How to manage burnout & vicarious trauma
Practical strategies for moderators to tackle burnout and vicarious trauma.
Child safety awareness for moderators
How to integrate child safety awareness into governance and moderation practices.
Social Media Code Adopted
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has registered the new Social Media Services Code, under the Online Safety Act 2021.
Measuring Moderation
As harmful content like hate speech, extremism, and disinformation proliferates, community managers are not only tasked with addressing these challenges but also with proving the effectiveness of their efforts. Dr. Andre Oboler, CEO of the Online Hate Prevention Institute, offers his expert tips to measure our moderation.
Tips for Moderating LGBTQIA+ Friendly Spaces
Online community architect and community health researcher Samantha "Venia" Logan shares her tips for moderating LGBTQIA+ safe spaces.
Securing institutional support for moderators
As moderation is increasingly recognised as critical digital labour requiring structural support, how can organisations rise to this challenge?
How do we get people to care about moderation?
How we can get ordinary people to understand and care about moderation.
Moderating communities of practice
Gemma Jamison of Higher Logic shares tips and insights from the front line of moderating online communities of practice.
2022 Report: Hope for the future, despite challenging times
Despite a challenging 2022, community managers are reporting stable salaries, recovering budgets and a greater sense of optimism than recent years, according to results of the 2022 ACM State of Community Management Report.
Why your community platform matters
How do you choose the right community platform - and how is the community tech landscape evolving?
How to manage emotional labour in communities
What is emotional labour and what strategies can community professionals use to avoid burnout?
What is Community Operations?
What is Community Operations - and why is it becoming so important for effective and thriving community programs?
How to scale your community
Melissa O’Young of Canva shares her strategy for scaling communities across global markets and shares some lessons from her career as a community professional.
3 steps to building a successful brand community
Bunnings Community Manager Jason Hill explains how to build a dynamic and accessible brand community.
How to make the most of your platform
NZ community legend Hawk shares her tips on how to make the most of any platform you’re working with (because we can’t always choose).
Building community for startups
Paz Pisarksi of Startup Victoria shares her tips and insighs on building community in the startup space.
Tips for managing big communities
It can be rewarding to build thriving communities. But what happens when your community gets big? Evan Hamilton, Director of Community at Reddit, shares his tips for managing and protecting your communities as they grow.
Social Network Analysis for Community Managers
Social Network Analysis (SNA) tips and techniques to help online community managers.
Community salaries on the rise
Data from the 2021 State of Community Management Report has been revealed. How do you measure up?
Social media liability upheld
Australian media organisations Fairfax and News Corp have lost their High Court appeal against their liability for user comments on social media platforms by third parties.