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Rich Jacobson employee #10 for ActiveRain

Rich Jacobson
I am extremely pleased to welcome Rich as a new member of the ActiveRain team on a full time basis! He will be taking on the role of a Community Builder.

Rich's addition to our team is very positive news for the AR community. Rich has been a member of ActiveRain since August of 2006, when the network was still only just a few months old! He has delivered very valuable and relevant blog posts, and has earned over 200k points, making him the top member in Washington state!

As a Community Builder, Rich will work very closely with Bob Stewart and Nicole Rae to support our members both on an individual basis and the community on the whole. We also look forward to him showing off some of his public speaking skills at various industry conferences and training events over the next year.

As I type this Rich is working with Bob learning how to use the "God Console" and how "not to break things"; It would be quite a PR disaster if Rich accidentally smited Lenn Harley... However, I would expect a post from him sometime today about the big news as soon as he finishes with his training.

Please check out some of Rich's earlier posts:

Fruitology 101: "What the HECK is a Lychee?"

"Slow Down and Smell the Crabs!"

"On Being a Groupie!"

"The ActiveTrain that Could!"

Frequent Comment Rewards Program

"My 100th Blog on ActiveRain"

Are You tired of "Half-a-Kraft?"

"Profile Pictures on ActiveRain" - When the Most Obvious is the Most Overlooked

ActiveRain becomes "ActiveRich!"

ActiveRain Addiction: "It could happen to YOU!"

"Disconnected-Rain" - Is it Just Me?

"BLOG, or Get Off the Pot!"

Turning Your ActiveRaindrops into a Tidal Wave! (A Newbie Tutorial)

Givers and Takers among the Rain

Counterfeit Blogging - "What's in Your Blog?"

One-Way Traffic Jams on the ActiveRain Blogway

A Welcomed Reminder

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Posted by Jon Washburn on 01/03/2008 02:11 PM

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JAN

2008

This is AWESOME news Jonathan, Rich will make a wonderful Community Builder.

I'll save my snide remarks towards him in a private email:-)

Absolutely Delightful News! Congratulations to Rich & to Active Rain!

No one told me you were hiring! ;-) Just teasing, congrats on the growth in your company and to Rich on his new job...it sounds like a fun one!

Bob Mitchell

ValueList Real Estate Services, Inc.

Jon, Does this mean Rich will be back moderating "features"?

Bill Roberts

Excellent addition to the team Jon. I'm sure Rich will be everything you expect and more.

Jonathan - Thats good news Rich is a terrific guy...always helpful. I am sure he will make a great addition to the team.

APPLAUSE APPLAUSE APPLAUSE....... Good choice! I can't think of ANYONE who could do a better job!!

Hooray! Congratulations Rich!

Welcome, Rich. So that's how you get control of the God Console...200k points and state supremacy!

Does this mean that Rich will be doing more posts and we will never pass him? LOL Good job on getting him on board!

Jonathan...

That's an excellent choice. He has the back ground and has already done so much for this community.

It just seems natural that he'd come to work for Active Rain.

By the way...I guess this means I can still use my "Voo Doo Rich" doll for something :)

And to think I was thinking about mailing it to him. No way man!

TLW...ROAR!

Cool, I wonder is this is why my blog is gone? Did Rich hit the wrong button :). I look forward to Rich's post :)

Congratulations Rich, it seems like a great match to me. Looking forward to your expanded "official" role

-Colleen

I Love Rich Jacobson. This is outstanding news. YES!!! Prices have just gone up on the Rich Jacobson Voodoo Moderator Doll. $17.95 but I will include the ginzu knives. Act fast.

Okay...I can't resist...It needs to go here now that we know you'll be featuring posts. Again :)

Property of TLW. Get your mouse off of my voo doo Rich :)

Image...Sole Property of TLW. It really belongs to Blogging Bertha...I'm just holding it for her :)

Linda...

What happened to the "Cut The Crap Knives" ?? :)

ROAR! :)

Excellent choice, Congrads Rich and AR team, look forward to your community building

Congratulations to Rich, and great choice. Is he going to be included in the little contest you are having with Bob & Matt now?

TLW - I'm hoarding those for next Carnac post. This post is going to be very easy to hijack.

Allison, I don't know if I want to compete with Rich. It may take all of the wind out of my sails. I could possibly hold my head up to Matt and Bob, but no chance with Rich.

Congratulations Rich!!!

