Tag: Community

  • VMware Announces List of 2014 vExperts

    Earlier this week VMware released the list of 2014 vExperts. The community recognition program has grown since its start in 2009, with 754 vExperts being named this year — the largest group yet. I’m simultaneously proud and humbled to have been included in that list for my third year in a row. Looking over this…

  • EMC Elect for 2014 Announced

    Today EMC announced the “2014 edition” of their community recognition program, EMC Elect. To borrow from the EMC Elect Community page, EMC Elect is a community-driven recognition. Candidates for this recognition have displayed three key characteristics: Engagement — Members are engaging on the EMC Community Network, on social media, and in person at events. Commitment…

  • Cisco Launches Champions Program for 2013

    Yesterday, Cisco began sending email notifications to the people they’re inviting to participate in the Cisco Champions Program. This program’s purpose is “to create and nurture a network of people who are passionate about Cisco and enjoy sharing their knowledge, expertise, and thoughts across the social web and with Cisco.” I’m happy, excited, and humbled…

  • The Great Community Experiment, While Successful, Draws to a Close

    If you follow me on Twitter, or have received email from my personal account, you’ve seen my tagline: “Social Media Mad Scientist”. I do think of myself that way. I really enjoy experimenting with it, trying new things to find out what works. Now, social media is new enough that — technically — we’re all…

  • EMC Elect – A Founder is Me

    Today, EMC announced a community-driven recognition program called EMC Elect.  I’m very proud to follow that with the announcement that I have been one of ten people selected as Founding Members of this new program. The idea of the program is to recognize and reward technical contributors and knowledge sharers in the EMC community.  The…