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  <name><![CDATA[Patrick O'Keefe]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[I own the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ifroggy.com&quot;&gt;iFroggy Network&lt;/a&gt;, an internet network featuring content, community and e-commerce sites covering various interests. I've never really held any sort of job, working for anyone else, where I wasn't considered an outside contractor. I've run my own company as long as I've been working.

I started professionally developing websites in 1998. After a while, I decided that I wanted to run my own website. After playing around on Geocities and Angelfire, I bought my first domain name, ifroggy.com, on January 1, 2000. I developed iFroggy.com into an everything portal, of sorts, as I was and am a big fan of Yahoo! I didn't really see myself running additional websites, I don't think, at the time. But, as I worked on that site, I was coming up with ideas for other sites, as well. I launched a couple of them and called it The iFroggy.com Network. Eventually, I discovered that I preferred sites that had a focus, a niche, rather than just trying to cover everything, covering few things well.

So, I abandoned the portal idea, keeping the name, eventually shortening it to just the iFroggy Network. It started to take shape in 2001, with the launch of &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.phpbbhacks.com&quot;&gt;phpBBHacks.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.karateforums.com&quot;&gt;KarateForums.com&lt;/a&gt;. I continue to launch new websites as I am able.

I wrote a book, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.managingonlineforums.com&quot;&gt;Managing Online Forums&lt;/a&gt;, which is set to be published by AMACOM (the publishing arm of the American Management Association) on April 28, 2008.

In the course of my work, I do a lot of writing as well, whether it be articles, blog posts, editorials, reviews, interviews, website copy or something else. Besides serving as an Editor/Blogger on this site, the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ifroggyblog.com&quot;&gt;iFroggy Network Blog&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.yanksblog.com&quot;&gt;YanksBlog.com&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.marianorivera.com&quot;&gt;MarianoRivera.com&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.phinsblog.com&quot;&gt;PhinsBlog.com&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.managingcommunities.com&quot;&gt;ManagingCommunities&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.microsoftblog.com&quot;&gt;MicrosoftBlog.com&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.drgreghouse.com&quot;&gt;DrGregHouse.com&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.badboyblog.com&quot;&gt;Bad Boy Blog&lt;/a&gt;, I have contributed &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sitepoint.com/articlelist/224&quot;&gt;many articles to SitePoint&lt;/a&gt;. I have also contributed to a number of books. Besides writing the foreword and serving as a technical reviewer on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?path=ASIN/1904811132&amp;amp;link_code=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;tag=ifroggycom00&amp;amp;creative=9325&quot;&gt;Building Online Communities with phpBB 2&lt;/a&gt; (Packt Publishing), I have also served as a technical reviewer or reviewer on &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?link_code=as2&amp;amp;path=ASIN/1904811914&amp;amp;tag=ifroggycom00&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;creative=9325&quot;&gt;phpBB: A User Guide&lt;/a&gt; (Packt), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?path=ASIN/0072262516&amp;amp;link_code=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;tag=ifroggycom00&amp;amp;creative=9325&quot;&gt;Blog Marketing&lt;/a&gt; (McGraw-Hill), &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?path=ASIN/0957921853&amp;amp;link_code=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;tag=ifroggycom00&amp;amp;creative=9325&quot;&gt;The PHP Anthology, Volume I: Foundations&lt;/a&gt; (SitePoint) and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?path=ASIN/0957921845&amp;amp;link_code=as2&amp;amp;camp=1789&amp;amp;tag=ifroggycom00&amp;amp;creative=9325&quot;&gt;The PHP Anthology, Volume II: Applications&lt;/a&gt; (SitePoint).

I am a member of staff at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sitepoint.com/forums&quot;&gt;SitePoint Forums&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tophostingdeals.com/forums&quot;&gt;Top Hosting Deals Forums&lt;/a&gt;. Previously, I hosted &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thecommunityadminshow.com&quot;&gt;The Community Admin Show&lt;/a&gt;, a bi-weekly podcast covering internet community management and related issues.]]></about>    <gender>male</gender>  <hometown>West Palm Beach, Florida</hometown>  <born_at>11/21/1984</born_at>    
  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Managing Online Forums: Everything You Need to Know to Create and Run Successful Community Discussion Boards]]></title>
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