http://www.commoncraft.com/blog-categories/communitymanagement The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en-us http://www.commoncraft.com/managing-online-forums-new-book-patrick-okeefe <p><a href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/buy-the-book/" mce_href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/buy-the-book/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2014/2401041651_ce486b9fa7_t.jpg" mce_src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2014/2401041651_ce486b9fa7_t.jpg" align="right"></a><a href="http://www.patrickokeefe.com/" mce_href="http://www.patrickokeefe.com/">Patrick</a> and I go way back in web terms, but met for the first time this year at SXSW. We've always connected around managing online communities - something we were both doing back in 2000 or so.&nbsp; That was when Patrick was teenager.&nbsp; Since that time he's grown his <a href="http://www.ifroggy.com/" mce_href="http://www.ifroggy.com/">iFroggy Network</a> of community sites and gone through just about everything you can imagine in terms of managing discussion boards.</p> <p>Patrick recently put these experiences into a new book called <a href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/" mce_href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/">Managing Online Forums</a> - "everything you need to know to create and run successful community discussion boards." &nbsp;</p> <p>I think the timing for this book is great.&nbsp; With so much emphasis on Social Media, a lot of people are jumping into the fray and discovering that managing people in a community setting isn't easy.&nbsp; I think Patrick's done a great job of getting to the real, practical issues and questions that arise and how to deal with them responsibly. You can find out more at <a href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/" mce_href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/">ManagingOnlineForums.com</a>.</p> <p>Congrats on getting the book out Patrick! Nice work!&nbsp;</p> http://www.commoncraft.com/managing-online-forums-new-book-patrick-okeefe#comments book commmunity CommunityManagement friends recommendation Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:39:26 +0000 leelefever 1636 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/managing-online-forums-new-book-patrick-okeefe <p><a href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/buy-the-book/" mce_href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/buy-the-book/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2014/2401041651_ce486b9fa7_t.jpg" mce_src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2014/2401041651_ce486b9fa7_t.jpg" align="right"></a><a href="http://www.patrickokeefe.com/" mce_href="http://www.patrickokeefe.com/">Patrick</a> and I go way back in web terms, but met for the first time this year at SXSW. We've always connected around managing online communities - something we were both doing back in 2000 or so.&nbsp; That was when Patrick was teenager.&nbsp; Since that time he's grown his <a href="http://www.ifroggy.com/" mce_href="http://www.ifroggy.com/">iFroggy Network</a> of community sites and gone through just about everything you can imagine in terms of managing discussion boards.</p> <p>Patrick recently put these experiences into a new book called <a href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/" mce_href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/">Managing Online Forums</a> - "everything you need to know to create and run successful community discussion boards." &nbsp;</p> <p>I think the timing for this book is great.&nbsp; With so much emphasis on Social Media, a lot of people are jumping into the fray and discovering that managing people in a community setting isn't easy.&nbsp; I think Patrick's done a great job of getting to the real, practical issues and questions that arise and how to deal with them responsibly. You can find out more at <a href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/" mce_href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/">ManagingOnlineForums.com</a>.</p> <p>Congrats on getting the book out Patrick! Nice work!&nbsp;</p> http://www.commoncraft.com/managing-online-forums-new-book-patrick-okeefe#comments book commmunity CommunityManagement friends recommendation Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:39:26 +0000 leelefever 1636 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/managing-online-forums-new-book-patrick-okeefe <p><a href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/buy-the-book/" mce_href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/buy-the-book/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2014/2401041651_ce486b9fa7_t.jpg" mce_src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2014/2401041651_ce486b9fa7_t.jpg" align="right"></a><a href="http://www.patrickokeefe.com/" mce_href="http://www.patrickokeefe.com/">Patrick</a> and I go way back in web terms, but met for the first time this year at SXSW. We've always connected around managing online communities - something we were both doing back in 2000 or so.&nbsp; That was when Patrick was teenager.&nbsp; Since that time he's grown his <a href="http://www.ifroggy.com/" mce_href="http://www.ifroggy.com/">iFroggy Network</a> of community sites and gone through just about everything you can imagine in terms of managing discussion boards.</p> <p>Patrick recently put these experiences into a new book called <a href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/" mce_href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/">Managing Online Forums</a> - "everything you need to know to create and run successful community discussion boards." &nbsp;</p> <p>I think the timing for this book is great.&nbsp; With so much emphasis on Social Media, a lot of people are jumping into the fray and discovering that managing people in a community setting isn't easy.&nbsp; I think Patrick's done a great job of getting to the real, practical issues and questions that arise and how to deal with them responsibly. You can find out more at <a href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/" mce_href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/">ManagingOnlineForums.com</a>.</p> <p>Congrats on getting the book out Patrick! Nice work!&nbsp;</p> http://www.commoncraft.com/managing-online-forums-new-book-patrick-okeefe#comments book commmunity CommunityManagement friends recommendation Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:39:26 +0000 leelefever 1636 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/managing-online-forums-new-book-patrick-okeefe <p><a href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/buy-the-book/" mce_href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/buy-the-book/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2014/2401041651_ce486b9fa7_t.jpg" mce_src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2014/2401041651_ce486b9fa7_t.jpg" align="right"></a><a href="http://www.patrickokeefe.com/" mce_href="http://www.patrickokeefe.com/">Patrick</a> and I go way back in web terms, but met for the first time this year at SXSW. We've always connected around managing online communities - something we were both doing back in 2000 or so.