Monthly Archives: December 2007
Tomorrow we leave on a little over two weeks holidays – it’s a good time of year to get away, so we always take the opportunity. The last three years Victoria and I have taken our New Year’s holiday in various Asian countries – Vietnam and Laos, Thailand, and Japan. The last was with our
As we move into Christmas season, many people will find themselves in social situations they may not want to be in. They may find themselves sitting next to distant relatives or acquaintances who are tedious, obnoxious, annoying, pedantic, weird, bombastic, stupid, or all of the above. For these situations, I would like to provide a
Continue reading How to survive Christmas parties: A practical guide to festive conversations
I have written and being interviewed many times in the last few months on the use of Facebook in organizations. There are a range of reasons why Facebook is often being blocked inside organizations. In many cases it’s because it’s viewed as a time-waster. However in other cases the concern is more about information loss
Continue reading How to make Facebook secure for organizational use: no more excuses!
The latest Teens and Social Media report from Pew/Internet gives some great insights into how teens aged 12-17 are using the Internet. There are a host of great insights in the report, including: * 64% of online teens aged 12-17 have created content on the Internet, up from 57% at the end of 2004 (this
Early bird registration for Enterprise 2.0 Executive Forum in Sydney, Australia ends 24 December! So if you want to go, you might as well save some money and register now . Speakers include: (click on this link for speaker bios) David Backley, Chief Technology Officer, Westpac Banking Corporation Ross Dawson, Chairman, Future Exploration Network Peter
Continue reading Enterprise 2.0 Executive Forum: early-bird registration ends 24 December!
We’re very pleased to announce that IBM is Platinum Sponsor of the Enterprise 2.0 Executive Forum. Given the breadth and maturity of IBM’s Web 2.0 offerings for large organizations, as well as its own experiences in using these tools internally, this makes a lot of sense and will bring a lot of value to the
The “long tail” is the buzz-phrase par excellence of the new media revolution. No presentation about how media is changing is complete without it. An image of the long tail, taken from our Future of Media Report 2007, illustrating the scaling of business models along the long tail, is below. From a media industry perspective,
Continue reading What most people don’t understand about the long tail
The first hard-copy flyer for our Enterprise 2.0 Executive Forum has just been mailed out. Click here or on the image below to download the flyer as pdf. Below is the text for the cover letter which went out with the flyer. More detailed updates on the event coming soon.
There has been some very interesting discussion over the last week about enterprise software, which began with the question of whether it is sexy or not. It has since covered a wide range of related topics, including the usability of enterprise software, industry structure, how it is bought, its role in attracting talented staff, and
Continue reading ERP: automating processes | Enterprise 2.0: enabling knowledge work
When I spoke at KMWorld07 in Silicon Valley last month, I sat in on the presentation made by Charles Armstrong of Trampoline Systems. One of the interesting points he made is that Web 2.0 is the first set of technologies that have been developed in the consumer space before being taken into enterprise use. All
Continue reading Adapting consumer Web 2.0 for use in the enterprise
The December/ January issue of Marketing magazine includes predictions for 2008 from an array of industry commentators, including myself. One of the quotes they took from me was: Social media shows no sign of slowing down any time soon, with more advertisers looking likely to jump on the Web 2.0 bandwagon in 2008. According to
Continue reading Predictions for the marketing and media industries in 2008
The UK magazine Legal Week has just published an article co-authored by myself and Josh Bottomley, the Managing Director of LexisNexis UK, titled Managing a Law Firm: A networked world. The genesis of the article is that I will be delivering the keynote to a group of Managing Partners of major law firms in London
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Several media executives have asked me about the convergence of the Internet and TV over the last couple of months. I now have a nice reference point for them about the short-term obstacles and possible solutions, courtesy of Nick Wingfield in an article in the Wall Street Journal titled The Internet. The TV. They have
Continue reading The convergence of the Internet and TV: how will it happen?
There was a good article in The Australian on Tuesday titled Taking residence in virtual worlds, which looked at what some of Australia’s leading companies are doing with Web 2.0 technologies. It quoted me: “Almost all major Australian organisations have put this on their radar and begun trials,” Future Exploration Network chairman Ross Dawson says.
Continue reading Corporate Australia (finally) engages in Web 2.0 and virtual worlds
This is good. A new organization, the Blog Council, has just launched. To quote their release: CHICAGO, December 6, 2007 — The Blog Council, a professional community of top global brands dedicated to promoting best practices in corporate blogging, officially launched today. Founding members include the leading companies from a diverse range of business sectors:
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A quick review of Day One of IIR’s Enterprise 2.0 conference. After my opening keynote, including my six lessons on Enterprise 2.0, Steve Hodgkinson of Ovum addressed the question, ‘Does Your Organisation Need Enterprise 2.0?’ One of the great examples he used is fixmystreet.com, which allows individuals to submit work orders to their local council
Continue reading Review of Day One of Enterprise 2.0 conference – Sydney 3 December
I will be doing the opening keynote at tomorrow’s Enterprise 2.0 Conference in Sydney. The slides are below for reference purposes for those who attended. As always, note that the slides are not very meaningful without the accompanying speech, explanations, and case studies. | View | Upload your own While the slides are similar to
Continue reading Keynote: The Potential of Enterprise 2.0 – Six Lessons for Success
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