Comments on: Online Community Thought Leader Search

By: RecruiterEsq » Blog Archive » BigLaw: Google Custom Search

RecruiterEsq » Blog Archive » BigLaw: Google Custom Search — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:52:04 +0000

[...] introduced me to the idea when she created her own custom searches of industry analysts (here) and online community thought leaders [...]

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:31:40 +0000

As a Newbie, I am always searching online for articles that can help me. Thank you

By: Research Tools and Techniques

Research Tools and Techniques — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 17:23:08 +0000

[...] useful in certain situations. I have one custom search engine that searches only a defined list of online community thought leaders for when I am looking for previous coverage and quotes on a topic from reliable sources. I also [...]

By: Roger

Roger — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:54:41 +0000

Nice post Dawn.

Your idea certainly addresses the important issue of finding information from people who are already acknowledged thought leaders.

However, I think there is also a deeper underlying problem, which is finding knowledgeable innovative thought leaders in the first place. When I was first exploring social media a couple of years ago, it took a good while before I happened upon Jeremiah Owyang and I confess I have only encountered two or three that made it to your list.

So it must be even tougher for people now just beginning to encounter the social media ecosystem, given the explosion in social media over the past year especially.

So what is the deeper need? To quickly find thought leaders on any particular topic. Say I am interested in digital photography. What does it take to get to the top three bloggers (depending on how they are ranked) in as short a time as possible?

By: Angela Connor

Angela Connor — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 02:05:13 +0000

Excellent resource. I’ve enjoyed Jeremiah and Jake for quite some time, and I think Connie is awesome. I appreciate the additional resources. As community managers, the more valuable perspectives, the better.

By: Jake McKee

Jake McKee — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 17:21:39 +0000

Cool idea, thanks for the include!

By: Community Strategy links | Connie Bensen

Community Strategy links | Connie Bensen — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:23:11 +0000

[...] Foster has created a specialized Google search of blogs by Thought Leaders in the Community Management [...]

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:35:19 +0000

Mukund,

Absolutely, I actually point people to your site when they are looking for a more comprehensive list of online community bloggers. The purpose of the community thought leader search was to condense it down less than a dozen of the very best thought leaders in the online community space and make it easier to search just those blogs for content.

By: Mukund Mohan

Mukund Mohan — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:21:26 +0000

Check out this list I maintained from a while ago. Its got over 56 of the best.

http://bestengagingcommunities.com/2007/02/02/top-bloggers-on-communities.aspx

BTW this already exists so its a good idea, done before.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:56:42 +0000

Hi Connie,

I’ve had your blog in my feed reader for a long time, and it would be great to finally meet you in person. I’m not planning to go to either of those events, unfortunately. I’ve been taking a little break from conferences to focus on client work and a couple of side projects, but I plan to hit a few conferences in the spring. sxsw for sure, and I’m still trying to decide on a couple of others.