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	<title>ManagingCommunities.com</title>
	
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	<description>Community Manager Blog: Battle Tested Community Management Solutions</description>
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		<title>Video: “Social Media: The Bad and the Ugly” Panel at BlogWorld Expo 2009 with Amber Naslund, Robert Scoble and Wayne Sutton</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/09/01/video-social-media-the-bad-and-the-ugly-panel-at-blogworld-expo-2009-with-amber-naslund-robert-scoble-and-wayne-sutton/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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Last year at BlogWorld &#38; New Media Expo (this year&#8217;s iteration is October 14-16 in Las Vegas and I&#8217;ll be there), I led a panel titled &#8220;Social Media: The Bad and the Ugly&#8221; with Amber Naslund, Robert Scoble and Wayne Sutton.
On the panel, we talked about trends in social media that concerned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My WordCamp Raleigh 2010 Recap</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/30/my-wordcamp-raleigh-2010-recap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:15:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In May, I spoke in Raleigh, North Carolina at WordCamp Raleigh and led a session titled &#8220;Building Community Around Your WordPress Blog.&#8221; That talk became the basis of the three part series I did here on building community around your blog.
The SitePoint Podcast, which I co-host, held it&#8217;s first ever live show at the conference. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Are the Most Important Events for Online Community Professionals?</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/27/what-are-the-most-important-events-for-online-community-professionals/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/27/what-are-the-most-important-events-for-online-community-professionals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thinking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
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I was curious about this, so I thought I&#8217;d ask: what do you think are the most important events for online community professionals?
And I want to qualify that question a bit by saying I mean those who manage structured or hosted, on site communities, as opposed to those who maintain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Two Individual Forums on SitePoint Became Two Independent, Self-Sustaining Businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/23/how-two-individual-forums-on-sitepoint-became-two-independent-self-sustaining-businesses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/23/how-two-individual-forums-on-sitepoint-became-two-independent-self-sustaining-businesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community Cultivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Generating Revenue]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=1353</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was a member of staff on the SitePoint Forums for many years (from July 15, 2001 through September 30, 2008, to be exact) and I now co-host the SitePoint Podcast. SitePoint is one of the largest web development communities in the world and I am proud of my affiliation with it.
SitePoint is an example [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rethinking the Cease and Desist: Don’t Threaten Fan Communities and Groups, License Your Brand to Them</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/19/rethinking-the-cease-and-desist-dont-threaten-fan-communities-and-groups-license-your-brand-to-them/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/19/rethinking-the-cease-and-desist-dont-threaten-fan-communities-and-groups-license-your-brand-to-them/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:54:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=1288</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
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I want to expand on something that we discussed on the August 8 episode of the SitePoint Podcast, about the cease and desist and how it negatively impacts brands when used poorly, especially against fans.
Strong fan communities are gold to the companies, individuals, products and things that they are a fan of. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Suggesting a Font Color Change is “Like Telling a Black Person to Stop Being Black”</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/15/suggesting-a-font-color-change-is-like-telling-a-black-person-to-stop-being-black/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/15/suggesting-a-font-color-change-is-like-telling-a-black-person-to-stop-being-black/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interacting with Users]]></category>

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On one of the communities that I run that offers free technical support, we had a member join and post a question in need of some assistance. In the post, they included some short hand for a vulgarity, so I removed the post, as per our normal procedure. They also had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Get Influencers in Your Community to Pay Attention</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/11/how-to-get-influencers-in-your-community-to-pay-attention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/11/how-to-get-influencers-in-your-community-to-pay-attention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Promoting Your Community]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=1311</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve known Jim Kukral since June 2008 when I was booking interviews tied to my book. I shot him a note and asked if he&#8217;d have any interest in it or in having me on his show. Even though we&#8217;d never spoken before, he did and he eventually posted the first (and so far only) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ethics of “Forum Users from Hell” (or “Walk With Me as I Contemplate an Idea”)</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/08/the-ethics-of-forum-users-from-hell-or-walk-with-me-as-i-contemplate-an-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/08/the-ethics-of-forum-users-from-hell-or-walk-with-me-as-i-contemplate-an-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 18:28:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Managing the Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thinking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=1290</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
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A couple of days ago, on Twitter and Facebook, I remarked that &#8220;if I wasn&#8217;t a professional, I&#8217;d start &#8220;forum users from hell&#8221; and share the messages I get from some people.&#8221; In response, I received messages from 7 people supporting the idea (as well as two additional people liking the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Speaking Engagements in Atlanta, Greensboro (NC), Las Vegas and Raleigh</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/06/upcoming-speaking-engagements-in-atlanta-greensboro-nc-las-vegas-and-raleigh/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/06/upcoming-speaking-engagements-in-atlanta-greensboro-nc-las-vegas-and-raleigh/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.managingcommunities.com/?p=1291</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been busy booking speaking engagements for the late summer, fall and early winter and as some of them are coming up, I thought that I would share all of them with you, in case you have any opportunity to attend. I hope to have even more to announce soon.
Modern Media Man Summit (Atlanta, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I’m Open to Taking a Role at Your Company (or “What You Need to Know if You Want to Hire Me”)</title>
		<link>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/02/im-open-to-taking-a-role-at-your-company-or-what-you-need-to-know-if-you-want-to-hire-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.managingcommunities.com/2010/08/02/im-open-to-taking-a-role-at-your-company-or-what-you-need-to-know-if-you-want-to-hire-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:47:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Patrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
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country_boy_shane
Over the last few years, I&#8217;ve talked with a handful of companies about taking on some community or social media leadership role with them. Some of these names, you&#8217;d definitely know. Some of them you wouldn&#8217;t. But, I am always really appreciative when someone thinks of me and willing to listen because [...]]]></description>
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