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Lets talk about the role of a community manager. The recent rise in social media cannot be argued. It's adoption from individuals to businesses has been astounding. But at what point does a business need someone to not only manage social media, but manage a community within it?

Erin Bury is the community manager at Sprouter.com, an expert Q&A site for startup founders around the world. You can follow her on Twitter @ErinBury and read her blog at ErinBury.com. Less than three years ago, community managers were a rare group of employees most often found at technology startups.

A community manager does work on social communities some of the time. However, it's very important that this person is not the main person to handle your Facebook Page, Multiple Facebook Groups, Google+, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, Vimeo, Viddy, Quora, Tumblr, Linked In Page, Linked In Groups, Analytics, Blogger Outreach, Fourquare, and Blogging.

Johanna Janhosen MindTrekissä 3.10.12 pitämä esitys suomalaisista community managereista

The fourth Monday of January = Community Manager Appreciation Day

SlideShare-esitys/Community Manager Johanna Janhonen