Welcome to our second episode!
Run time: 17:16
Community Divas on iTunes

In this episode

We present Part 2 of our interview with Jay Moonah, a podcaster, marketing strategist, musician and a driving force behind the social media unconference Podcamp Toronto. He blogs and podcasts at MediaDriving.com.

Connie gives an update about her Twitter account deactivation.  Eden and Connie then discuss whether it is possible to use too many online community building tools. Tell us what you think!

We try another method for recording our discussions. Our conclusion: keep looking for another method.

00:01 Intro by Jay Moonah
00:09 Eden Spodek and Connie Crosby introduce themselves
00:14 Summary of today’s episode
00:24 Introducing part 2 of our interview with Jay Moonah
00:35 Interview with Jay Moonah continues
00:41 Jay talks about how to determine which tools to use for community building around marketing efforts. He mentions some of the demographic research covered in the book Groundswell by Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff. He also mentions Facebook, Neville Hobson and FriendFeed.
05:11 We ask Jay about what music communities online mean to him, and also how he is trying to distinguish himself from being just "the music guy". He throws in references from "back in the day" when he used CompuServe and dial-up BBSs, not to mention MySpace, Uncle Seth, MP3.com, the McFlies, McFlies on Facebook, and the ever-popular Breakfast Television.
08:43 Jay gives us his take on personal brands.
10:31 Eden wraps up the interview, but Jay gets in the last word.
11:00 Connie gives an update about her Twitter account, and the concern she still has. She recommends if you are on LinkedIn to back up your contacts.
12:14 Eden asks what is the optimum number of tools we should use to build a community: one tool, or more than one tool? Community Divas have set up a both a Facebook page and a FriendFeed room, and have discovered two distinct groups gravitating toward each. How can we bring the two together in discussion?  Connie mentions the library industry call-in podcast show Uncontrolled Vocabulary.
16:05 Where would you like to see Community Divas, and what is the optimal number of places for a community on the Web?
16:27  Eden wraps up the show.

Our cool theme music “Get Out of My Face” is by Jay's band Uncle Seth and is from the Podsafe Music Network. We thank Jay Moonah for all his help in getting us started!

And we thank everyone who listened to our first episode and encouraged us.

We hope to hear from you! Send your comments to communitydivas@gmail.com or post them on the blog at communitydivas.com. Our Facebook page and FriendFeed room are also available; free registration is required for them. Or follow us on Twitter.

Yes, I broke the iTunes feed by accident. Fortunately I have identified the problem and fixed it. But if you experience further problems, feel free to post a comment here.

Thanks for your patience! I know enough just to be a little bit dangerous.

Cheers,
Connie

Welcome to our first episode!
Run time: 22:23
Community Divas on iTunes

This is a podcast about communities because, coming from different backgrounds, our mutual interest is community building and we wanted to share our unique perspectives.  

Each week we'll be interviewing people who are known for their leadership roles in different communities followed by a discussion of different online tools and their role in community building.

In this episode

We present Part 1 of our interview with Jay Moonah, a podcaster, marketing strategist, musician and a driving force behind the social media unconference Podcamp Toronto. He blogs and podcasts at MediaDriving.com. His bands are Uncle Seth and The McFlies.

Connie and Eden discuss Twitter, and Connie's account being deactivated. Eden poses the question: Is Twitter a community? Tell us what you think!

00:01 Intro by Jay Moonah
00:09 Eden Spodek and Connie Crosby
00:42 Summary of today’s episode
00:56 Introducing interview with Jay Moonah
01:08 Interview with Jay Moonah
01:15 Jay gives us his definition of community, and clarifies this by talking about an active community
02:06 He is involved with a number of communities, including those in social media spaces that he connects with through Facebook, Twitter, or through his podcast and blog, people in the marketing side, and those in the music communities. He sees overlap between the groups. He is also part of other communities unrelated to these.
04:09 The value of online communities depends on how active a group is in working towards its goals and values. For example, meet-ups or people helping one another creates value.
05:35 The value that Podcamp brings to the community. Jay points out that Podcamp is both an event and a community. He sees the real value is in people talking to one another. He also explains that the people organizing and helping to put the event on get even more value from taking part.
08:35 Will there be a Podcamp Toronto 2009?
12:40 We ask Jay if there is anything that he does to build community around his Media Driving blog and podcast.  He says his podcast mostly lets him talk to himself in his car. Are we surprised? ;-)
16:59 Eden asks Connie about her Twitter account being deactivated. Eden was one of the first to notice the account was gone.
19:51 We discuss whether Twitter is a community.
21:35 Wrap-up

Our cool theme music “Get Out of My Face” is by Jay's band Uncle Seth and is from the Podsafe Music Network.

We thank Jay Moonah for all his help in getting us started! And to everyone who has encouraged us. We hope to hear from you!

Send your comments to communitydivas@gmail.com or post them on the blog at communitydivas.com.

Welcome to Community Divas, a podcast about communities with hosts Eden Spodek and Connie Crosby.

Eden Spodek is the woman behind the ever-so-pink but not-for-women-only shopping blog Bargainista. In 2001, she launched Yabber.net, YTV’s first online community for tweens. Eden is passionate about social media and community building and put her passion to work as a member of the PodCamp Toronto organizing team and regular contributor to One Degree, a Canadian marketing industry blog. She’s been working in digital communications since 1995.

Connie Crosby is a law librarian and consultant specializing in social media. She blogs at conniecrosby.blogspot.com and is a core contributor to the Canadian law blog Slaw. She started her consulting firm Crosby Group Consulting in February 2008, and also teaches social networking tools to information professionals through the Professional Learning Centre at the Faculty of Information, University of Toronto. Connie works with Eden as a member of the PodCamp Toronto organizing team. She has been participating in online communities since 1986.

photo credit: Glow Bracelets on PAB Cruise by Andy Caster on flickr