Tag: online

  • Announcing Community Manager Appreciation Day #CMAD

    Last Friday, Jeremiah Owyang had a simple question: Is there a national day recognizing the work of Community Managers? The question spawned a conversation, which spawned a proposal for the day of recognition: That day is today. Happy Community Manager Appreciation Day! Every fourth Monday in January will be Community Manager Appreciation Day. Community Managers have a…

  • Online Community Platform & Vendor Research

    This is cross-posted from the Online Community Report blog. The Online Community Platform and Services Satisfaction research report was published in March of this year as part of the ongoing efforts of the Online Community Research Network. The intention of the research project was to provide insight about customer attitudes towards online community platform and…

  • My SxSWi 2010 Panels – Please Vote (Because My Mom Can’t)

    It is that time of year again… SxSW Panel Picking!!! I have two proposals this year, and I would appreciate your support for either or both. Panel #1: What community and social media metrics are organizations tracking? Bill Johnston, Chief Community Officer for Forum One (that’s me), will present and then lead a discussion about…

  • Social Media Strategy: Getting Beyond the Hype

    I gave this presentation at the Geneva Web Meetup on May 1st. The net of the presentation is that I encourage the use of a comprehensive strategy as a lens to evaluate opportunities for engagement in the social media ecosystem.

  • Online Communities: Surviving & Thriving – Part 3

    Cross-posted from the Online Community Report. This post is the third in a series of blog posts exploring our recent research into the effect of the down economy on Online Community and social media programs. In this post, I’d like to focus on the advice that the research respondents gave for thriving during the downturn,…

  • Next Online Community Roundtable 11/28 @ WebEx in Santa Clara

    The next Online Community Roundtable is this Weds, 11/28 @ WebEx in Santa Clara. Email me if you would like an invitation. What is the Online Community Roundtable, you ask? The Roundtables were created out of my frustration in finding current, relevant sources for community management and strategy, and the especially difficult time I had…