Angela Connor's List: 18 Rules of Community Engagement

Jason Falls has been reading a few books. Here, he gives you some personal review and reasons to read four very good ones for those interested in social media, marketing, public relations and community building.

Excerpt from Angela Connor's "18 Rules of Community Engagement" Published in the September issue of EContent: Digital Content Strategies and Resources

Angela Connor is a multimedia journalist and community manager with a passion for online communities and social media. She is the Managing Editor of User-Generated Content at WRAL.com where she launched and currently manages the top-rated news organizations first online community GOLO.com which has more than 12000 members. Angela develops policies and best-practices for handling user-generated content and driving user engagement and serves on the Digital Media Committee for the Society of Professional Journalists. Angelas news management experience spans broadcast print and online news at television stations and newspapers in Cleveland Tampa West Palm Beach and Fort Lauderdale. She writes the highly-read blog Online Community Strategist and is often requested to share her social media insight and discuss the benefits of online communities at conferences and organizational events. Angela is the author of the new book 18 Rules of Community Engagement A guide to building relationships and connecting with customers online. I hope youll join me in welcoming Angela to the show Jul 15 2009"></meta><meta name="medium" content="video"></meta><meta name="video_height" content="200"></meta><meta name="video_width" content="220"></meta><meta name="video_type" content="application/x-shockwave-flash"></meta><link rel="image_src" href="http://blogtalk.vo.llnwd.net/o23/picts/hostpics/0eb834c0-4672-41fd-9642-0d5ca7d677beauthorblogtalkradio.jpg" /><link rel="videothumbnail" href="http://blogtalk.vo.llnwd.net/o23/picts/hostpics/0eb834c0-4672-41fd-9642-0d5ca7d677beauthorblogtalkradio.jpg" /><link rel="video_src" href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/BTRPlayer.swf?file=http://www.blogtalkradio.com%2fDeidreHughey%2fplay_list.xml?show_id=528214&autostart=true&shuffle=false&volume=80&corner=rounded&height=180&width=210&callback=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx" /><link href="/DeidreHughey.rss" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="Angela Connor - 18 Rules of Community Engagement 7/15/2009 - Deidre's Author