The conference/comedy tour is kicking off 🎉🚀
Come find me at ⬇️
📍
@devopsdayskc
May 15-16 @ KC
📍
@LaunchDarkly
webinar with
@atlassian
May 15 @ ONLINE
📍
#Galaxy24
May 20-21 @ SF
📍Top Notch Comedy May 31 @ NYC
📍Inside Jokes, June 19 @ Grisly Pear
📍
@KCDC
June 26-28
SOME PERSONAL NEWS...
Unfortunately,
@OrbitModel
underwent layoffs this morning — and I've been let go.
If you're looking for a t community builder or developer advocate with a strong product background — I'd love to chat 💜
Let's chat:
We gather in different ways for different purposes.
Most commonly — networks, audiences, fandoms, and communities.
It's important to know what is what and how hey differ.
Don't worry — I made a guide!
#100DaysOfCommunity
↓
things you can do to support someone that cost $0:
• say thank you!
• RT/share their work!
• tell them you believe in them!
• recommend them to others!
• celebrate their little victories!
• leave a comment!
any others I’m missing?
hi we got hitched on the internet.
This is t-20 minutes before I do, complete with two sleeping cats in bow ties, a post it note of board game scores on the wall, and two hearts full of love. ♥️
Today was my first day at
@hello_iamelliot
.
Product and industry aside, it's the first time I've ever felt truly included and welcome at an organization.
I didn't have to feel like I prove my worth, or value. And being a woman in tech, that's a HUGE thing.
Many “communities” actually are less of a “community” and more of a fandom or network.
intentions, structure and incentives for joining are not always aligned with what a community is.
Let’s break it down 👇🏻
As the cool kids say...
💫some personal news💫
I'm joining the
@OrbitModel
team to help folks build some of the best communities in the galaxy🪐💜
Here's to making the universe a better place, one conversation at a time. 🛰
It's going to be out of this world 👩🏻🚀🔭🛸
going into the weekend with an offer letter ✨signed✨
I'll be working on a product I've used (and saved my 🍑), and a top-notch team i'm absolutely THRILLED about.
happy fri-yay!
2020 = an explosion of creators
2021 = an explosion of community
2022 = realizing that both are work + maintenance + day to day operations cannot be overlooked
Had a good chat with my freelance friends, tech friends, and ad friends this morning.
So many of these are women. Notice I didn’t say women in tech, women in freelance, women in ad.
My mentor has drilled this in me: be a boss. Not a
#girlboss
.
That skill isn’t gendered.
don't tell me how much you lost in crypto
don't tell me how web3 is the future
tell me what you're planning to do to protect my rights now that roe v. wade has been overturned
The world needs more people who are unabashedly into things. ✨
Here's what I'm unabashedly into:
— fandoms
— community building
— community-driven products
— neurodiversity
— media ethics
— endurance sports
— creator biz models
— cocreation
— baseball
what's yours?
LMK 👇🏻
BASICALLY INTERVIEWING AND LOOKING FOR JOBS IN COMMUNITY AND DEVREL IS SUPER WEIRD BECAUSE THERE ARE VERY FEW WELL-WRITTEN JOB DESCRIPTIONS + CLEAR EXPECTATIONS B/C THESE ROLES DIFFER FROM ORG TO ORG WHICH MAKES IT HARD FOR JOB SEEKERS LIKE ME, LOOKING FOR THEIR NEXT DREAM ROLE.
The best early career advice I received:
Just ask.
Ask why.
Ask how.
Ask who.
Ask how I can help.
Ask for feedback.
Ask for critique.
Ask for input.
Ask for an invite (then show up!).
it can seem scary and hard but not having the answer is worse.
Hey all 👋
Due to a shift in organizational priorities, I'm now on a quest for my next adventure. ✨
I've thoroughly enjoyed being part of the open source ecosystem and looking to stay within it.
Here are some things I've recently accomplished ⤵️
I’m not a hater on Web 3.0, there’s potential, but also problems
I’m not thrilled to see the same behavior that we saw in Web 2.0.
If you’re not increasing opps — you’re not democratizing anything.
Don’t pat yourself on the back unless you’re opening a door for someone new.
Friendly reminder:
Community is platform agnostic.
It will not be made or broken by your platform or choice.
It will be made or broken by the energy and effort you take to build that community garden.
I’ve been working for 12 years.
This is my first time having a female boss at a full-time role.
My last role had zero women in leadership + asked me to “make that less obvious” in a deck.
Tech and startups have a gender problem.
⚠️ life update ⚠️
Taking time away from work/scholastic pursuits this week to spend time and get zoom hitched to my best friend / life partner
@joeisastaple
!
💍♥️👩❤️👨
Celebrate with us by sharing the love in your life by telling someone how much you appreciate them ♥️
Hey Twitter 👋🏻
Today is my birthday!
