I published the book, Companies and Communities: Participating without being sleazy, in March 2009. For some reason, people are still buying it, despite it’s increasing age! I just paged through it, and while a few sections have information that just isn’t relevant now, there is still some good stuff in it. Howe

Every year, I like to write some kind of year in review blog post. I started writing these in 2007 as  a way for people that I don’t talk to very often to keep up with what I’ve been doing, but I’ve found that it helps me see what I’ve accomplished (or not accomplished) that [...]

Here is a summary of links to my posts appearing on other blogs over the past couple of months while I was mostly neglecting all my blogging What Dawn Eats* Buy the cookbook (available in paperback, kindle edition or PDF)! Kindle Edition of What Dawn Eats is Available Thai Peanut Sauce Traditional Vegan Coleslaw Beans and

Here is a summary of links to my posts appearing on other blogs over the past couple of weeks. GigaOM’s WebWorkerDaily* The Indie Web: Who owns your identity? Think differently to improve productivity How to be prepared for death in a digital age Make sure your passion for work is productive How to minimize the impact

Dave Neary and I co-presented a session about metrics at OSCON on Wednesday based on what we have learned so far from doing the MeeGo metrics. Description Every community manager knows that community metrics are important, but how do you come up with a plan and figure out what you want to measure? Most community [...]

The Portland Incubator Experiment (PIE) is in the process of reinventing itself into a true incubator from what has been mostly a cool place for startups and independent freelancers to work together in what felt more like a co-working space. The new PIE is taking applications for the first wave of startups until August 1st

Here is a summary of links to my posts appearing on other blogs over the past couple of weeks. GigaOM’s WebWorkerDaily* Take Control of Your Inbox: 9 Ways to Sort Email 5 reasons why side projects are good business Tips for being a happy and satisfied web worker 5 ways to pay it forward and get ahead MeeGo.com* MeeGo

Today at Open Source Bridge, I’ll be leading a session about Open Source Community Metrics: Tips and Techniques for Measuring Participation at 3:45pm in B302. Do you know what people are really doing in your open source project? The best thing about open source projects is that you have all of your community data in [

We are less than a week away from a great topic for the next Portland MeeGo Meetup on June 20th at 6:30pm! Gail Frederick, mobile developer and MeeGo product planner at Intel will be talking about the evolution of the overall mobile ecosystem with some insights into how MeeGo fits into this broader ecosystem. RSVP [...]

After an additional round of proofreading and a few more tweaks to the cover to get everything just right, my What Dawn Eats: Vegan Food That Isn’t Weird cookbook is finally available for purchase! The book is 140 pages and contains more than 90 recipes along with multiple variations with different ways to make most dish

As one of the organizers for the conference, I might be a little biased, but I had an absolutely fantastic time at the second MeeGo Conference held May 21 – 25 in San Francisco. Like with many conferences, it was the people who made it such a great experience for me. Interesting conversations with new [...]

Here is a summary of links to my posts appearing on other blogs over the past couple of weeks. GigaOM’s WebWorkerDaily* 6 Task List Hacks to Get More Done 10 Ways to Find More Time in Your Schedule MeeGo.com* MeeGo Community Update and Metrics for April What Dawn Eats* Cornmeal Pizza Enchilada Casserole Tofu Veggie Pad

In March, I gave a talk at SXSW on Hacking RSS: Filtering & Processing Obscene Amounts of Information. Today, at Webvisions, I will be giving the short and sweet (12 minute) version of this presentation. Hacking RSS: Filtering & Processing Obscene Amounts of Information (short version) For more details, you can get

I’ve been completely neglecting this blog over the past couple of months, and for those of you who’ve been wondering what I’ve been doing, I’ve been working on a new side project. What Dawn Eats: Vegan Food That Isn’t Weird is a blog right now, but it will also be a cookbook in a month or [...

