SoundCloud's David Noël: 'Every Company Should Have a Community Manager'

When a social network draws people from all over the world to one destination, someone has to be waiting on the other end to shape millions of users into a unified community. Enter the community manager. In a recent interview, SoundCloud community evangelist David Noël explained what a community manager does, how to give an online community a presence in the real world, and when to get the other departments involved in the process.

When a social network draws people from all over the world to one destination, someone has to be waiting on the other end to shape millions of users into a unified community. Enter the community manager. In a recent interview, SoundCloud community evangelist David Noël explained what a community manager does, how to give an online community a presence in the real world, and when to get the other departments involved in the process.

Founded in 2008, SoundCloud’s audio platform attracts a fairly diverse group of people, from indie artists who want to promote their demos to journalists who need a place to upload their interview recordings. 

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