What makes a good community manager? July 12, 2011 7:20 AM Subscribe
"Yeah, yeah. Having a section of the site dedicated to talking about the site I originally designed that just to keep people from jabbering about like fonts that they didn’t like in the middle of a thread about some news event, and just being like shut up, don’t do that; having a place dedicated has been great because then people can talk openly about lots of things."The July 1st SitePoint podcast is a panel discussion on "...the profession of Online Community, how it’s grown in importance and profile, and what it means to today’s Web," conducted by Patrick O'Keefe, founder of the iFroggy Network: with Venessa Paech, Lead Community Manager of Community Engine; Sarah Hawk, Community Manager of SitePoint; and our own intrepid mathowie.
"the profession of Online Community?" Give me a break!
posted by Crabby Appleton at 8:49 AM on July 12, 2011
posted by Crabby Appleton at 8:49 AM on July 12, 2011
Well, the paychecks keep clearing, so...
posted by cortex (staff) at 9:25 AM on July 12, 2011 [5 favorites]
posted by cortex (staff) at 9:25 AM on July 12, 2011 [5 favorites]
Crabby Appleton: ""the profession of Online Community?" Give me a break!"
Jerehmiah Owyang has written about this extensively, and even started Community Manager Appreciation Day in 2010.
posted by zarq at 9:45 AM on July 12, 2011
Jerehmiah Owyang has written about this extensively, and even started Community Manager Appreciation Day in 2010.
posted by zarq at 9:45 AM on July 12, 2011
"the profession of Online Community?" Give me a break!
posted by Crabby Appleton at 8:49 AM
*checking watch* Okay, so that was an hour and 29 minutes before the first threadshit. Who won the pool?
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 10:15 AM on July 12, 2011
posted by Crabby Appleton at 8:49 AM
*checking watch* Okay, so that was an hour and 29 minutes before the first threadshit. Who won the pool?
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 10:15 AM on July 12, 2011
We have a pool?
It's hot as hell in NYC. We could really use a pool
posted by zarq at 10:28 AM on July 12, 2011 [1 favorite]
It's hot as hell in NYC. We could really use a pool
posted by zarq at 10:28 AM on July 12, 2011 [1 favorite]
*climbs out of office water cooler, towels self off*
...
What?
posted by Devils Rancher at 12:33 PM on July 12, 2011 [1 favorite]
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What?
posted by Devils Rancher at 12:33 PM on July 12, 2011 [1 favorite]
Okay, so that was an hour and 29 minutes before the first threadshit. Who won the pool?
obligatory.
"Yeah, yeah. Having a section of the site dedicated to talking about the site I originally designed that just to keep people from jabbering about like fonts that they didn’t like in the middle of a thread about some news event, and just being like shut up, don’t do that; having a place dedicated has been great because then people can talk openly about lots of things."
This made my MeTa nerd-pupils into dinner plates. It's always been my favorite room in the cocktail party-- it's rowdier and more focused all at the same time. I also want to take this chance to punch my semi-annual Pronunciation Disclosure card by declaring that I still pronounce MeTa as rhymes with "see saw."
posted by herbplarfegan at 1:15 PM on July 12, 2011
obligatory.
"Yeah, yeah. Having a section of the site dedicated to talking about the site I originally designed that just to keep people from jabbering about like fonts that they didn’t like in the middle of a thread about some news event, and just being like shut up, don’t do that; having a place dedicated has been great because then people can talk openly about lots of things."
This made my MeTa nerd-pupils into dinner plates. It's always been my favorite room in the cocktail party-- it's rowdier and more focused all at the same time. I also want to take this chance to punch my semi-annual Pronunciation Disclosure card by declaring that I still pronounce MeTa as rhymes with "see saw."
posted by herbplarfegan at 1:15 PM on July 12, 2011
Metatalk: just being like shut up, don’t do that
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 1:57 PM on July 12, 2011
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 1:57 PM on July 12, 2011
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posted by Foci for Analysis at 7:34 AM on July 12, 2011