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Reason #23,4593 people don’t trust companies
Most people don’t trust most companies. Let’s be honest about that. We’ve been trained for decades to distrust companies because they fail to act like groups of humans rather than lawsuit fearing entities. Case in point: Ty, the to...
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Uptake needs an UI/Application Engineer… is that you?
Uptake.com is looking to hire. Here’s the info: As a small startup, this person should expect to wear a lot of hats. They will develop application features with a focus on the user experience. This means that this person should be equally pass...
ANNOUCEMENT: Ant’s Eye View 2.0
After Christmas and at the start of every new year, thoughts turn to our reflections of the year past and the year coming up. For me and for my business, 2008 was an incredible year in every conceivable measure. This year, we grew from a new startup ...
3 New Jobs Openings & 4 Job Seekers
2008 is winding down & we have three new Job Openings posted. Check them out or post yours. Community Job Openings: *NEW The Blog Council Executive Director (Chicago) *NEW Come build the best Recycling/Reuse Community (Seattle, WA) *NEW Blello...
6 Jobs, 1 New & 6 Seekers, 1 New
It is still not too late to find a New Job for the New Year. 9 days left! Post on our Job Seekers Board - http://www.communityguy.com/jobseekers/ Community Job Openings: *NEW Community Moderator (San Francisco, CA) Community Development Consultant...
Adding Adsense to RSS feeds
I ‘m running a bit of an experiment by adding Google Adsense ads to my RSS feeds here on the blog. I’d love to get your feedback on what you think about them, whether the ads are even remotely relevant, and whether you think they get in t...
Selling in Social Media
From the WOMMA event last month, a great session on selling in social media to your organization....
1 New & 2 Hot Jobs, 5 Job Seekers
23 days left until 2009! Start the New Year out with a new Job! Community Job Openings: New Job Posting - Client Services Manager - Leverage Software (San Francisco, CA) Hot Job STILL OPEN! Community Engagement Manager (Annapolis MD) Hot Job STILL ...
Blogger Pitching Tips
Last week, I shared a few blogger pitches I’d received in the last few weeks. I wanted to follow-up that post with a few random tips for doing great blogger outreach. 1. Make it personal, make it clear you’re a fan. The pitches I received...
Why Dell Continues To Use Social Media
Jeremiah interviews Bob Pearson (Twitter at bobpdell) Vice President, Communities & Conversations at Dell about their continued use of social media....
Sesame Street Simple
I think the term “Sesame Street Simple” is going to be my new mantra. It’s the approach I’ve always taken anyway; my clients tease me that I always break things down into groups of threes and then repeat incessantly. A.G. Lafl...
Job Board Updates: 4 Job Openings & 4 Candidates
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Community Job Openings: Community Engagement Manager (Annapolis, MD) Social Media Specialist (Chicago, IL) Community Evangelist (East Greenbush, NY) Virtual Assistant with MySpace Experience (Miami, FL) To see all...
Coworking hits national media
Great MSNBC story on coworking. This is one to share with people who don’t quite follow what coworking is all about....
Ford Focus is the Windows Vista of the car world
Ford Focus is the Windows Vista of the car world Originally uploaded by communityguy I recently rented a Ford Focus on a business trip and was struck by two things: 1. The level a “starter” car brings these days. I remember fondly my d...
Job Board Updates: 3 New Candidates & 4 New Job Opportunities
I’m ramping back up the Job Board updates. Sorry for the delay in getting these updates flowing… things have been crazy! Community Job Openings: Community Engagement Manager (Annapolis, MD) Social Media Specialist (Chicago, IL) Communi...
Dr Pepper scores thanks to Axl Rose
Talk about showing some corporate personality! Over the years, Guns N’ Roses has promised to release “Chinese Democracy” but they kept pushing it back, leading fans and naysayers of the band to question whether it would ever be rel...
Sad news and Bad reactions
Some sad news in the blogosphere today. In a striking display of the power of live video, Abraham K. Biggs committed suicide on Wednesday while broadcasting himself on video site Justin.tv. As we understand it from various forum posts, the 19-year-o...
Fanboy is the new black. Vader black.
First fanboy was made an official member word of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary. Now, there’s a studio film by the same name. I laughed way too much when I watched this. Not surprising, considering my own fanboy credentials… Th...
And now it’s time to change the world.
Grown men crying. Americans jumping for joy. World citizens cheering. This morning, we wake up to a President-Elect who has run and won a campaign based on the principles of community building and social media that those of us reading blogs like this...
Go vote!
New book: Social Media Marketing - an hour a day
My friend Dave Evans has recently published a great book called “Social Media Marketing - an hour a day“. I had the pleasure of acting as Dave’s technical editor on the development of the book. It was a fun precursor to the creation...
Off to Disney World
WIshes Originally uploaded by shuffling_feet That’s right, I’m taking another break to spend time with the family. Twice in one year, I don’t know what to do with myself! Blogging will be light this week. Yeah, yeah, I know what...
Blog Commenting 2.0 cometh!
Yesterday was a very exciting day for bloggers of all stripes. HUGE things are afoot for every one of us, and most of you probably missed the news. The global commenting system IntenseDebate was acquired by Automattic, the company that owns Wordpress...
Zappos’ 10 Principles
Have you heard of Zappos.com? If not, you need to start paying attention. Zappos is a rising (well, risen) star in the ecommerce space. They’re selling an insane amount of shoes and clothing, and it’s due in no small part to their fantast...
Guest Post: Web 2.0 Expo Recap
Note from Jake: My genius buddy Ashley Glennon from T-Mobile’s product design team was at Web 2.0 Expo last week. We were emailing back and forth about his thoughts of the event and I thought “Hey! This needs to be shared!” Ashley w...
Do you know who your real brand manager is?
At iMedia Brand Summit yesterday, I was floored by a comment from Jerry Courtney, Group Manager at Target. He said that they don’t think of retail employees at the stores as “clerks”, but as “brand managers”. After all, ...
VIDEO: The future of viral marketing
Absolutely hilarious…. mainly because I can actually see it happening…...
Job Board Updates: 9 New Candidates & 10 New Job Opportunities
Lots of new job openings and job seekers! Community Job Seekers Seeking community role within MMO or social network - UK based or remote (UK based - or remote) Seeking Remote Online Community Management Opportunity (Global) B2B Commun...
Job Board Update: 8 New Candidates & 10 New Job Opportunities
Lots of new job openings and job seekers! Community Job Seekers Seeking Remote Online Community Management Opportunity (Global) B2B Community Strategist and Manager (Los Angeles, CA) Community Manager seeking Work at Home employment ...
