Heading off to San Francisco early (as in 6am flight…ugh) tomorrow for the Online Community Camp. Not even spending the night – 7pm flight right back (saves on packing at least).

Based on the growing attendee list and ideas for discussion topics, I’ve got high hopes that this will be a worthwhile trip.

“Community” as my job is defined tends to be less focused on the classic idea of online communities (community sites, tools, forums, etc) and a bit more on a broader concept which includes a lot of local community events, 1:1 relationships, and so on. And all with a marketing angle of course. I proudly wear the “Scarlet ‘M’” of the much maligned marketer! :-)

So I think I’m less interested in the platform and tools discussions, and a bit more on marketing, the intersection of online and offline community, facilitation techniques, and reputation/ranking.

If anyone else is attending the event and wants to chat up on these, or anything specific to Windows Live and communities, drop me a note! kevinbriody at hotmail dot com.