Comments on: Conferences for Community Managers http://conniebensen.com/2008/10/21/conferences-for-community-managers/ Community Strategist Mon, 02 Jan 2012 05:30:36 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Alison Michalk http://conniebensen.com/2008/10/21/conferences-for-community-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-1961 Alison Michalk Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:09:15 +0000 http://conniebensen.com/blog/2008/10/21/conferences-for-community-managers/#comment-1961 Hi Connie, whilst we're splintering into different types of communities can I add "Passion-Centric Web Communities" (PCWCs)... I only came across this concept the other day <a href="http://blog.dogster.com/2006/07/10/the-4-aspects-of-passion-centric-web-communities/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. This appeals to me - as you know I'm a Community Manager for a parenting site - so a lot of discussion about product/consumer-based communities sometimes doesn't fit. I'd love to come over (or should I say up?!) from Australia. Hi Connie, whilst we’re splintering into different types of communities can I add “Passion-Centric Web Communities” (PCWCs)… I only came across this concept the other day
here.

This appeals to me – as you know I’m a Community Manager for a parenting site – so a lot of discussion about product/consumer-based communities sometimes doesn’t fit.

I’d love to come over (or should I say up?!) from Australia.

]]> By: Jim Benson http://conniebensen.com/2008/10/21/conferences-for-community-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-1959 Jim Benson Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:04:12 +0000 http://conniebensen.com/blog/2008/10/21/conferences-for-community-managers/#comment-1959 I've been working with the "unsung" community managers. The people who own a business with a few employees and they do everything - including being a community manager. I'd like to recommend you get a few people who run restaurants and have to do it all themselves. They won't be as sophisticated as others, but they'll have some killer insights. I’ve been working with the “unsung” community managers. The people who own a business with a few employees and they do everything – including being a community manager.

I’d like to recommend you get a few people who run restaurants and have to do it all themselves.

They won’t be as sophisticated as others, but they’ll have some killer insights.

]]> By: James McNally http://conniebensen.com/2008/10/21/conferences-for-community-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-1958 James McNally Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:12:14 +0000 http://conniebensen.com/blog/2008/10/21/conferences-for-community-managers/#comment-1958 How about something for us B2B folks? I don't hear too much about social media and community building in the B2B space, and it's definitely different from B2C stuff. How about something for us B2B folks? I don’t hear too much about social media and community building in the B2B space, and it’s definitely different from B2C stuff.

]]> By: J.J. Toothman http://conniebensen.com/2008/10/21/conferences-for-community-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-1956 J.J. Toothman Fri, 24 Oct 2008 18:06:37 +0000 http://conniebensen.com/blog/2008/10/21/conferences-for-community-managers/#comment-1956 My 2009 plan is to actually decrease the amount of tech related conferences I go to. I'm interested expanding out of our tech silo and see what other industries are all about. For me, its about more effort into teaching others what we know. I wrote about this in length at http://shinynewtoy.com/blog/2008/08/27/technology-folks-need-to-branch-out/ My 2009 plan is to actually decrease the amount of tech related conferences I go to. I’m interested expanding out of our tech silo and see what other industries are all about. For me, its about more effort into teaching others what we know.

I wrote about this in length at
http://shinynewtoy.com/blog/2008/08/27/technology-folks-need-to-branch-out/

]]> By: Emily Williams http://conniebensen.com/2008/10/21/conferences-for-community-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-1953 Emily Williams Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:24:10 +0000 http://conniebensen.com/blog/2008/10/21/conferences-for-community-managers/#comment-1953 I second @sondernagle! I'm always interested in hearing more about getting the ball rolling and getting people interested in you as a start up. I second @sondernagle! I’m always interested in hearing more about getting the ball rolling and getting people interested in you as a start up.

]]> By: Angela Connor http://conniebensen.com/2008/10/21/conferences-for-community-managers/comment-page-1/#comment-1951 Angela Connor Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:52:34 +0000 http://conniebensen.com/blog/2008/10/21/conferences-for-community-managers/#comment-1951 Hi Connie: @Communitygirl here. Thanks for the mention. I believe we are all doing more with less and it's tough, particularly when you have a community that is growing very rapidly like mine. One of the ways I am managing that is by soliciting the help of trusted community members without them really knowing it, and by culling similar content to create asset galleries and niche destinations throughout the site based on topics and content. I think we all need to do some inventory, look at what we've got out there and start compiling and building on it to create even more content. We also have to ask our community for some of the things we want. When you're respected within the community, members will essentially submit or provide anything you ask. We just have to think outside the box and we'll get the goods. Hi Connie: @Communitygirl here. Thanks for the mention. I believe we are all doing more with less and it’s tough, particularly when you have a community that is growing very rapidly like mine. One of the ways I am managing that is by soliciting the help of trusted community members without them really knowing it, and by culling similar content to create asset galleries and niche destinations throughout the site based on topics and content. I think we all need to do some inventory, look at what we’ve got out there and start compiling and building on it to create even more content. We also have to ask our community for some of the things we want. When you’re respected within the community, members will essentially submit or provide anything you ask. We just have to think outside the box and we’ll get the goods.

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