A peer network for community managers and social media practitioners.
From the monthly archives:
The Community Roundtable – like any good community – relies on everyone playing a part to be successful. The great thing about community networks is that very often participants get back proportionally more than they contribute and that is what makes communities sustainable. As a young community, Jim & I have relied on each [...]
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[This post is one in an on-going series of posts by members of The Community Roundtable, highlighting the voices of experienced community managers. It is cross-posted at Under The Hood]
I believe that, although there are many commonalities between Social Media Marketing and building online communities, they are very different. First, a few of the commonalities: [...]
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It is always much easier to say than to do and it takes time and regular recalibration to make sure you are doing what you are recommending to others. In the ’social’ space particularly, a lot of the recommendations seem like good common sense: be as honest and transparent as possible, listen to your customers, [...]
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[This post is the first in an on-going series of posts by a members of The Community Roundtable, highlighting the voices of experienced community managers. It is cross-posted at Dawn's blog, Under The Hood]
This is part one in a series on hiring a social media person or company.
One of the most challenging parts of [...]
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We are very pleased and excited to announce our first partnerships. We think partnering is the best way for others to get a sense of who we are – in the words of people we respect and trust. Adam Cohen at Rosetta, Michael Chin at KickApps, Aaron Strout at Powered, Mike Gotta at Burton Group [...]
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Recently we’ve been hearing from a lot of recruiters looking for social media and community professionals but more than that we’re hearing from a lot of community managers who are getting laid off, leaving voluntarily, or considering making a move. While the social software market itself is going through the Trough of Disillusionment, one of [...]
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