Happy Community Manager Appreciation Day (#CMAD)! 

As I sat down to write a blog post dedicated to celebrating community managers - this fantastic, rewarding and often misunderstood profession, I realized that there are few professions (and professionals) as impassioned as a Community Manager.  Left-brain, right-brain, artist, scientist, pioneer, organizational change agent - the job is all that, and more.  So, in lieu of trying to write about my appreciative thoughts today, I have gathered a few of my favorite blog posts about being a Community Manager from my blog archives that I believe represent the spirit and joys of the role.

In celebration of Community Manager Appreciation Day, Dell has pulled together a wonderful, live event on a Google+ Hangout . I am honored to participate and hope you will join us.  Here is the agenda and the replay:

·       Chief Company Pinata & Cat Herder  
Beyond a Day in the Life of a Community Manager 
Panelists:  
                 Amy Muller  Chief Community Officer & Co-Founder, Get Satisfaction 
                 Mark Harrison  Community Manager Google Earth & SketchUp  
     Patrick O'Keefe  Author of Managing Online Forums, iFroggy Networks

 
·       No Matter B2B or B2C; It's P2P!
Whether Business to Business or to Customer; it's always People to People
            Panelists
     Jim Storer   Principal/Founder at The Community Roundtable
                 Vanessa DiMauro CEO Leader Networks
                 Lionel Menchaca  Chief Blogger, Dell
·       Evolving a Social Business
The Future of the Community Manager Role
            Panelists:
                 Jeremiah Owyang  Industry Analyst & Partner, Altimeter Group
     Bill Johnston  Director of Global Online Community
Circle Leader: Connie Bensen, Sr Mgr Community Strategy, Dell