Knowing what social media data to track is critical to transforming data into content your community wants, and ultimately building a stronger online community. The presentation looks at the one metric you want to measure, what content to optimize to build community, the data metrics that tell you what you need to know about your community and the content it wants, and how to build a social media community of content contributors and curators. Practical examples support this presentation. Key Takeaways: a.) How to use social media metrics to better understand your online and social media communities. b.) The top cross-channel metrics you need to track for developing and optimizing content for the community. c.) The right content to engage and deepen online relationships within your social media spaces.