Tag Archive: community

Taking Back Community

Community. It’s become the buzzword of the 21st century, hasn’t it? I find that these days, people use it haphazardly. It’s thrown into PowerPoint decks to give a “cutting edge” impression, and tossed about in Twitter streams because all the cool kids are doing it. It’s become the theme of many a social media conference,…

A Simple Reminder About Real Life

I am not fond of the term “In Real Life (IRL)”. As far as I’m concerned, everything I do is my real life. Some people that I consider good friends are people I’ve never met in person – amazing people like Becky McCray, Jason Falls, Jason’s Dad Chillie, Deb Brown – aw, heck, I could…

How to Build a Community Web Site

Cheryl and I have been friends for 20 years. We met way back when we were practically kids – just out of college, wide eyed and hopeful about what our careers is TV would hold for us. She was a video editor, and volunteered on Soundtrack, the music show I produced. We were fast friends…mostly…