The Craftsman and the special human need of being engaged
Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Culture, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Research, Marketing, Participation, Philosophy, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | No Comments »I have been reading Richard Sennett's book The Craftsman. And is something that I want to dwell on in a few posts. Defining craftsmanship far more broadly than “skilled manual labor,” Richard Sennett maintains that the computer programmer, the doctor, the ...
There are more keys on my piano Mr McCain
Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in Culture, Engagement Civil Society, Ethics, Events, Government & Politics, Quotes, Society | No Comments »I do say that Americans have looked long and hard at the candidates this past month and are now minded to conclude, in the fine phrase used by Garrison Keillor of a speech he heard the young Kennedy give long ago, that Obama ...
You’ve come a long way, but you ain’t seen nothin’ yet
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 Posted in Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Mobile, Engagement Politics, Engagement Research, Engagement Sciences, Ethics, Generation C, Media, Participation, Social Networks, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | No Comments »Says Vint Cerf in his Op-ed piece about the Internet I have no doubts that its social repercussions will take decades to be fully understood, but it has already done much to benefit the world. It has provided access to information ...
Its the small things that keep communities together
Monday, March 31st, 2008 Posted in Culture, Darwin, Economics, Engagement Civil Society, Ethics, Government & Politics, Politics, Retail, Society, Strategy | 1 Comment »Just imagine you are part of the government. Among your principal concerns are how to hold society together at a time of rapid change. You worry about social and community cohesion and the practical, psychological and economic isolation of the ...
Evolution of SMLXL
Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Advertising, Books, Broadcast, Citizen journalism, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Education, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Education, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Mobile, Engagement Organisations, Engagement Politics, Engagement Research, Engagement Sciences, Generation C, Government & Politics, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Music, Networks, News, Newspapers, Participation, Philosophy, Politics, Retail, Science, Social Networks, Society, Sociology, Strategy, Trends, Web/Tech, Weblogs, iPTV | No Comments »In 2002, I founded a company called SMLXL - short for Small Medium Large XtraLarge. Its focus was and still is - how do businesses and organisations meaningfully engage in a commercial or social agenda with their audiences. We were some ...
Is British Television at a tipping point?
Sunday, November 12th, 2006 Posted in Convergence, Economics, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Marketing, Networks, Strategy, Travel, Trends | Comments OffPowerful comment from Will Hutton... British TV must be saved for the nation British television is at a tipping point. Every night, our screens are filled with programmes that represent two conflicting traditions. On the one hand, we see examples ...
More reviews of Communities Dominate Brands
Tuesday, January 24th, 2006 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Administrative, Advertising, Books, Broadcast, Citizen journalism, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Education, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Education, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Mobile, Engagement Organisations, Engagement Politics, Engagement Research, Engagement Sciences, Ethics, Events, Film, Gaming, Generation C, Government & Politics, Humour, Law, Marketing, Media, Messaging, Mobile, Music, Networks, News, Newspapers, Participation, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Retail, Science, Social Networks, Society, Sociology, Statistics, Strategy, Travel, Trends, Virtual Worlds, Web/Tech, Weblogs, iPTV | Comments OffIn a connected world, communities hold great power, and not just via hyperlink analysis on the Web. The groundbreaking book "Communities Dominate Brands" provides a truly realistic glimpse into the way communities have affected the way we market. Communities ...
Would Jefferson have been a blogger?
Thursday, December 22nd, 2005 Posted in Advertising, Citizen journalism, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Marketing, Ethics, Generation C, Government & Politics, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Networks, Participation, Philosophy, Politics, Social Networks, Society, Strategy, Trends, Web/Tech | Comments OffFOR WHATEVER REASON, PROBABLY BECAUSE there have been so many recent advances in what we call "publishing," opportunities to cite the First Amendment have abounded of late. I know that I'm in a very small minority here, as a ...
Nobody is as clever as everybody
Monday, November 14th, 2005 Posted in Culture, Engagement Civil Society, Ethics, Generation C, Participation, Social Networks, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | Comments OffMy friend Adam Morgan of Eatbigfish directed me to this site called Pledgebank Its probably best to let Tom Steinberg the founder explain it in his own words. Over to you Tom. We all know what it ...
Give me back my media
Sunday, June 12th, 2005 Posted in Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Engagement Civil Society, Ethics, Government & Politics, Media, Politics, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | Comments OffIts funny when you are reading an article here, a book there, a post over there when suddenly an idea seems to shape in your head and then you feel you have to pursue that thought in ernest to understand ...
