November 2009: The latest Events, Jobs & Resources in the World of Online Communities

Dear Community,
 
below is the newsletter for the month of November that we sent out yesterday. 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) .
 
Have a great rest of the week, and we look forward to sharing many more discussions and insights on online communities with you!
 
Sunny regards from Barcelona,
Edwina
 
 
 
1. Welcome to our Latest Members!
2. Events Happening in the Community Sector this Month
3. The 5 Most Recent Jobs
4. Top 5 Most Read Items this Month
5. Recent Discussions
 
 
 
1. Welcome to our Latest Members!
 
We'd like to extend a warm welcome to all new members who signed up in the last few weeks. Welcome to The Moderator Community! Please feel free to turn to 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.
 
Welcome to all of our new members! Here are just a few of the many new members since our last newsletter:
 
 
Julie Martin, Community Expert at Goodchatting.com, from Canada
 
Vivian Pein, Community Manager at XING, from Germany
 
Joanna S., Community Enthusiast
 
Jade Frank, Community Manager at PulseWire, from the USA
 
Antoine Grillon, Social Media Manager at Splendia, from Spain
 
 
 
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 World Forum North America, Santa Clara, CA, USA, November 9-10
 
SIME Stockholm, Sweden, November 11-12
 
Web 2.0 Expo, New York, NY, USA, November 16-19
 
Cool Twitter Conference, Dubai, UAE, November 18
 
Mobile 2.0 Conference, Berlin, Germany, November 23-25
 
nextMEDIA, Toronto, Canada, November 30 - December 1
 
 
 
3. The 5 Most Recent Jobs
 
Chief Listener - Social Media Team at Kodak, in Rochester, NY, USA
 
Director of Social Media at HFMUS, in New York, NY, USA
 
Junior Product Manager at GuteFrage.net, in Munich, Germany
 
Head of Community & Customer Care at Mind Candy, in London, UK
 
Product Manager for Community at Care2, in Redwood City, CA, USA
 
 
 
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 this Month
 
Legal guidelines for online marketing in Germany
 
eModeration Whitepaper: Interaction in Advertising
 
HOW TO: Manage a Facebook Group
 
8 Brilliant Posts About Online Communities
 
Say No to Zombie Groups
 
 
 
5. Recent Discussions
 
Gaby Rosario would like to know your advice for customizing Facebook Fanpages.
 
Ziona Etzion posted her thoughts on why a company should employ a community manager. What's your opinion?
 
 
 
Thanks for reading, and 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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