| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Communications or Media |
| Occupation | Community Manager |
| Location | West Chester, PA, United States |
| Introduction | Ted Hopton is United Business Media’s (UBM) Wiki Community Manager, responsible for developing UBM’s online community of 6000+ employees across more than a dozen divisions on six continents on a single enterprise-wide social business software platform (Jive SBS). In this role he is accountable to senior management for employees’ adoption of the tool and engagement in the community, as well as developing a transparent and open collaborative online culture. UBM’s internal online community received the 2009 JiveWorld Business Impact Award and has been cited in Forrester Research case studies, as well as Charlene Li’s book, Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead. Ted's work at UBM is also highlighted in Josh Bernoff and Ted Schadler's book, Empowered. Ted is a founder and member of the Board of Directors of the Community BackChannel, a community for and by community professionals. He's also a member of The Community RoundTable and 2.0 Adoption Council, and has been a speaker at the Enterprise 2.0 and Jive World conferences. Follow him on Twitter @TedHopton. |
