• My SxSWi 2010 Panels – Please Vote (Because My Mom Can’t)

    It is that time of year again… SxSW Panel Picking!!! I have two proposals this year, and I would appreciate your support for either or both. Panel #1: What community and social media metrics are organizations tracking? Bill Johnston, Chief Community Officer for Forum One (that’s me), will present and then lead a discussion about…

  • #OCTRibe Topic: Valuing Participation in Online Communities

    Note: This is cross-posted from the Online Community Report. I’m pleased to be kicking off the 2nd topic in the #octribe discussion, following the kickoff topic of “Influencers” by Gail Williams two weeks ago. How OCTribe works Write something tomorrow (Tuesday, July 28), tag it #octribe or tweet it as #octribe, and your post will…

  • Next Online Community Roundtable: July 8th – Washington DC

    Are you a community manager or social media strategist or are you in charge of online community & social media at your organization? Are you in the Washington DC Area? If so, you might find the Online Community Roundtable of interest. This is a small networking group / event that meets regularly to discuss issues,…

  • Online Community Unconference 2009 Wiki Open & Session Highlights

    Cross-posted from the Online Community Report. One of the most exciting things about the Unconference format is the fact that there are so many sessions running simultaneously. This can also be on of the most frustrating, as it is impossible to be everywhere at once. Thankfully, participants generally try to take thorought notes of their…

  • Highlights from Unconferences Past

    Cross posted from the Online Community Report. We are just over 2 weeks away from our Online Community Unconference, to be held 6/10 in Mountain View at the Computer History Museum. One of the most valuable resources that comes out of our Unconference series is the set of session notes that are posted to the…

  • Online Communities: Surviving & Thriving Webcast

    The archive for Online Communities: Thriving in the Economic Downturn Webinar”>Online Communities: Thriving in the Economic Downturn Webinar is now available. You can view an archive of the video / audio from the webcast here: http://www.onlinecommunityreport.com/webcasts/OCSVTV/index.htm On the webcast today, I was joined by Thor Muller of Satisfaction, Chris Kenton of SocialRep and Scott Wilder…

  • Social Media Strategy: Getting Beyond the Hype

    I gave this presentation at the Geneva Web Meetup on May 1st. The net of the presentation is that I encourage the use of a comprehensive strategy as a lens to evaluate opportunities for engagement in the social media ecosystem.

  • Webinar – Online Communities: Surviving & Thriving in the Economic Downturn

    Online Communities: Thriving in the Economic Downturn Webinar A FREE webinar sponsored by Forum One Networks May 7, 2009 @ 11:00 am PDT Register here: http://thrivesurvive-rpm.eventbrite.com The economy is in a state of flux, but interest in and use of online communities and social media has never been higher. Hear from a panel of experienced…

  • Are you going to SxSWi?

    I’m slightly embarrassed to admit it, but I’ve never been to SxSWi. I’m planning on fixing that this year. Are you going? If so, I would love to connect! Contact info: Cell: 415.299.9638 Twitter: @billjohnston A few posts I’ve found helpful in planning my trip: SXSW Survival: 2009 Edition – Community Guy SXSW ’09: Updates…

  • Online Communities: Surviving & Thriving – Part 3

    Cross-posted from the Online Community Report. This post is the third in a series of blog posts exploring our recent research into the effect of the down economy on Online Community and social media programs. In this post, I’d like to focus on the advice that the research respondents gave for thriving during the downturn,…