As we all reflect on a year and getting older — share with me one piece of advice you wish you listened to earlier.
today was supposed to be the walk down the aisle day followed by terribly awesome dance moves,
But we still got hitched and did it from the comfort of our couch, so in reality - we’re still winning.
Life pro tip: marry your best friend
~ some personal news ~
I've joined the talented
@laurensell
,
@hogepodge
, and
@michaelmalyuk
at
@LabelStudioHQ
as a Senior Developer Community Advocate. ⚡️🤘🏻
I'm excited to geek out more and advocate for those in machine learning, open source, and data labeling.
Here's why 1/
Things I wish I learned earlier in my career:
— it's never black and white
— trust your gut
— breathe before making any decision
— kindness first
— trust your gut
— it's okay to feel unsure
— trust your gut
— never make decisions out of spite
— trust your gut
Don’t be afraid of asking the question.
- ask for an invite
- ask why
- ask what someone’s working on
- ask what someone’s doing
- ask what they’re proud of
- ask if you can join
what’s the worst that can happen?
Two years ago yesterday we got legally hitched on our couch with two fur children. 💍
Some things have changed, some things have stayed the same, but what’s only grown has been the amount of joy I’ve experienced being married to my best friend.
Onward to year 3,
@joeisastaple
!
Behaviors I’m not stoked to see happening in web 3.0
- barriers to entry of financial means, connections, or confusing lingo
- lifting up the same folks we’ve always lifted up
- relying on FOMO or IYKYK type knowledge + hype
- lack of education + condescending to web 2.0
Yesterday when I found out the news I felt blindsided, and the impostor syndrome kicked in immediately. 😔
TY to everyone who has extended a kind note, sent me opportunities or opened their doors.
It’s meant the world.
You’ve got a friend + fan in me. 🧡
SOME PERSONAL NEWS...
Unfortunately,
@OrbitModel
underwent layoffs this morning — and I've been let go.
If you're looking for a t community builder or developer advocate with a strong product background — I'd love to chat 💜
Let's chat:
I've worked with early career folks for the last 2-3 years.
How the hell are early-career folks supposed to get experience if we aren't creating spaces for folks to learn.
Education + development must be part of any company's professional growth plan.
mentorship > conferences
2024 devrel spicy take. 🌶️🔥🥵
if you dont have your own corner of the web (blog, website, etc) don’t expect employers to take you seriously.
Doesn’t have to be much, but put something out there.
LIFE UPDATE.
Graduating
@Studio20NYU
today, and securing the masters degree!
Shouting out our professor
@jayrosen_nyu
— who's challenged us from day 1 to find our OBSESSION.
For me, that's understanding how the future of how the independent media creator can make it.
Call me crazy but I fully support people quitting jobs because of morals. Life’s too short to work for somewhere you don’t feel represented, understood, or heard. 🤷🏼♀️
if the *very bad, not good, inaccurate* tweet about adderall + mental health meds made it on to your feed today.
Know that:
- meds are OK
- tweets like this had me avoid meds for too long because I was terrified
- we all need help at times
Last week was a week of (multiple) gut punches in my personal life.
I asked to reschedule a call with a recruiter for 3 days later.
I was asked if it "was really an emergency" and then a comment about "taking time so I'm not so emotional."
FYI — don't do this.
I've seen three different community folks ask if it's okay that they're not active in their community over the holiday.
Yes.
You're still a good community folk if you take time off.
Put up that out-of-office memo + pause those notifications!
#100DaysOfCommunity
The internet was originally created as a way to share information.
Outdated business models make that difficult.
I’m passionate abt studying + developing products that allow for more equity of access to resources to create, learn and make the world a better place. ✨
*vulnerable tweet*
this week has been an emotional rollercoaster, and it's been hard not to feel like I'm just drowning with the day-to-day life things.
mental health is important.
getting outside is important.
take care of you first.
hi we got hitched on the internet.
This is t-20 minutes before I do, complete with two sleeping cats in bow ties, a post it note of board game scores on the wall, and two hearts full of love. ♥️
Last year, I was a community person at a company that underwent layoffs.
It's feeling more and more often like the norm.
Let's talk about the community ecosystem in a downturn ⤵️
What you tolerate in your community says more about your community than what you don't.
Be mindful of edgelords and slippery slope scenarios — oftentimes what you think is one-off, isn't.
Come ready to listen, empathize and understand.
Don't be afraid of the word "no."
I share a home office with my husband and our dog.
today I yelled "quit eating floofies you're going to clog up your butthole with them" to our dog.
my husband was on a client call.
#winning
#officemateoftheyear
The Community Creator Economy:
• community is now considered "essential" to many businesses
• creators are owning this space for the long run
While *true* community will always be in style😎, what are the impacts of the Community Creator Economy for the long run? ↓
I started a new role this week - and this is me out in the middle of the day working out.
wanna build a good remote culture - encourage this.
