People call me The Community Guy
New site launch: Connected By Distance
by Jake McKee on 02 Dec, 2008 - Comments Off on New site launch: Connected By Distance
Every day in online communities around the Web and the world people are coming together, creating together, discussing, and sharing. There are literally hundreds of thousands of stories that community members can and do tell about the impact of community on their lives. Whether a cancer survivor is getting support, or a couple meets, dates, […]
Moderation Services are Maturing
by Jake McKee on 02 Dec, 2008 - Comments Off on Moderation Services are Maturing
My friend Tamara at eModeration turned me onto Crisp Thinking , a provider of community moderation software that helps live moderators make faster, better decisions. She says great things about them, and as one of the top experts in the field of moderation, when she speaks, I listen. The clever people in our business have […]
Apple should reset all App Store reviews
by Jake McKee on 30 Nov, 2008 - Comments Off on Apple should reset all App Store reviews
For anyone who buys iPhone applications, you’ve likely noticed the incredible amount of junk in the iTunes store app reviews. Only recently did Apple require that you actually purchase and download the app before being able to post a review. MacWorld pointed this issue out: With its decision to change the commenting system at the […]
Blogger Pitches – Some Thanksgiving Fun
by Jake McKee on 27 Nov, 2008 - Comments Off on Blogger Pitches – Some Thanksgiving Fun
In the last two weeks, I’ve gotten blogger pitched by a number of interesting new (and somewhat new) services. Since it’s Thanksgiving day, you’re likely reading this blog post as a way to get away from the family fun. Therefore, it’s a good day to check out some of these new services. Strands The folks […]
Google adds an amazingly cool feature
by Jake McKee on 25 Nov, 2008 - 4 comments
ReadWriteWeb points out a cool new Google feature: Google Search Wiki. The feature will allow logged-in users to change the order of search results and mark up search results pages with notes. Only their own results will be changed – unless they click a link to view all Search Wiki notes on a search’s page. […]
New site launched: 90-9-1.com
by Jake McKee on 20 Nov, 2008 - 31 comments
If you play in the community space at all, you’ve almost certainly heard or been part of a discussion revolving around the 90-9-1 Principle. Basically this principle speaks to the idea that there is a “Participation Inequality” in social environments, where some people participate more than others. After yet another client conversations where I was […]
The era of @POTUS arrives tomorrow
by Jake McKee on 04 Nov, 2008 - 2 comments
That’s right folks, the next President of the United States will have a twitter account when they transform from candidate to President-Elect. I think it’s safe to say that Social Media is mainstream. Hopefully the laggers will catch up soon.
iPhone Apps are not dead.
by Jake McKee on 13 Aug, 2008 - 2 comments
To read TechCrunch and GigaOm, you’d think that the iTunes App Store is crashing and burning. Both articles have used the overwhelming sales numbers as a catalyst for a “too cool for school” rant about how the App Store and iPhone apps in general are destined for failure. Steve Jobs released the numbers for the […]
7 Questions with Justin Cooper of Passenger
by Jake McKee on 10 Jul, 2008 - Comments Off on 7 Questions with Justin Cooper of Passenger
I’ve been running into Jessie Cooper from Passenger at multiple conferences lately, and I have been really impressed with the direction that Passenger is taking with their customer collaboration toolset. As a full-time community manager I struggled to find tools that would help me do my job, rather than services who offered to do all […]
Adobe AIR/Flex Developer Needed
by Jake McKee on 07 Jul, 2008 - Comments Off on Adobe AIR/Flex Developer Needed
One of my clients is desperately seeking a Flex/Adobe AIR developer. If you are looking for local or remote work and are a badass in developing AIR apps, we’d love to hear from you. Here’s the short job description. Plano technology company seeks Adobe Flex developer to work as part of a very dynamic team […]