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Win Friends & Influence People in the Spiceworks Community Nic Tolstoshev Community Manager
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Win Friends & Influence People in the Spiceworks CommunityNic Tolstoshev Community Manager
What does a Community Manager do?
What is the Community?
• Save the Day• Make Connections• Help your Career• Change the World
Four Stories
Save the Day
beta had a question about licensing
First reply came in 10 minutes
Chris from Microsoft jumps in
Chris stays for followup Q&A
Follow vendor pages & partners
Stay Up To Date
Ask Questions
Pay it forward
Make Connections
Previously at Indianapolis SpiceCorps
New event: The SpiceCup
Indianapolis won the first cup
SpiceCorps meeting discussion leads to...
Current SpiceCup: Spiceworks 6 Beta
Get involved in a SpiceCorps
SpiceCorps are lots of fun
Help Your Career
John2851 was about to be let go
“...what advice can anyone offer on just staying motivated...”
Responses covered the gamut
John gets a boost
“Thanks for all the suggestions!!! I feel better already...”
He puts advice into action...
...and gets his job put back into the budget
“my wages are now included in the budget for fiscal year 12-13”
But still keeps his options open
Get recognition for what you know
Show off your expertise
Change The World
Dealing with Bloatware
Priscilla from HP responds
HP Responds with Premier Image
SpiceHeads like the changes
“Person on the Inside”
Gaining momentum
Keeping IT Fun
Return of the Cable Closet Contest
–Originally ran in 2008–Most successful contest to date with 270 photos submitted
Most in Need of Help
Most Organized
Most Improved
Most Dangerous
Yes, that is a piece of wood
Is the sink for washing the cables?
Vendors joining the fun
Shout out!
Questions?
• FPO Text– Maintain bullets, indentations, font size, etc.– Choose fewer blocks of text, fewer words
• Translated as: Don’t let the main header line drop into two lines. Keep it simple and succinct.
– Put additional material, pieces of information into notes below
FPO (Main Header is Century Gothic, 32 pt.)
• FPO Text– Maintain bullets, indentations, font size, etc.– Choose fewer blocks of text, fewer words
• Translated as: Don’t let the main header line drop into two lines. Keep it simple and succinct.
– Put additional material, pieces of information into notes below
FPO (Main Header is Century Gothic, 32 pt.)
• FPO Text, Image or Graphic
Place drop shadow on back of image placed here. (See below)
• FPO Text, Image or Graphic
Place drop shadow on back of image placed here. (See below)
FPO (Main Header is Century Gothic, 32 pt.)