Congratulations to Rich... I hope it comes with a pay raise over what he was being paid to community build before. :)

This is great news. Rich will be a wonderful addition to the AR family!

Wow, my flat, headless Rich Jacobson just became a raingod!! I'm so proud! :o) (Can I still MWA Rich now?)

Wow Congrats to Rich and Active Rain - it's great to see someone that has been so involved get more opportunites. Looking forward to more "surprises" in 2008

Congrats Rich! Its about time you get paid for what you do here!

Wow! I can't think of a better community builder. Rich does it naturally. Congrats to all.

congrats! I guess no more gold stars for me but then I never could behave. :)

JW,

Rich is a great addition to your team.

That`s fantastic to know A/R hires from within.

Ah, ok, that makes sense Jon, I wouldn't want to compete against him either. Maybe set up teams, yourself & Rich against Matt & Bob.

Congratulations Rich! What a ride you're in for!

Well, this is where everyone went this morning. WooHoo to Rich! This is indeed a great addition to AR as he has already had PLENTY of experience interacting with the members on a regular basis.

No sucking up here....lol!

Okay Linda...

I'll hush up about that :)

As far as sucking up goes...You people don't stand a chance :)

Just ignore me Jonathan...I am hijacking your post. Shhh. Don't tell anyone :)

ROAR! :)

WOW RICH! HOW AWESOME! Congratulations!

Oh god...sucking up will have to be my new exercise I will have to do every morning at the gym....:)

I call it the "Run with Rich"

Welcome Rich and good luck! You bribery check is in the mail but I have to change the name on it:)

Rich, you are rich in so many ways! Seems like you've won a lottery or something.

Did you ever imagine blogging would provide such an amazing career opportunity?!

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations to Rich and to AR for snagging such a great addition to the team!

Wow!! I am happy for ActiveRain. What a wonderful addition. As an early and ardent "Rich Jacobson Fan" I am delighted.

Congrats to both Rich and Active Rain. I'm sure that he will be a terrific addition to the team there. That is great news! Since he is a subscriber of mine, he must have impeccable taste as well.

Rich - Is this a joke? Are you still sticking with Windermere too?

Jonathan,

Wow, great news. Rich has always been an asset and now you have him balled and chained to AR. That's great!

Wow..Wow...Wow..Wow...Wow..Wow!!!

Awesome congratulations Rich!

Ryan, you know Rich is a talented man !

Great selection Active Rain!

Congratulations, Rich!

There was a comment that I left earlier while I was accidentally logged into Rich's account, so it showed his name as the commenter. I deleted the comment above and am reposting it here:

"Yes, Hooray!!

Rich will be featuring posts (thank goodness!!!!), and may do some of the other editorial roles we spoke about a few months back."

Jonathan, great choice for ActiveRain Community Builder! Rich already got around in the Rain really well before, and now he'll be doubly Active in the Rain!

Congratulations Rich on your new, way cool job! As a new Rain God, you are now on the "Olympian Heights" of ActiveRain on this side of the Sound as well as the Olympic Peninsula!

WOW I caught wind of it on Twitter and had to come see.... Congratulations to ActiveRain and to AcitveRich.

Rich was the first person to offer help to me here in the Rain. He offered a very warm welcome for which I will always be grateful. Best wishes for his success!

I swear I saw a Group called "Sucking Up to the RainGods"

Or maybe that is just a Western WA thing :)

I am truly humbled by all of your kind and thoughtful well wishes. As soon as Bob stops crackin' the training whip, I'll give you all my take on things. Needless to say, I am THRILLED beyond measure at this opportunity! I look forward to having an even greater role in helpinig to continue the success of this community!

Jon - I am glad that you corrected the comment from when you were logged on to Rich's account. I was concerned that Rich was speaking in third person. Jason doesn't like it when people talk in third person.

Wow, I am shocked and amazed and thrilled all at the same time! I can't think of a better choice than Rich. Rich is one of the warmest, smartest, quickest, psychotic, yet most laid-back people I know. He offered me more guidance in blogging and Active Rain than anyone else here, and I am hoping he won't abandon me now that he is, truly, a "God". :)

Guess I gotta go update the "About ActiveRain" page again...

Welcome aboard Rich!

Actually this will technically make 7 ActiveRain employees, plus another 3 contract developers...

Congratulations Rich And Great news for ALL of Active Rain! There will be some ""Singing and dancing"

Welcome aboard Rich! Looking forward to working with you.

Yay!

