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Online Communities the Hassle-Free Way

In the past, if you wanted an online community for your organization, you had to choose.
Option 1: A topic-focused, highly reputable conversation platform, which is a complete time-suck, requiring you to sacrifice other work or stay up late moderating content to guarantee everything remains civil.
Option 2: A maintenance-free, lively discussion place that protects the anonymity [...]

Hope Foundry: Developing Futures

Some of the SC Geeks have unofficially adopted the phrase “Think Globally, Act Locally” as a business motto. It is used by business and environmental organizations in various contexts, but to us, it expresses the ideal sustainable model: fed by local collaboration and compatible with the global community.
In that spirit, we have launched Hope Foundry. [...]

Here, Stand On This Spot And Hold This Sign

The Quids have seen some trials and tribulations. Then again, it’s all about who you know. January showed us how partnerships with the right people eventually pay off, allowing us to do what we’re really passionate about–community building.
We looked to RadioEngage with a mixture of fear and apprehension. Picture four over-caffeinated women sitting in an [...]

The Next Required Business Skill

Is social media literacy, according to Joel Postman.
I love informative books, and since I’m cheap, there’s nothing better than reading them for free. Naturally I hijacked Margaret’s copy of Social Corp: Social Media Goes Corporate, by Joel Postman, which just came out and promises to be the first of many life preservers we’ve been groping [...]

RadioEngage: Now With Thought Upgrade

Today I realized the success of Radio Engage will be contingent upon one thing, and that is whether or not stations and their listeners choose to embrace a style of conduct that places outcomes higher than ego.
We’re weeks away from getting KUSP fitted with a brand spankin’ new website, chock full o’ the shiniest social [...]

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