Seeing colleagues have childcare, workouts, + yoga on work calendars reenforced this.
@OrbitModel
is building a better future 💫
Wanna know something about the community industry?
Most of us nerds did it before it was cool. 😎
- signed your friendly sims 2 custom content creator, geocacher, forest fenn treasure hunter
today was supposed to be the walk down the aisle day followed by terribly awesome dance moves,
But we still got hitched and did it from the comfort of our couch, so in reality - we’re still winning.
Life pro tip: marry your best friend
spent today largely offline with my best friend / other half / co cat parent / new husband doing all of his favorite things (baseball, afternoon naps, and Italian food were all present)
The world is a better place because of you. Thank you for being you. 💕
In grad school I was called a divergent thinker - interested in a lot of different things.
It was described as a weakness.
Now I’m embracing it as one of my biggest strengths
It's easy to umbrella everyone into a community, but remember communities have layers:
- the new guy
- seasoned expert
- skeptic
- lurker
make sure you're creating content for each layer, and that you're onboarding new folk in a way that makes them feel included 💫❤️
I’ve been doing stand-up as a hobby on the side.
I did a novice show tonight.
The comic before me did a very racist, misogynist, set specifically poking fun at girls in glasses in the start.
Let’s get more women in these arenas. 🤘🏻
Romantic things my husband says 🥰
“Before we started dating I thought you were too cool for me, now I realize you’re a bit weird — just my kind of weird.”
Today was supposed to be our first day of (much needed) vacation, but life + the universe had other plans.
Instead it’s one of *THOSE* days. 😣😔😭
Send pet pics, memes, and awkward animal clips plz.
(It’s been a really rough three weeks)
web 1: build community for people
web 2: build community for people
web 3: build community for people
web 4: build community for people
web 10383937203: build community for people
hug all your furry friends a little tighter and give them more treatos from our house tonight. 💔
our little moose man somewhat unexpectedly crossed the rainbow bridge last night
a rescue on borrowed time from the get-go, we’re so lucky you picked us to brighten our days. 🌈
that 5-minute task you've been paralyzed to do and now embarrassed that you haven't just done it?
forgive yourself, then do the thing.
signed, someone who just did the thing
celebrate the little wins.
two years ago I broke the friend zone with
@joeisastaple
by blurting out the whole “I love you” thing.
today I’m quarantined in an apartment with him.
while I miss dive bar karaoke, I’m glad i get to quarantine with my favorite karaoke partner / best friend / husband.
#OrbitNexus
was great, but did you know there was another big
@OrbitModel
celebration this week? 🤔
It's my 1-year Orbit-versary! 🪐
Thankful for
@patrickjwoods
+
@dzello
for welcoming my shenanigans, I'm honored to be here. 💪🏻
+
@brob
thx for co-conspiring community things!
About to go off on the unpaid intern ethics rant again 😤😤😤
Truly want to improve hiring practices? Pay people fair wages. Unpaid internships are systemically biased against those in higher socioeconomic classes.
PAY👏YOUR👏INTERNS👏
happy two-years-since-I-nearly-murdered-you-in-a-West-elm-because-I-was-a-grinch-and-you-we’re-about-to-propose-aversary.
Here’s to doing life with your best friend
@joeisastaple
💕
HI HI HI HI INTERNET!
DECIDED I'M GONNA TELL THE WORLD WHERE I'M HEADED FOR MY NEXT ROLE TODAY.
Come hang with me as I cowork and get excited about it and will tell you first! 😉
3PM EST —
I haven't taken a day off since I was laid off nearly 2 weeks ago.
I promised to share this process in public.
no one talks about the:
- admin
- family ops/reshuffling
- moving meds
- routine changes
that happens
being intentional with Erin time today was needed.
Community is:
- platform agnostic
- tight member:member bonds
- shared values + intention
- slow to build
- a way we’ve connected throughout history
👇🏻
There’s too many of y’all operating in the land of absolutes.
The world is full of nuance. What works well for you isn’t an “always” and what doesn’t work isn’t a “never.”
The only “always” out there is to be kind.
believe it or not — you're likely not reinventing the wheel.
want to become a better writer? read more.
want to run a marathon? start by taking a small step.
want to build a better habit? start one small thing at a time.
Community building is a JOURNEY, sometimes filled with highs and lows, agony and ecstasy.
Join
@chris_trag
and I to chat about those highs and lows.
This Wednesday: 1 PM ET.
See you there 😉
RSVP ➡️
Don't say community when you mean marketing.
It's not about what your community can do for you — but what is possible when we work together.
How can we establish a collective sense of belonging?
#100DaysOfCommunity
#Tweet100