Wow! This is great news. We already get along with Rich so this is cool. I am certain he will bring a lot of great ideas to the Rain. He already has! Congratulations to Rich and AR.

Price of Poker just went up!!!

WOW didn't think I would get to use this twice in two days!!! The cost just went up.

Get them while they are still in stock...

(really a nice addition to the staff)

OK next on the block...One profile slightly used. Highest bidder! We'll start at 10 bucks

AR KIDs don't need any stinking points! Wait Rich is not a kid...that makes him the Senior member!!!

Wow. Congratulations to Rich and to AR. Rich is awesome and a great guy. Gee Rich...a lot of changes in such a brief time. New job, kid leaving the nest. I hope this doesn't mean we have to call you an AR god now. Oh boy!

New Title for Rich. Carnac from this moment forward will call Rich......THE GODFATHER!

P.S. Remember I said to watch for a big announcement.

Congratulations to Rich. He is a great writer and a great contributer to Active Rain. I am excited for him. Katerina

Good for you Rich. Congratulations. Best of luck in your new position.

Jonathan, congratulations to you and Active Rain for your growth. And congrats to Rich for his new position.

This is wonderful! Rich has remained a quietly effective person here- perfect choice for AR (and us).

Conrats on the new addition! Looking forward to future posts

Congratulations, Jon. It appears that both Active Rain and Rich Jacobson are winners - it should be a great team. Looking forward to his first post from his post ...

Look out world, Rich is going to take AR to new levels!

Congratulations Rich on the new job and becoming a future Father-in-law!

Excellent. Excellent. Rich has shown good taste in blog posts and seafood. He's a 'thinking man".

Hey, what's the "accidentally smited Lenn Harley" about? I'm the nicest person on the face of the earth.

Way to go Rich. sounds like a great opportunity and a lot of fun.

Any bets on how soon he breaks something?

Congratulations Rich!

Congrats Rich. I hope they will let you have your crabbing days off now that your "on the clock" :)

Congrats Rich on your new position!! Look forward to being a part of AR continually growing and educating myself and so many others on the path.

Hey Rich - congrats on this new position! Does it come with all the sushi you can eat whenever you want to eat it?

Ann ;-)

Wow....now this is some great news.....I am really looking forward to another "Community Builder" and one that really knows the community.....inside and out :)

Hey Linda (Carnac).....I ordered my VOO Doo Dolls for $24.95.....so will they be coming now ?????? You can keep the knives. I'll bet Rich will get rid of some of the crap, and those knives might come in handy for the rest of the team.........and yes, you did say there would be a big announcement..... LOL.......at least this one is way better than the last big one..........

Congratualtions Rich.....

Congratulations RIch! Best way to build community is to send us all crabs :-)

Rich has been an integral part of the AR community from just about the beginning, and his choice as the newest member of the AR Team is a good one. Congrats and blogspeed, Rich!

Rich,

It's really great to have you on board. I am really looking forward to working side by side with you. I don't believe we could have found a more perfect fit.

Congrats to Rich and that's great news for the AR community. Rich is a real natural at building community!

Fantastic News! Community builder is the best fit for Rich. He was one of the very first to welcome me and introduce himself and how AR worked just 12 short months ago. Kudos to the AR gods for bringing him on!

Congrats ... It is good to see the group growing ... that is why it is mentioned so prominantly in the Swanepoel Trends Report 2008

Wow I cant believe Active Rain is only managed by 10 people. That is pretty impressive.

Ki, you'd be even more impressed if you knew how many people were managing it this spring :) We're ramping up to support growth and new products right now.

What an awesome choice and kudos to the gods for hiring from "within"... it will be exciting to see Rich in a formal leadership role again!

Carnac's predictions are coming true! Congratuations to Carnac and to Rich. This is great news! Good luck to Rich and AR.

Congratulations, Rich! I've explored a few of your blogs today and find them most interesting! Glad they hired from within!!!!!!!!

"We also look forward to him showing off some of his public speaking skills at various industry conferences and training events over the next year." Keep us posted of your travels and any AR get together ops!

Congrats, Rich!

Congratulations are in order. All the best in the new position.

This sounds very promising. I will be looking forward to what comes next. I'm also looking forward to checking out his posts I've missed.

Wow, who knew AR was hiring? Congratulations Rich on your new role!

Karen,

I knew

(I know Jon, shameless self promotion, hahaha)

Rich, congratulations and welcome aboard.... Now about this smite key. I want one.

JAN

2008

When can we start calling him "WooHoo Rich (Sparky) Jacobson"? Can we get Bob to part with the smite button and give it to Rich?

