A refreshing community week? Rosieland Roundup 294

I still don't know what to make of the community world at the moment, but with three new community tools on the market, one from a not-for-profit, and two from "indie" makers, plus all the fun I'm having by not letting the social networks nor the VCs have all the fun...well, I'm choosing to be optimistic...and true to my style, I will keep my head down and just keep going.

Let's go!

There are 17 links here for you today, I trust you'll discover something new.

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Community search and discovery in the age of AI | Rosieland

I've been experimenting with all things SEO, AEO and GEO. And it's all kind of beautiful. In this post, I share what I've been learning and the results I've had.

Seven guiding principles to start strong with a tech community | Simon Tomes

Guiding principles hint at multiple ways to travel with a tech community. Think of a guiding principle as a little pep talk every time you interact asynchronously or in realtime with other humans. You’ll move in a positive direction even if you consider just one of the guiding principles.

A comprehensive look at Mastodon, Bluesky, and the growing ecosystem of open, interoperable social networks.

The Power of Humanity in Reporting | Carrie Jones

My love for journalism x community just keeps growing. I love this about story telling with a human plus a zoom in or out lense. It's powerful.

Boundaries Beget Belonging | Gaping Void

My next chapter with Mastodon

Social networking is a hard business to be in, I wish is it were easier for the people creating goodness.

But it would be uncouth for me to pretend that there isn’t some self-interest involved. Being in charge of a social media project is, turns out, quite the stressful endeavour, and I don’t have the right personality for it. I think I need not elaborate that the passion so many feel for social media does not always manifest in healthy ways. You are to be compared with tech billionaires, with their immense wealth and layered support systems, but with none of the money or resources. It manifests in what people expect of you, and how people talk about you

How Ryan Wilson Built the Largest Black-owned Community in the U.S. | Gareth Wilson

A Community Inc deep dive into the creation of The Gathering Spot. Grab yourself a cuppa.

🛠️ Tools

A week of new tools, shiny!

Roundabout: New from New_ Public, bring your town or neighborhood together online.
PostWave: New from Gareth Wilson, ditch the job board noise. Hire better with community.
SpeakerDream: New from Francisco Opazo, manage speaker submissions, build stunning agendas, and deliver experiences your speakers won't stop talking about.