By Jeremiah Owyang, Founder, Crowd Companies and Alan Webber, Government Insights Research Director, IDC, (profile and twitter). Last week, A version of this article appeared in the WSJ. The Collaborative Economy is emerging as the defining societal narrative for 2015 and beyond. In this burgeoning, … Continue readingLiberals and Conservatives Both Love & Loathe the Collaborative Economy
Yesterday, Stephanie Agresta brought nine tech and business students from Iowa’s Luther College (blog) to meet me at our Foster City office for some Q&A about the business world they’re about to enter. This day, Jan 20th was the first day Obama has been in … Continue readingThe Obama Generation
Are you old media or new? Progressive or traditional? Were you present in DC or were you participating using TV and being online? President Barack Obama’s inauguration was an interesting event, why? It wasn’t during normal evening showtimes when people would watch on TV, as … Continue readingHow Did You Participate In The Inauguration?
I just learned from Leverage’s Mike Walsh that Obama will receive a briefing from the top voted ideas that were submitted by the American people each evening see Change.Force.com (a play off . This method of keeping in direct communication by ‘listening’ to the citizens … Continue readingObama Crowdsources Daily Ideas with Citizen’s Briefing Book
This last Thanksgiving was marred by the horrible deaths of over 170 victims at Mumbai’s terrorist attack. If you weren’t watching, social media played a part in helping –and hurting– the event. First hand accounts were published on twitter, including pictures of terrorists in action, … Continue readingHow Municipalities Should Integrate Social Media Into Disaster Planning
I was surprised to see this article by ABC News just a few heartbeats before the election, an un-named reporter riffs off my blog post cataloging Obama vs McCain social networking stats: “A social network researcher says you can expect Barack Obama to win the … Continue readingInaccuracy in Reporting at ABC News
Respected colleague Josh Bernoff asks Barack Obama, will you tap the groundswell? I just learned that Obama and Biden have launched this website called change.gov that transparently puts forth agenda items, a blog introducing latest videos, as well as a web form to submit your … Continue readingChange.Gov
Now that the dust has settled between the candidates, we should keep an eye on the President’s promises he made to the technology community. Never before have we seen a president give this much focus on Technology (let alone use new technology in addition to … Continue readingObama’s Technology Promises
A graph indicating the frequency of the term “#tweetdebate” Last night’s debate was truly an interactive experience for all. Although I setup some guidelines to score the candidates, things quickly took on a life of their own as the group formerly known as the audience … Continue readingRecap on the Tweetdebate experiment
UPDATE: McCain has committed to join. Why: Why let the media pundits and political analysts have all the fun? You can now be an armchair critic, all you need is a twitter account, a TV, and internet access. [On the first Presidential Debate on Sept … Continue readingTwitter Presidential Debates: Sept 26
