Archive for the 'Age of Conversation' Category

“The Age of Conversation” mark II: Why don’t people get it?

April 7th, 2008

Writing a book with 103 people from all over the world is a pretty interesting thing to do. That was “The Age of Conversation” and I enjoyed participating last year with my contributing chapter, “The voice of the CEO”.
Drew and Gavin (who had the idea, edited and co-authored the book) put an enormous amount of […]

Friends? Don’t expect them online

September 25th, 2007

Connecting online with like-minded people (both professionally and personally) has changed peoples’ business and private lives and I don’t think we’ve seen anything yet. Whether it is through online collaborations (such as “The Age of Conversation“) or through applications like LinkedIn and Facebook. But are they friendships?
Lewis Green doesn’t think so. He writes: “Virtual is […]

The problem with Australian media

July 27th, 2007

Thanks to Gavin Heaton of ServantofChaos (a top 25 global marketing blog) for the inspiration to this post.
We’re a small country when it comes to media; traditional Australian media is owned by (less than) a handful of companies, and as a result, a relatively small group of people influence opinion and provide the “expert opinion” […]

The Age of Conversation - 103 collaborators write one book

July 16th, 2007

Today is the big day; the launch of “The Age of Conversation”, tonight at 9pm.
It’s a book I have contributed to as one of 103 marketers around the world, with an article named “The Voice of the CEO”, focusing on the CEO blog, the opportunities and the challenges.
I’m curious to see where it […]