By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable The right to privacy online is not so clear-cut when debated with the right to free speech. There is much more citizen journalism happening, but laws have been created with traditional publishing institutions in mind. These laws favor the right to free … [Read more...]
Friday Roundup: Getting a Community Management Job
By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable Job hunting can always be stressful. Add to that the stress of finding a job in an emerging field like community management and your stress can double. No fear! In this week’s #throwbackthursday post, we compiled best practices for finding and getting a … [Read more...]
Friday Roundup: Community Gaming Best Practices
By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable Incorporating gaming elements into communities not only adds value, but also enhances a member’s experience and gives them an enjoyable moment that would not have otherwise existed. Definitely, a key community must-have for staying ahead of the … [Read more...]
10 Best Practices for Gaming in Your Community
By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable Incorporating gaming elements into communities not only adds value, but also enhances a member’s experience and gives them an enjoyable moment that would not have otherwise existed. Definitely, a key community must-have for staying ahead of the … [Read more...]
Friday Roundup: Think Anti-Collaboration For Your Community
By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable Want to make sure your community fails? Tell your potential members it is being created to enhance collaboration. Rob Cross of the University of Virginia and others recently wrote in the Harvard Business Review about the culture of “collaborative … [Read more...]
Friday Roundup – Capturing the Value of Community
By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable Communities serve a number of strategic uses, so it can be hard to come up with the metrics that best demonstrate how the community delivers on that strategy. But one thing is certain – the basic activity metrics – logins, visits, and such – won’t capture … [Read more...]
Throwback Thursday: Community Case Studies
By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable Case studies are an excellent learning resource and way to grasp community successes (and a few misses) by taking a deep dive into real-life examples, with honest and tangible results. At TheCR Network, we are grateful to have some of the most in-depth and … [Read more...]
Friday Roundup: Digital Culture Run Amok
By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable The complexity of the world is at our fingertips. It’s in our faces and on our screens. We are deluged daily with information we don’t have time to process. Anxiety drugs and self-medication are rampant. The political climate has become angry and … [Read more...]
Throwback Thursday – Event Insights and Highlights
By Amy Turner, The Community Roundtable This time of year is always busy for us here at The Community Roundtable as we gear up for conference season. The relaxed days of summer are long gone and we turn into road warriors with a jam-packed schedule of conferences, events and workshops. As … [Read more...]
Digital Culture Run Amok: The Case for Community Management
By Rachel Happe, Co-Founder and Principal of The Community Roundtable The complexity of the world is at our fingertips. It's in our faces and on our screens. We are deluged daily with information we don't have time to process. Anxiety drugs and self-medication are rampant. The political climate … [Read more...]
