Jason Yormark

JULY 22, 2009

While community is a hot buzz word these days, it’s still quite a ways before most businesses truly embrace the idea. Companies like Starbucks , Dell , even my previous employer Microsoft Advertising , all do community incredibly well and it has paid off for all of them many times over.

Communities 190

Communities Tools Strategy Message Boards 190

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Tweet Guest post as part of the virtual book tour by Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer to explore concepts from their new book Open Community : a little book of big ideas for associations navigating the social web. We come from the association industry and for many of us “membership” people, community is old hat. It’s what we do.

Skills 124

Skills Communities Collaboration Organization 124

Harp Interactive

OCTOBER 9, 2009

Build community platforms around real communities of shared interest. Start a community group on Facebook or Ning or MySpace or LinkedIn around the space where your customer does business. Consider the value of hiring a community manager. And try more than one hosting platform to test out features.

Social Media 232

Social Media Press Release Marketing Widget 232

Social Media Strategery

AUGUST 26, 2010

Do the folks at WordPress use Blogger to host their personal blogs? The developers are often the most active members of their respective communities and they’re using their own software day after day in the course of doing their jobs. Do the IT guys developing Windows 7 use Macs? Notice anything?

Gov 2.0 117

Gov 2.0 Tools Wiki Sharepoint 117

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

I have actually heard this exact sentiment from several companies and agencies recently, wondering whether they should increase their Facebook efforts because the size of the member community is just so overwhelming. If your community is there, then you should be too, and the question is really rhetorical, isn’t it?

Social Media 167

Social Media Facebook Marketing Consultant 167

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 3, 2010

I have actually heard this exact sentiment from several companies and agencies recently, wondering whether they should increase their Facebook efforts because the size of the member community is just so overwhelming. If your community is there, then you should be too, and the question is really rhetorical, isn’t it?

Facebook 167

Facebook Consultant Social Media Sites 167