If you are heading to JiveWorld this week, or if you find yourself in the Las Vegas area, we are coming your way and we'd love to connect. Three of our team members will be at JiveWorld including both Rachel Happe and Jim Storer. Here is how you can meet up with us: Anytime Wednesday or Thursday … [Read more...]
Upcoming Events
View the full upcoming events for community managers calendar here. … [Read more...]
Is Your Business/Community Ready for The Collaborative Economy?
We are pleased to start our fall programming off with a bang in September as Jeremiah Owyang joins us to talk both with TheCR Network members and our greater community on his recent research into The Collaborative Economy, exploring what it means for organizations, their community managers and their … [Read more...]
Emergent Learning in Networks and at Conferences
I've been thinking a bit about the unconference format and how great it is for learning. Here is a definition for unconference: An unconference is a conference organized, structured and led by the people attending it. Instead of passive listening, all attendees and organizers are encouraged to … [Read more...]
May Events For You to Check Out
Spring has sprung for many of our team and our community (sorry midwest & rockies - I'm sure it is on it's way) and with spring we're feeling a little restless. If you are too, here are some events coming up that we think are pretty interesting. Some are virtual, some we will … [Read more...]
Community In Real Life
(Originally published in TheCR News - our monthly newsletter.) We were recently reminded about the power of taking online communities offline through this short video. This is an approach we strive to embrace at TheCR. Why? Create Member Collisions - Our members benefit from interacting … [Read more...]
What’s Learned In Austin (at SXSW) Does Not Stay In Austin
Not everyone can get to SXSW but much of the information that comes out of the event is valuable for community managers and strategists. For this reason we are co-hosting the Austin2Boston event on March 27th in Boston where those who have been to SXSW share what they learned with those who weren't … [Read more...]
Tips and Sessions for Community Managers Headed to SXSWi
It's that time of year again and all social eyes turn toward Austin. The Community Roundtable will once again be there represented by Jim Storer. He'll be in sessions, at events, hanging out and heading to parties and of course talking community management and social business. As you get ready we … [Read more...]
Upcoming Events and Conferences
We have hit quite a busy season with events and conferences scheduled in the next few weeks. While the list below are ones we will be directly involved with, there are many more that we are listening in on using their twitter hashtags. They include: Enterprise 2.0 Conference = #e2conf Womma … [Read more...]
Conference Trip Report: A Sneak Peak Into TheCR Network
We are often asked, “What’s being a member of TheCR Network like? What do you all do in the there?” Here is a great example. Budgets are tight and travel costs are going up, but conferences can be a great way to expand your knowledge, meet peers, and get feedback on issues you are facing. But … [Read more...]
