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Are You Sure You Want That Social Media Job?

You want that social media or community job because you think working online would be awesome, right? Working on Twitter all day. Getting paid to blog. Being a brand advocate, creating cool promotions, engaging with your customers all over the web. Getting a few moments in the weird limelight that Read more »

Being A Director of Community: One Year Later

Last year, I wrote a post about being a director of community. It was a bit of a drilldown on what a job like mine entails, some of my functional areas of responsibility, and a bit about the time commitments that come alongside working in the social media realm full Read more »

Five Myths of Community Management

Community management as a discipline is evolving. It’s not just moderating boards and forums anymore (though there’s still a certain need and place for that). It’s becoming a pivotal and cross-disciplinary role inside companies that are bridging a social communications presence with their offline world. It’s amazing to me the Read more »