From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Barack Obama: The Social Media President

by Deb Ng on January 21, 2009

Last week for homework, my six year old son had to write three facts about Barack Obama for a class discussion.  My son’s report read as follows: Barack Obama is our first African American President. Barack Obama should stop smoking. Barack Obama is the first social media President. As you can imagine, my pride was [...]

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I apologize for being remiss in my Community Manager Job of the Day postings.  Here’s a good one, though. Hat Tip to Jake McKee, the Community Guy, for posting the details. Check the listing at the Community Guy Job Board for more details. This looks like an awesome opportunity for a Burbank, California based music [...]

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We received our first job seeker request recently, and so I wanted to show you all more on how this is going to work. If you are looking for a job, please submit your details to be included in the next round at the Looking for Employment page. JR Moreau Blog: JR’s Not So Literal [...]

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Should Businesses Monitor the Social Networks?

by Deb Ng on January 17, 2009

I have a friend who’s a big muckety muck at a major phone/Internet provider. I haven’t seen him in a few months, but I keep remembering a conversation we had over the summer. I won’t bore you with all the minor details, but the bottom line is he (and many of his counterparts) don’t care [...]

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As Community Managers, it’s our job to find out what is on folks’ minds and bring it to the attention of the people who can solve the issues.  Many times issues have to do with technical difficulties or scenarios that may make folks a little unhappy.Most communities are respectful however, and usually present their case [...]

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Twitter: Obtaining the Impossible

by Deb Ng on January 13, 2009

A little less than a year ago, I was making my rounds on Twitter when I came across a tweet from Darren Rowse. He was traveling back to Austrialia from SXSW, and his reserved seat was of the uncomfortable variety.  He wanted to know if anyone had a connection at Qantas who could help him [...]

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Want to Telecommute? Read This First!

by Deb Ng on January 12, 2009

Many Community Manager jobs have a telecommute option, which is awesome. As most of my friends know, I have no intention of ever returning to a traditional office job. I enjoy the flexibility of working at home and spending the time with my family. I became spoiled as a freelancer and now I’m spoiled as [...]

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Looking for a Job?

by David on January 12, 2009

If you are looking for a Community Management job and feel like all of the good positions are taken, then you should definitely head on over to our Looking for Employment page where you can fill in details about yourself which we will not only post on this blog, but also make a conscious effort [...]

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Community Managers on LinkedIn

by David on January 12, 2009

If you are looking for other places to hang out with Community Managers, and for some reason, Kommein isn’t enough for you, there is also a great community slowly being fostered on LinkedIn called: Online Community Managers. With over 170 members, there are more than a few people in the position that can either help [...]

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Kommein: Now with Over 40 RSS Readers

by David on January 12, 2009

I just wanted to take a minute to thank the great community already here at Kommein. Our RSS readership has grown from nothing, to nearly fifty readers in the span of a month, which is amazing to me. Thank you all so much! Both Deb and I have been putting a lot of ourselves into [...]

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