January 2010: Happy 1st Birthday to The Moderator Community!

Dear Community,
 
Below is the newsletter we sent out for the month of January. It's our "birthday edition" newsletter - The Moderator Community is one year old this month! If you are not  receiving our newsletter yet but would like to in the future, you may subscribe in your profile settings (Go to your profile --> Edit --> My Newsletters and select the monthly newsletter) .
 
Looking forward to a great year with many insightful discussions in the community!
 
Edwina
 
 
1. Thank you for one year of The Moderator Community!
2. Events Happening in the Community Sector this Month
3. The 5 Most Recent Jobs
4. Top 5 Most Read Items Last Month
5. Become a part of The Moderator Community Team!
 
 
 
1. Thank you for one year of The Moderator Community!
 
This week, we celebrated our first birthday! After almost six months of researching resources, creating wireframes and implementing our site with Drupal, The Moderator Community "officially" opened its doors to the public on January 21st 2009.
 
A lot has happened in the last year; we now have over 1,500 resources on community management and social media, and over 500 members. The site has seen some redesigns, new features (like our job board in collaboration with Monster) and we've published our first paper - a guide on social media for business. We're excited about this project, and hope to bring it even further in the next year.
 
If you're a new member, Welcome to The Moderator Community! Please feel free to tap into the community with your questions and post them in one of our groups. Also, we encourage you to add your own blog articles (or those of your favorite bloggers) to our resource section and promote your community or group in your profile.
 
If you've been a member for a long time, we encourage you to take a look at the community again! Is your profile up to date? Have you introduced yourself to the community yet? Take a look at the discussions that have been taking place, or add your blog articles to our resource section so even more people will find their way to your blog!
 
 
 
2. Events Happening in the Community Sector this Month
 
Here is our monthly overview of events in the community sector. If you think we're missing an important event, feel free to add it to our events section!
 
 
Social Media at the Beach, Virginia Beach, VA, USA, January 23
 
Social Networking Conference 2010, Miami, FL, USA, January 27-29
 
Online Community Unconference East, New York, NY, USA, February 11
 
London Community Manager Tweetup: The emintup, London, UK, February 11
 
Social Media Forum, Hamburg, Germany, February 22-24
 
 
 
3. The 5 Most Recent Jobs
 
Director of Community at Zynga in San Francisco, CA, USA
 
Community Manager at Forum One Communications in San Francisco, CA, USA
 
Community Management Internship at The Moderator Community in Barcelona, Spain
 
Senior Community Manager at Ning in Silicon Valley, CA, USA
 
Spanish Community Manager at MundiJuegos in Barcelona, Spain
 
Check out our job section in collaboration with Monster for more jobs in the online community and social media space! Our job section is becoming very active, so have a look if you're on the job hunt. If you have a job to offer, we encourage you to add it - it's free!
 
 
 
4. Top 5 Most Read Items last month
 
Here are the Top 5 most read items that we started the year off with!
 
Building a Community Within A Corporation
 
5 Companies Using Facebook Pages Well
 
The Principles of Niche Online Communities
 
8 Things to Avoid When Building a Community
 
Facebook's Zuckerberg Says The Age of Privacy is Over
 
 
 
5. Become a part of The Moderator Community Team!
 
As we are inundated with projects, we'd like to find a helping hand for The Moderator Community! We're looking for a Barcelona based intern to start immediately. You would be assisting with research and management for The Moderator Community. Additionally, there is an opportunity to become involved in our other project, Linqia, and assist the team with integrated social media campaigns. We're looking for someone who speaks English and Spanish, and could work out of our Barcelona, Spain office (part time or full time). If you're interested, see details here. We look forward to hearing from you!
 
 
We're looking forward to continue discovering the world of online communities with you!
 
On behalf of The Moderator Community Team,
Edwina Dendler
(Community & Content Manager)
 
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