CloudStack Collab Conference NA14 - We Need You! Building a Community One Voice At A Time
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The document encourages individuals to participate in building a better cloud community by highlighting the benefits of community involvement, such as knowledge sharing and networking opportunities. It outlines various ways to engage, including social media, attending local groups, blogging, podcasts, and public speaking, with a focus on manageable time and cost commitments. The document concludes by advising people to find their passion, engage with a community, and take small steps outside their comfort zone.
CloudStack Collab Conference NA14 - We Need You! Building a Community One Voice At A Time
- 1. We Need You! Building a Better Cloud Community One Voice at a Time
- 2. Who are we? Aaron Delp (@aarondelp) Cloud Architect, SolidFire Cisco Champion VMware vExpert Kenneth Hui (@hui_kenneth) Technology Evangelist, Rackspace OpenStack Ambassador
- 3. Agenda • Jumping In • Why Get Involved? • How to Get Involved? • Next Steps
- 4. Jumping In
- 10. Share Knowledge
- 11. Drive Direction
- 14. Domain Knowledge
- 15. Personal Network
- 16. How to Get Involved?
- 17. Pyramid Twitter / Google+ Attend Blog / Slide Deck Podcast Video / PresentIncreasing Time Commitment Increasing Cost Commitment More Crowded Less Crowded
- 18. Twitter / Google+ • Twitter – Follow @CloudStack • Free – Minimal Time Commitment • Find people to follow • RT & Engage in Conversations • Follow key words you are interested in (#CloudStack) • Goggle + • Free – Minimal Time Commitment • Communities of interest • Share personal items to increase Google search rank
- 19. Attend • Local User Groups • Free – Minimal Time Commitment • Small Gatherings, easier to participate and network • Search tools such as MeetUp & EventBrite • Conferences • Not Free – Moderate Time Commitment • Great (Global or Regional) Learning & Networking • Large Gatherings, harder to participate, find meet ups at the event
- 20. Blog / Slide Deck • Blog • Start Free, Could involve hosting costs • Follow Planet CloudStack & Contribute articles • If you do it more than once, blog about it • If you don’t find it in 2 Google searches, blog about it • If Blogger, post to Google+, If WordPress (or others), use SEO • Slide Deck • Free – Moderate Time Commitment • Follow CloudStack on SlideShare • Post your decks, speaker notes, keywords to scale your message
- 21. Podcast • Podcast • Medium cost, Medium Time Commitment • Follow The Cloudcast, Digital Nibbles, Speaking in Tech, GigaOm • Don’t “Pod Fade” – Will you want to do this for 1 year+ • Make the production process repeatable and easy • Submit to iTunes & Stitcher Radio w/ keywords • Blog page with show notes (for Google ranking) • Socialize on All of the above (Twitter, G+, etc.)
- 22. Video / Present • Video • Medium to Major Cost, Medium to Major Time Commitment • Can be more difficult to edit • Publish to YouTube, people find good content (CloudStack Channel) • Follow the blog rules for creation (can’t find it, create it) • Public Speaking • Costs vary, Major Time Commitment • Practice, Practice, Practice • If possible, attend training • Persistence is key
- 23. Next Steps
- 24. Next Steps • Find Something You Are Passionate About • Find a Community • Start Small / Just Outside Your Comfort Zone