*** WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 *** Learn all about building a successful business around online communities!  Panelists from Etsy, forrst, Neighborhoodr.com, gdgt, and OMGPOP will walk us through the dynamics of community development and talk about how they leverage online communities to grow their businesses.   Joining us as members of the panel: Anthony De Rosa, Co-founder of... [read more]

*** WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 *** Learn all about building a successful business around online communities!  Panelists from Etsy, forrst, Neighborhoodr.com, gdgt, and OMGPOP will walk us through the dynamics of community development and talk about how they leverage online communities to grow their businesses.   Joining us as members of the panel: Anthony De Rosa, Co-founder of Neighborhoodr.comAnthony also has a real job as a Proposition Leader at Reuters Media, and The New York Times declared him "The undisputed King of Tumblr" based on soupsoup.tumblr.com.  Joseph Alminawi, Community Manager at OMGPOP Joseph makes sure only nice people are on OMGPOP.  Kyle Bragger, Founder and Lead Developer at forrstKyle writes code. Kyle makes Forrst.  Peter Rojas, Co-founder of gdgtAlso known for co-founding Gizmodo and Engadget, New York magazine described Peter as the "best-compensated blogger in history."   Vanessa Bertozzi, Director of Community & Education at EtsyFrom humble beginnings as an Etsy member in 2005, Vanessa was hired in 2007 and now leads Etsy's Community Team.