Archive for May, 2005

Communities Dominate Brands Review

Sunday, May 22nd, 2005We got a review of our book at the mobile weblog on 19th May. Here is the conclusion:I don't think I've ever read a book that has such a contemporary feel to it. Even the case studies feel ...

Is traditional retail nearing its endgame for some?

Saturday, May 21st, 2005I met a freind of mine today in Cambridge who runs a well respected retail design company. We had been talking off and on over the past months, and was a opportune moment to catch up, even though he got ...

Convergence leads to an participatory culture

Saturday, May 21st, 2005I met a friend of mine today in Cambridge who runs a well respected retail design company. We had been talking off and on over the past months, and was a opportune moment to catch up, even though he got ...

Delivering on an engaged broadcast vision

Friday, May 20th, 2005 Silence is golden but not on a blog. Sadly. Things have been quiet on the blog as we have been working flat out on the final push of a major channel relaunch for a state broadcaster. Phew. It has been a 9 ...

Wikipedia and the collective power of grass roots enthusiasm

Friday, May 20th, 2005Media post published a thought piece on Wikipedia Wikipedia's Symbiotic Relationship With SearchIF GOOGLE'S ARRIVAL WAS MARKED by its acceptance as a verb, then Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, cannot be far ...

Alan speaks to OgilvyOne in Barcelona

Sunday, May 15th, 2005 Last Thursday, I gave a speech to 60+ senior members of OgilvyOne in Barcelona. Thank you OgilvyOne for inviting me. Of course, I was talking about our book Communities Dominate Brands and the converging issues that are forcing businesses ...

Alan speaks to OgilvyOne in Barcelona

Sunday, May 15th, 2005Last Thursday, I gave a speech to 60+ senior members of OgilvyOne in Barcelona.Thank you OgilvyOne for inviting me.Of course, I was talking about our book Communities Dominate Brands , and the converging issues that are forcing ...

Big media and blogs

Monday, May 9th, 2005From reutersYou're not going to see mass blogs equaling some of the largest media companies in other spaces," said Dan Buczaczer, a director at interactive media buyer Starcom IP, part of Publicis (PUBP.PA: Quote, Profile, Research). ...

Tomi stars in New York

Monday, May 9th, 2005You can't keep a good man down is the saying and there is no holding the globetrotting Tomi T. Ahonen back.recently Tomi was in A href="http://communities-dominate.blogs.com/brands/2005/05/tomi_discussed_.html"/> New YorkTomi saysTomi discussed Community Power with Telecoms industry in New ...

The technology Wars update

Monday, May 9th, 2005Those boys at PSFK have been very busy looking at the technology wars which are now starting to get serious. There might be some hand to hand fighting at some point soon. I can't do Adrian Cronar aka ...

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