ManagingCommunities.com is written by me, Patrick O’Keefe. I’m a writer, web developer 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 founded and own the iFroggy Network, an online network of websites featuring several communities, including SportsForums.net, KarateForums.com, phpBBHacks.com, DeveloperCube, CommunityAdmins.com, PhotoshopForums.com and BadBoyForums.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 am an Advisor (moderator) in the SitePoint Forums. I also 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.
I wrote a book, Managing Online Forums, which is set to be published by AMACOM (the publishing arm of the American Management Association) on April 28, 2008.
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).
Previously, I hosted The Community Admin Show, a bi-weekly podcast covering internet community management and related issues.
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