We’re all freaking out because we can’t import our Facebook and Twitter friends (you can export Facebook friends into Gmail now, if you’re patient and have a tiny bit of tech savvy). Here we’ve spent years (in most cases) building communities on something we don’t own and guess what? This is why it’s so important to build community on a platform that you own. And you should be building a database of everyone’s email addresses. Yes, you need to have Twitter and Facebook and (now) Google+. Video. MORE >>

In addition to being Community Manager Appreciation Day (#CMAD for all you hashtag fiends), today is also the day: Henry VIII died (1547, and women all over England breathed a sigh of relief). Marketwire and TheCommunityManager.com  asked community managers about what they do, how they do it, and where they see the future of community management going… and then put all the answers together in an eBook. ” (on the difference between social media managers and community managers) ~ Ryan Rutan , Jive Software. Elvis Presley made his first U.S. That’s ok. MORE >>

Recently, I was lucky enough to give a talk at Syracuse University during their #140cuse conference on building cause-passionate armies. Since that talk though, I’ve started thinking about rooting that back to general community/social media management. From there, I’ve realized that we continuously read articles with tips for community management, rather than community building. However, most of us are tasked with being the architects for a brand’s online presence and community rather than managing big brands and pages. Find and communicate your focus. MORE >>

Having a strong community is one of the most important aspects of business. This week’s roundup includes seven posts that are good reads on both maintaining as well as building your business community. How To Be A Better Facebook Community Manager. Why: Shelly Kramer  details what goes into successful daily Facebook management. So You Think You Want to be a Community Manager? Why: An inside view on what community management actually entails. Community Consultation – Offline & Online. 'Happy Monday! Enjoy! MORE >>

Tweet When we talk about a brand’s goals on Facebook, the most common answer is that getting this number or likes or that number of fans, but is it really what brands should aim for in social media? To tackle this and cut short the race to the maximum number of fans Facebook has rung a wake up bell in form of a new metric called “People talking about”. With this metric, Facebook users get to see how engaging the content on the page is. Similar Posts: How to Obtain More Views on Your Facebook Page [presentation]. How To Post Effectively on Facebook. MORE >>