About

ManagingCommunities.com is written by me, Patrick O’Keefe. I’m a writer, web developer, entrepreneur and community administrator who has been professionally developing websites since 1998 and managing online communities since 2000. Beyond just being the administrator, however, I’ve spent substantial amounts of time contributing to communities from all angles, as a member, staff member and owner.

I wrote the book “Managing Online Forums,” a practical guide to managing online forums, communities and social spaces, published by the American Management Association. I speak at conferences and events about online community, social media and more.

I founded and own the iFroggy Network, an online network of websites featuring several communities, including SportsForums.net, KarateForums.com, phpBBHacks.com, PhotoshopForums.com and CommunityAdmins.com.

Besides writing content for the entire iFroggy Network, I have actively written editorials, news pieces and product reviews for several websites of varying interests, including SitePoint, where I was a long time Advisor (moderator) in the SitePoint Forums. I am also on staff at the Top Hosting Deals Forums. I write for multiple blogs, including YanksBlog.com and Bad Boy Blog and I maintain a personal blog. You can follow me on Twitter @iFroggy.

I wrote the foreword for Building Online Communities with phpBB (Packt), the first book ever published about phpBB and served as a technical reviewer for the book. I was also a reviewer for Volume I: Foundations and Volume II: Applications of PHP Anthology (SitePoint) and Blog Marketing (McGraw-Hill).