Jonathan - Thanks for all that AR provides to us in the way of networking, marketing, friendships, etc! All the best in 2008!

Jonathan,

Your customer support already exceeds my expectations. I'll have to raise them to accomodate #10. You people run a great company! If that's enough flattery, please come comment on my MEME. I'd be honored.

Mike in Tucson

Rich, Congrats on the position. Hope it comes with full benefits!!!

Congratulations Rich

Thats good news, Rich is a terrific guy, and he will be a wonderful addition to the AR family!

Rich, how exciting for you and wonderful news to all of us here on activerain. This is gonna be great. Are you moving?

Congratulations to AR for growing and to Rich on his new job. He is not a subscriber and didn't comment on my posts. Is it too late to suck up?:)Is this post where you do it?:)Seriously, best wishes to all.

Congratulations Rich. Welcome to the AR family. May it serve you well.

I think Rich needs to ad a "Please suck up to Rich" button on the bottom of everyone of his posts now:)

That's terrific news, Jonathan. Rich is a great guy who mas made so many wonderful contributions to AR. THings just keep improving. That seems like the perfect role for him.

Jeff

Sounds like a perfect match. Congratulations to AR and congratulations to Rich. Much continued success to all!

Jonathan~ Rich is an awesome addition to ActiveRain, and always has been there for us! It only seems natural that it become more permanent. Congratulations Rich!

I agree with Neal...that button will do wonders :)

Rich - Welcome Aboard!

Matt, The Finance Guy in me just has to know, "how are you paying for all this? Did I miss something?"

Bill Roberts

This is truly the best news. Rich is a beloved member and such a good person as well as talented blogger and Realtor. Congratulations on a great addition to your staff!

Wow, congratulations to Rich and for the foresightedness to hire him! Great job!

Well, Rich's popularity among the troops was evident a year ago when we all became "little Rich's in Santa hats". I think he's the only one to be given that honor. He has done so much for this network, and will be a valuable asset. CONGRATULATIONS!

Rich-

Congratulations!

Well, congratulations to Rich. I'm sure he will work to make AR an even better place for us to network

Congratulations Rich- It's always nice when a participant is able to help in the maintenance.

Really, I promise I will write something witty and heartfelt, as soon as I can dig my way out from under all these Customer Service tickets!.....YIKES!!!

Rich, congratulations a welcomed addition

I cant think of a better choice.. Congrats Rich, how about those Jayhawks!!!!

I love Rich - he's a stand up guy - you guys are making a great move.....yada yada yada.....now please drop the picture with the tie!!! Geeesh! (that's Rich, Jonathan.....not you)

JAN

2008

Ines, Don't blame me... I got the pic from his profile. Plus I am NOT a tie guy. I bet the last time I wore a tie was to take my profile pic, and if you remember I was wearing basketball shorts while I took the picture. :)

Rich is or was using that photo on Twitter... It is a nice photo but the tie! I think of Rich in a Santa hat or on a boat or with a crab leg... not with a tie.

Jonathan,

Great to hear that Rich is joining the Rain team and put his considerable experience in blogging and real estate to good use for the network. We here in the field are confident he won't be "breaking things". Congrats.

Jonathan, excellent choice.We wish him all the best in his new position. now when can we start to drive him crazy?

JAN

2008

Great news for everyone. Thanks for the links - some good reading there!

Congrats to Active Rain and to Rich. Having been in the Rain for quite sometime and being an avid supporter this seems like a good fit.

Jonathan -

That's wonderful news, thanks for sharing! I know Rich will be a great addition to your team. I'll be looking for Rich's post.

Congrats, Rich!

This is great news for AR. Congratulations, I love reading Rich Jacobson's blogs. Looking forward to more great posts. Hope he gets to speak in my area sometime.

Rich, I'm late to the party, but CONGRATULATIONS on the new position! You'll be an amazing asset to the time, I have no doubt... good luck to you my friend.

JAN

2008

Congratulations Rich! I know you will be a huge asset.

Lisa

JAN

2008

YAY RICH! I did not realize this until I read Bob's blog today so now I will have to go over to Rich's to congratulate him!!

JAN

2008

Wow, I guess I've been behind the 8 ball and bee- hind AR - congratulations, Buddy! Good luck in your new venture. Can I have all your points?

JAN

2008

Congratulations, Rich. You AR guys (and gals) really get it. Thanks for keeping yourselves relevant.

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