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  • 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…

  • Community Platform & Services Satisfaction Research

    The Online Community Research Network is currently conducting our next research project to assess the level of satisfaction with online community platforms, and platform and service providers. The research targets online community executives, strategists, and managers, working both in the commercial and non-profit space. If you would like to participate in the study, you can…

  • Online Community Unconference East – 2009

    Our first event of 2009, the Online Community Unconference East is going to be held on February 11 in New York City. We expect 150 online community and social media professionals to attend, and we expect there to be between 30-40 collaborative sessions. Current attendees include: Google, Edelman, Ebay, Consumer Reports, Deutsche Telekom, iVillage, and…

  • Online Communities: Thriving in the Downturn

    Cross-posted from the Online Community Report. We initiated the The Online Communities: Surviving & Thriving in the Downturn Economy survey in late November and early December of 2008, as part of our ongoing research series with the Online Community Research Network. The intention of the study was to get a broad look at how online…

  • Online Community Roundtable: Jan 8 in SF

    The next Online Community Roundtable will be held Thursday, January 8 at SolutionSet in San Francisco. The Roundtable is intended for seasoned community managers and strategists. We have room for 20 folks, and seats are going fast. The event is free. To RSVP for the Roundtable, please go here: http://moourl.com/sf_ocr_jan09 About the Roundtables… The Roundtables…

  • The State of Online Community 2008

    I developed the first draft of this presentation for the Communities Exchange Summit. I plan on presenting to the member base of the Online Community Research Network in November, and then to hold a couple of public webinars in late November and early December. The content is based on Forum One’s research and consulting work…

  • Online Community Summit 2008 – A Report Back

    Cross posted from the Online Community Report. The seventh annual Online Community Summit was held October 9-10 in Sonoma, CA, at Ramekins culinary school. The beautiful Sonoma setting was the perfect backdrop for two days of in depth discussion about engaging and growing online communities. Participants were senior practitioners and from a diverse set of…

  • Online Community Research: Community Culture

    The Online Community Research Network is kicking off our next research project to study how online community cultures form, what factors effect change, and how hosts maintain a desired culture. We have found that the best source of information about community best practice and strategy comes from the collective experience of real-world practitioners. If you…

  • SxSW09: What does a community manager do? THE PANEL! (please vote)

    I’ve been invited to be a panel at 2009 SXSW Interactive Festival entitled “What Does A Community Manager Do?”. Aside from being deliriously happy to have an excuse to go to SXSW, I am also stoked by the opportunity to be on a panel with really smart and experinced people talking about online communities. I’ll…

  • Online Community Unconference 2008 – W00T!

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