&nbsp; That was when Patrick was teenager.&nbsp; Since that time he's grown his <a href="http://www.ifroggy.com/" mce_href="http://www.ifroggy.com/">iFroggy Network</a> of community sites and gone through just about everything you can imagine in terms of managing discussion boards.</p> <p>Patrick recently put these experiences into a new book called <a href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/" mce_href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/">Managing Online Forums</a> - "everything you need to know to create and run successful community discussion boards." &nbsp;</p> <p>I think the timing for this book is great.&nbsp; With so much emphasis on Social Media, a lot of people are jumping into the fray and discovering that managing people in a community setting isn't easy.&nbsp; I think Patrick's done a great job of getting to the real, practical issues and questions that arise and how to deal with them responsibly. You can find out more at <a href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/" mce_href="http://www.managingonlineforums.com/">ManagingOnlineForums.com</a>.</p> <p>Congrats on getting the book out Patrick! Nice work!&nbsp;</p> http://www.commoncraft.com/managing-online-forums-new-book-patrick-okeefe#comments book commmunity CommunityManagement friends recommendation Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:39:26 +0000 leelefever 1636 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/online-community-party <p>A while back I posted an entry called <a href="/party">Your Community is a Party Waiting to Happen</a> that outlined a number of common sense ways that hosting a party is like managing an online community. I really believe the metaphor is useful and I&#39;ve developed a talk on the subject.</p> <p>Here are the slides from the talk...</p> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/slideshare/ssplayer.swf?id=54470&doc=online-community-as-party-3047" width="340" height="278"><param name="movie" value="https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/slideshare/ssplayer.swf?id=54470&doc=online-community-as-party-3047" /></object> http://www.commoncraft.com/online-community-party#comments community CommunityManagement event presentation socialdesign Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:08:40 +0000 leelefever 1487 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/online-community-party <p>A while back I posted an entry called <a href="/party">Your Community is a Party Waiting to Happen</a> that outlined a number of common sense ways that hosting a party is like managing an online community. I really believe the metaphor is useful and I&#39;ve developed a talk on the subject.</p> <p>Here are the slides from the talk...</p> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/slideshare/ssplayer.swf?id=54470&doc=online-community-as-party-3047" width="340" height="278"><param name="movie" value="https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/slideshare/ssplayer.swf?id=54470&doc=online-community-as-party-3047" /></object> http://www.commoncraft.com/online-community-party#comments community CommunityManagement event presentation socialdesign Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:08:40 +0000 leelefever 1487 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/online-community-party <p>A while back I posted an entry called <a href="/party">Your Community is a Party Waiting to Happen</a> that outlined a number of common sense ways that hosting a party is like managing an online community. I really believe the metaphor is useful and I&#39;ve developed a talk on the subject.</p> <p>Here are the slides from the talk...</p> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/slideshare/ssplayer.swf?id=54470&doc=online-community-as-party-3047" width="340" height="278"><param name="movie" value="https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/slideshare/ssplayer.swf?id=54470&doc=online-community-as-party-3047" /></object> http://www.commoncraft.com/online-community-party#comments community CommunityManagement event presentation socialdesign Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:08:40 +0000 leelefever 1487 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/online-community-party <p>A while back I posted an entry called <a href="/party">Your Community is a Party Waiting to Happen</a> that outlined a number of common sense ways that hosting a party is like managing an online community. I really believe the metaphor is useful and I&#39;ve developed a talk on the subject.</p> <p>Here are the slides from the talk...</p> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/slideshare/ssplayer.swf?id=54470&doc=online-community-as-party-3047" width="340" height="278"><param name="movie" value="https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/slideshare/ssplayer.swf?id=54470&doc=online-community-as-party-3047" /></object> http://www.commoncraft.com/online-community-party#comments community CommunityManagement event presentation socialdesign Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:08:40 +0000 leelefever 1487 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/online-community-party <p>A while back I posted an entry called <a href="/party">Your Community is a Party Waiting to Happen</a> that outlined a number of common sense ways that hosting a party is like managing an online community. I really believe the metaphor is useful and I&#39;ve developed a talk on the subject.</p> <p>Here are the slides from the talk...</p> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/slideshare/ssplayer.swf?id=54470&doc=online-community-as-party-3047" width="340" height="278"><param name="movie" value="https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/slideshare/ssplayer.swf?id=54470&doc=online-community-as-party-3047" /></object> http://www.commoncraft.com/online-community-party#comments community CommunityManagement event presentation socialdesign Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:08:40 +0000 leelefever 1487 at http://www.commoncraft.com http://www.commoncraft.com/online-community-party <p>A while back I posted an entry called <a href="/party">Your Community is a Party Waiting to Happen</a> that outlined a number of common sense ways that hosting a party is like managing an online community. I really believe the metaphor is useful and I&#39;ve developed a talk on the subject.</p> <p>Here are the slides from the talk...</p> <object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/slideshare/ssplayer.swf?id=54470&doc=online-community-as-party-3047" width="340" height="278"><param name="movie" value="https://s3.amazonaws.com:443/slideshare/ssplayer.swf?id=54470&doc=online-community-as-party-3047" /></object> http://www.commoncraft.com/online-community-party#comments community CommunityManagement event presentation socialdesign Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:08:40 +0000 leelefever 1487 at http://www.commoncraft.com