionality. This allows me

April 28, 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