Here is a summary of links to my posts appearing on other blogs over the past couple of weeks. GigaOM’s WebWorkerDaily* 15 Tips for Accomplishing More in Less Time 11 Tips for Dealing With Email Overload 8 Email Replacement Technologies 5 Tips for Better Performance Reviews 7 Tips for Successful International Meeting

Here is a summary of links to my posts appearing on other blogs over the past couple of weeks. GigaOM’s WebWorkerDaily* How to Hack RSS to Reduce Information Overload Make the Most Out of Conference Attendance Landing Your Dream Job in a Networked World Don’t Forget to Thank Remote Team Members MeeGo.com* MeeGo Comm

The next Portland MeeGo Network Meetup will be on Monday, March 21 at 6:30pm at Kells. I know this isn’t a lot of advance notice, but to make it up to you, we have a great topic lined up for Monday. We’ll be talking about MeeGo In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems for cars, buses, airplanes, etc. [...]

My SXSW session this year, Hacking RSS: Filtering & Processing Obscene Amounts of Information, is at the coveted 9:30 am session time on the final day of SXSW, so I thought that it might be a good idea to outline the presentation here in the hopes that I can entice a few people  to drag themselves [...]

GigaOM’s WebWorkerDaily* Social Connections: Goofing Off or Real Work? Hiring Tips in a Networked World Convince Your Boss to Embrace Telework Week Rednecks in the Wild* Saggin’ Smokin’ Pushin’ Redneck Redneck Party Car Redneck Drive-In Movie Redneck Ramada *Disclaimers: GigaOM’s WebWorkerDaily: I am a paid blo

Communities occasionally go through tough times, and it’s important as the community manager to be there and support your community as much as possible. For example, last Friday there was an announcement scheduled at 2am my time with a webcast that promised to have at least some impact on the community that I manage.

GigaOM’s WebWorkerDaily* Do Your Virtual Team Members Feel Loved or Neglected? Document Collaboration Best Practices MeeGo.com* MeeGo Community Update and Metrics for December Rednecks in the Wild* Redneck Dining Room Can Crusher: The Redneck Method Redneck Pet Carrier Redneck Beer Hat and Necklace Redneck Road Repair *

GigaOM’s WebWorkerDaily* 3 More Google Analytics Tips Making Work Into a Fun Event MeeGo.com* MeeGo Software and SDK Updates Rednecks in the Wild* Redneck Cop Redneck Fishing with Bows and Guns Monster Redneck Truck Balanced Redneck Meal The Hungry Redneck Cafe Redneck Merchandise Redneck Target Practice Redneck Ohio Ai

The next Portland MeeGo Network Meetup will be Monday, January 17  at 6:30pm at Kells. We will also be meeting at Kells on the third Monday of every month starting in March, but we’re skipping February to celebrate Presidents Day. Our featured speaker this month is Quim Gil from Nokia, and we invite anyone who [...]

Community managers tend to be busy people, especially when you have an active community with many contributors, and it’s easy to forget to thank people for being really helpful in the community. I am as guilty of forgetting to thank people as anyone else, maybe more guilty of it. We need to remember that these [...]

Every year, I like to write some kind of year in review blog post. I started writing these in 2007 as  a way for people that I don’t talk to very often to keep up with what I’ve been doing, but I’ve found that it helps me see what I’ve accomplished (or not accomplished) that [...]

I like to occasionally launch random websites, so here’s my latest: Rednecks in the Wild. Rednecks in the Wild is a website where anyone can submit pictures of homo redneckus aka “rednecks” in their natural habitats. Here’s how you can participate: Submit pictures! Subscribe to the RSS feed Subscribe by emai

Here is a summary of links to my posts appearing on other blogs over the past couple of weeks. GigaOM’s WebWorkerDaily* 5 Simple Ways to Get More out of Google Analytics You Blog, But Does Anyone Care? Ignite Your Passion in the New Year MeeGo.com* MeeGo Community Update and Metrics for November Rednecks in the Wild* F

I just realized that while I was frantically catching up from my much needed Thanksgiving vacation right after the MeeGo Conference that I completely forgot to post the videos and presentation materials from my sessions at the conference. I presented two sessions: State of the Community

It can be all too easy for community managers to fall into the day to day routines of managing your community without spending time on planning and strategy to make sure that you are heading in the right direction. All of those daily responsibilities and urgent requests are usually a full time job, which leaves [...]

Here is a summary of links to my posts appearing on other blogs over the past couple of weeks. GigaOM’s WebWorkerDaily* Community Building and Real-World Events A Handy List of Web Worker Holiday Excuses Start Now to Reduce Holiday Stress *Disclaimers: GigaOM’s WebWorkerDaily: I am a paid blogger for the GigaOM netwo