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A big part of what drew me to open source was the idea that the movement was built around a community. Having grown up in church, summer camp, and hostels, I knew that participating in communities made me feel like I was at home (I also come from a big family). In the 2020s the … Continue reading How to identify and nurture impactful communities in the workplace
I was in one of the office hours that are part of the online influence development bootcamp I run. As part of that participants work on at least one blog post. One of the participants asked about how to write a good call to action (CTA). Not an afterthought He wanted something that didn't feel … Continue reading Two key attributes of a good call to action (and one bonus attribute)
To me, social media is a personal connection exoskeleton. I can only spend so much time connecting with people, I use my socials to connect when I can't. Additionally, I'm physically far away from a lot of things that are important to me. Social media lets me project myself into the minds of the people … Continue reading How I use Feedly and Buffer to automate a bare-minimum social media strategy
I write a lot of blog posts. I work as a communications strategist, and find that a blog post often hits a sweet spot as a way to convey important information. Just good enough blogging Blog posts are usually long enough to provide context, durable enough to come back too, editable for when things change, … Continue reading Use the 3 act structure to write quality blog posts consistently and easily
A couple of years ago I inherited a daily newsletter. For some reason the update had a level of institutional backing (i.e. someone important thought something kind of like it should exist) and it was handed to me. It had been started as a passion project and consisted of a collection of links vaguely related … Continue reading How I curate a 10-article newsletter from over 1k links every single day
In episode 5 of The Newsletterers I spoke with Paul Orlando who every week publishes Unintended Consequences about how second order effects play out in the systems we live in. Paul has spent the last 8 years in the startup and entrepreneurship world in innovation hotspots including his current role as a professor of entrepreneurship … Continue reading Unintended Consequences with Paul Orlando – The Newsletterers – The Tim Show – S02E05
In episode 4 of The Newsletters I was lucky to get some time with Libby Clark of The New Stack Update. With a background in journalism, content marketing, and open source Libby has a unique perspective on building a content experience that is valuable to The New Stack's audience and attractive to sponsors. Libby shared … Continue reading The New Stack Update with Libby Clark – The Newsletterers – The Tim Show – S02E04
In the third episode I interviewed Corey Quinn the better dressed of only 2 cloud economists in the world. In addition to helping companies get control of their Amazon Web Services (AWS) bill he helps everyone else get on top of the torrent of information coming out of AWS every week through his newsletter Last … Continue reading Last Week in AWS with Corey Quinn – Newsletterers – The Tim Show – S02E03
I'm new enough to Twitter that the concept of DM blows my mind. When I started cheating at Twitter to make up for lost time, I never really thought through the idea that it could actually do what I hoped it would; connect me to that internet magic that makes impossible connections and opportunities happen. … Continue reading Carrie Cleveland: What an obscure 1970s Oakland soul singer taught me about love, potential, and longevity
In the second episode of Newsletterers I interviewed Mary Thengvall who publishes DevRel Weekly. The newsletter is an extension of her long career in tech community management and developer advocacy and started as a way to start filling some of the resource gaps that she identified in her own come up. In the process of … Continue reading DevRel Weekly with Mary Thengvall – Newsletterers – The Tim Show – S02E02