Comments on: You, The Community Manager http://estebankolsky.com/2009/07/you-the-community-manager/ the blog! Tue, 08 May 2012 12:04:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Esteban Kolsky http://estebankolsky.com/2009/07/you-the-community-manager/#comment-203 Esteban Kolsky Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:58:56 +0000 http://ekolsky.wordpress.com/?p=277#comment-203 jennifer, i totally agree that you have to revisit your choices as things evolve. that is a critical part of any community. about cross-pollination - even if you don't use direct quoting or cut-and-paste, what you get from one community you can use in another one. for example, by reading your blog post this morning i realized that i was not focusing on the benefits of using the different communities, and that is a lesson i will bring with me to future posts. thanks for reading! jennifer,

i totally agree that you have to revisit your choices as things evolve. that is a critical part of any community.

about cross-pollination – even if you don’t use direct quoting or cut-and-paste, what you get from one community you can use in another one. for example, by reading your blog post this morning i realized that i was not focusing on the benefits of using the different communities, and that is a lesson i will bring with me to future posts.

thanks for reading!

]]> By: Jennifer Batley http://estebankolsky.com/2009/07/you-the-community-manager/#comment-202 Jennifer Batley Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:44:37 +0000 http://ekolsky.wordpress.com/?p=277#comment-202 I love the concept of being 'intentional' in the use of online communities -- as they multiply, it becomes even more critical to make conscious choices about where and how we spend our time. Once you have set objectives for each one, it also makes sense to revisit the value you get from them on a regular basis: are you really putting in or getting out what you thought you would or think you should? If not, make changes. One of the most difficult parts is following your own rules on cross-pollination - since everybody has different (or no) guidelines, it's easy for objectives to be in conflict. I love the concept of being ‘intentional’ in the use of online communities — as they multiply, it becomes even more critical to make conscious choices about where and how we spend our time. Once you have set objectives for each one, it also makes sense to revisit the value you get from them on a regular basis: are you really putting in or getting out what you thought you would or think you should? If not, make changes.
One of the most difficult parts is following your own rules on cross-pollination – since everybody has different (or no) guidelines, it’s easy for objectives to be in conflict.

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