shara karasic - online community

Hi, my name is Shara. I have over 10 years of experience in online community and social media, as well as user experience/interaction design, product development, e-learning, and web content strategy. I have developed online communities for education and business -- specifically communities for kids, teens, K-12 educators, non-profits, and small business people/entrepreneurs. The best advice I can give to anyone building an online community is to care deeply about the participants.

My current passions include the technology scene in Africa and mobiles for social change.

If you want to learn more about online community, see my online community/social media SUPER list

shara karasic resume

expert generalist blog

clients & employers:

• Africa Online
• Business.com
• Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation
• Charles Schwab
• Classroom Connect (now find Dan Buettner's Quests at Bluezones.com)
• CMP Media
• Geekcorps
• Journalists for Human Rights
• MobileActive.org
• Snapfish
• SparkTop (for kids with dyslexia and AD/HD)
• USAID
• Work.com (business community sharing how-to advice)

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articles i've written:

• Building an Online Community
• Being a Geek in Ghana: IESC 2001 Annual Report
• last comment on Casey Parks' blog about her West Africa trip: NYTimes.com
• Salon letter to editor: Did the Internet really ruin San Francisco?
• Small Business Blogs
• Twitter for Business
• Web 2.0

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press:

• San Francisco Chronicle: After the Tech Rush Former Dotcommers Give Back to the Global Community
• Small Business Trends Radio Interview: Increase Your Online Visibility Using Work.com

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contact shara

interested in an online community/social media/social networking strategy, project, consulting, or collaboration? contact shara karasic, los angeles, california, at sharakarasic[at]gmail.com or yahoo messenger skarasic.

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