Forrester has asked me to be on point for the social media efforts during tomorrow’s Marketing conference in L.A. (over 800 senior marketers are attending) we’re still in the evaluation process for hiring the community manager, so I’m just filling in. So, starting tomorrow, I’ll … Continue readingWhere to get the Live Updates from the Forrester Marketing Conference
I’m not going to be blogging the next few days while I’m here at SXSW, in fact, most have noticed that I’m not carrying my usual battle gear of digital camera, video camera, laptop, wireless gear. Instead, I’m just using a mobile device and will … Continue readingSXSW Backchannel is on Twitter
I’m headed to SXSW Interactive Festival in a few hours, I’ve a red eye from Silicon Valley that’s going to give me time to sort through a few hundred emails, write a few blog posts, and pen the strawman for my upcoming report on OpenSocial: … Continue readingSXSW 2008
The four panelists did a great job yesterday handling my barrage of questions in the Widget Strategies and Social Platforms session, Hooman Radfar (Clearspring Technologies, Inc.), Walker Fenton (NewsGator), Pam Webber (Widgetbox), Ben Pashman (Gigya) discussed widgets strategies. I asked each of them to suggest … Continue readingWidget Strategies Panel
(Above Graphic: Sean’s suggests that word of mouth will travel through networks at different speeds, and with different accuracy depending on the network. He lists many attributes that will impact the speed of sharing) Sean O’Driscoll, who did a fantastic job, who has extensive experience … Continue readingNotes from Sean O’Driscoll’s Webinar on Social Media and Communities hosted by SAP Salon
Seems like everything is picking up, there are more conferences, workshops, and webinars appearing at –the space is booming. Everyone has questions about social networks, and there’s a lot of interest around widgets and the promise of OpenSocial. Here’s where you can find me in … Continue readingWhere to find me in March
(Me, giving opening remarks, pic from Julio of Oracle) The VLAB event last night was a success. What’s VLAB? A non-profit group that sponsors ongoing panels and talks around the subject of business and technology at Stanford and co-sponsored with MIT. I met many of … Continue readingA Night a VLAB: The Social Networking Widget Money Tree –a Green Sapling with Fruit to Bear
Things are coming full circle. I first was introduced to the idea of joining Forrester by attending as a panelist run by Peter Kim in San Francisco, I guess that was my first date with Forrester. He and Charlene then asked me if I’d be … Continue readingUpcoming Workshops: Blogging and Social Computing
Left: Bright and colorful Stanford Red umbrellas grace the campus. OpenSocial, a promise made, but little has been seen. Not sure what OpenSocial is? Here’s how I explain OpenSocial to Executives. If you want to learn more, then join us as I’ll be moderating a … Continue readingPanel Presentation: The Promise of Open Social at MIT/Stanford Venture Lab
Silicon Valley: 3 tech events every day I also talked to a colleague and I told her that there was about 3 tech events every weekday in Silicon Valley, you can hunt through Upcoming.org, or see this list of local user groups in Silicon Valley … Continue readingSilicon Valley is getting busy
