My Community Manager

Community managers talk about hot topics in this week’s Google+ Hangout In this week’s Google+ Hangout, we discussed some of the current topics in the news and how they may affect our communities. This was our largest Hangout yet with 16 total participants joining at some point, and nine people engaged in the conversation for… [Continue Reading]

Background: After my last post about what is so great about being a community manager, I started to get an idea that it was something I was interested in for a career path. However, not being anywhere in the social media ballpark, I started having a hard time looking at what to learn or what… [Continue Reading]

This week, Jenny Weigel from Career Builder, will be hosting our Community Manager Hangout on Google+. Jenny’s been with us for every Community Manager Google Hangout we’ve had and is full of great information. She even came up with the topic: This Week’s News in Social Media and Tech. One thing about this business is:… [Continue Reading]

When online gathers offline, magical things can happen. That’s why I’m so excited about the Community Manager UNconference in Chicago on February 24! As a community manager, spending much time on the computer engaging with the community, analyzing data and strategizing new campaigns, can often feel like a lonely job. So getting a chance to… [Continue Reading]

This past Friday, like we do every Friday at 1pm CST, we had our Community Manager Hangout on Google+. It was our first week with a topic of discussion. Hangouts are much different than Twitter chats in that only 10 people can be involved at one time and you can’t all talk over each other… [Continue Reading]