Archive for October, 2006

Nothing like a little bit of advocacy

Monday, October 23rd, 2006Interestingly, while I was looking for more material online on Engagement Marketing, I hit upon Communities Dominate Brands. Must admit, this blog is truly addictive, and if anyone wants to get a perspective on Engagement Marketing, and its nuances, ...

Whose laughing now? Politics, culture and entertainment

Saturday, October 21st, 2006A stimulating and thought provoking speech by Armando Iannucci on culture, media and politics.Comedy to the rescueWhat is wrong with our politics? And why is it that Have I got news for you probably has a better commentary on our ...

The battle of Lafayette – the battle for the right of access

Saturday, October 21st, 2006Way back in time we reported on Do we want all roads across cyberspace to be private toll roads?Its the story of the city of Philadelphia wanting to install its own high speed internet infrastructure. Listen to Dinanah Neff ...

Mammothism – the FCC and greed

Saturday, October 21st, 2006Whats the news for? Good question. Well in the US apparently its to drive profits for the big media companies vs. reporting anything worth listening too.In Studies Note Media Consolidation As Debate On The Issue Intensifies(Thursday, October 19) ...

European Commission to create open source collaboration portal

Friday, October 20th, 2006Nothing like a paradoxInformation Age reports that the European Commission has engaged with Unisys Belgium to create a portal where public sector organisations can store and share open source development code.As the European Commission is ...

The bankruptcy of the mass consumer society

Thursday, October 19th, 2006I my humble opinion is, that we have arrived at the end point of mass consumption, mass media, mass everything. I think this is the beginning of a very long trend, but I think that traditional notions of consumerism ...

Dialogue – Democracy and Genocide

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006Referencing the post  Locking down culture and freedom of speech[caption id="attachment_3089" align="alignleft" width="195" caption="Srebrenica female hung on tree"][/caption]I came across an article I had saved, because [1]. It made a huge impact on me [2]. I knew exactly where I ...

Master class Alan Moore

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006Motivaction in Amsterdam have asked me to undertake a presentation, Masterclass and discussion around our book. The CEO Piet Van Dam writesWith people coming across at least a thousand brands a day, how can you make sure ...

Locking down culture and freedom of speech

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006Henry Porter wrote a powerful treatise on the importance of protecting free speech in todays seemingly unsympathetic world in The enemies of free speech are everywhereHe references the flexing of influence on French diplomats in the US over ...

Innovation in the UK – is it possible?

Monday, October 16th, 2006A thought provoking piece by the Guardian today Can Britain produce a success like YouTube?The story starts with of the incredible struggle of the online social network radio company Lastfm.com to build its business and get investment.And ...

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