It also encourages us to create and share content, including user- generated content (UGC) and premium content. At the other end of the spectrum, content delivery and social networking have converged with developments in cloud-based storage, device innovation and the advance of ubiquitous broadband to enable new experiences that were not possible in the past. Against this backdrop, a new User Content Ecosystem is evolving to support the development (and variety) of our digital content experiences. Social communities have similar requirements. MORE >>

Online Community Strategist Angela Connor on Growing Successful Online Communities Home About Angela Contact Popular Speaking Media Press Tips Subscribe to feed Five New Year’s resolutions for community managers December 30, 2009 in Community management | Tags: community manager , online communities Want to make a few changes in your online community in 2010? Accept that this is impossible and focus on what really matters: Growing the community and bringing people together. Five New Year’s resolutions for community managers [.] MORE >>

Helen Lynch is a community manager at Yell.com, UK’s leading local search engine. G: How did you build your experience as community manager? Over the past 8 years I’ve moved from moderation and moderator management through customer support and community management and then into social media, content and community management within the marketing industry. m currently Community Manager for Yell, overseeing the UGC and interactive elements of Yell.com, such as the Reviews section which we launched in October last year. H: Value. MORE >>

As content marketing matures, marketers continue to identify appropriate channels where their investments will pay off with content that sells. Content creation remains a huge undertaking, however, and as Jay Baer puts it, the opportunity costs are significant. The drivers behind a potentially long sales cycle involves content created and distributed over a broad array of social media channels that need to be measured against business objectives. Crowdsourcing, when done properly, can play a pivotal role with your content marketing. Everyone! Summary. MORE >>

Online Community Strategist Angela Connor on Growing Successful Online Communities Home About Angela Contact Popular Speaking Media Press Tips Subscribe to feed Your new community won’t change habits March 6, 2010 in Community Building | Tags: new communities Are you working on a new community with big time bells and whistles that caters to a niche that you just know has been waiting for a place to call home? Your new community, no matter how great will not change habits. Building a community is a labor of love. Absolutely. del.icio.us MORE >>