Monday and Tuesday next week is the Sydney Online Social Networking and Business Colloration:

  • Richard Kimber, Global CEO, Friendster
  • Rebekah Horne, VP of Fox Interactive, MySpace
  • Francisco Cordero, GM Bebo
  • Paul Slakey, Director, Google

I’m on abunch of things including:
MONDAY

  • Collaboration – A knowledge management revolution empowering staff and customers to deliver
    • Identifying the critical collaboration factors of success
    • Change management strategies for web 2.0 technologies
    • From social bookmarks to blogs – which tools can and should be used
    • Lessons learned
    Wayne Hughes, Managing Director, Virtual Medical Centre .com
    Chris Knowles, Web Manager, Heinz Australia
    Andrew Mitchell, National Manager, Technology and Knowledge, Urbis
    Laurel Papworth, Director and Social Networks Strategist,
    World Communities

THEN DRINKS! Yay!
TUESDAY 10am

The Mobile Mob
• What’s happening with mobile and community?
• What are the opportunities for marketers, enterprise and government?
Laurel Papworth
Director
World Communities

Then Gary and I will be chatting about virtual worlds for business
TUESDAY 12pm

Digital Worlds: Social, Virtual, Mobile
• Meet generation V
• What are the opportunities for enterprise, marketers and government?
• The psychological implications of virtual interaction
• What are the mobility limitations of virtual worlds?
Gary Hayes, Director LAMP, Head of Virtual Worlds, The Project Factory
Laurel Papworth,
Director & Social Networks Strategist,
World Communities

THREE Sessions – do you think the attendees will be sick of me by the end of it all? Heh.

By the way I am in Adelaide this week, presenting on the Rise of the Corporate Facebook at CPA Congress. Another conference in Melbourne next week. Then I collapse – Singapore, Gold Coast, Perth all this month have done me in …
…. plus, by then it will be time for Christmas parties. And not before time!

And for Gawd’s sake, come up and say hi. I’m not as grumpy as my pink avatar suggests.

I Have one free ticket – leave a funny comment, joke or something and I’ll give it to you.

 

Susan Tenby gave evidence to Congress about Second Life. Then, comedian John Stewart made fun of her big pink cat avatar in Second Life.The community responded in quite a funny way, wearing masks of John Stewart. This is not critical of the MSM man, more of homage, and an excuse to take the wave of interest John Stewart generated to push through the Second Life is Good for Not For Profits message. Well that’s my take on it, Susan Tenby didn’t seem that upset… even though apparently he made reference to her (pixel) breasts. (Hat tip: Mike Seyfang) Tags: second Continue Reading…

 

I am often asked at conferences what I think the future of defamation and copyright and privacy will be, legal-wise. I always feel like a right wally saying “the laws will change, I guarantee it”. It’s the one weak area of my presentation – people understand that change is coming but don’t believe that it will be that drastic. Maybe it will be individuals changing the laws, maybe a “higher power” like government. But I really want to yell out – FACE IT, PEOPLE, IT’S ALREADY CHANGED. We’re just waiting for the laws to catch up. Intel Official: Say Goodbye Continue Reading…

 

A month or so ago, I spoke at WebJam about how frustrating it was that organisations setting the agenda for social networks are industry-based (e.g. media and advertising) and that very few are protecting everyday users/members. Add to that, none of these industry groups really provide an online community for their members (industry or otherwise) one wonders how they can protect our social media initiatives when they aren’t participating and don’t “get” it themselves. And industry organisation simply can’t take care of consumer generated content as well as their own needs! So I’m delighted to be part of a ACMA Continue Reading…

 

I’ve been writing a bit lately about politics. Not here, not the sort of thing suitable for a blog. I’ve even dug up my old Plato’s Republic and played around with creating a virtual world called n00bopolis. Well, enough silliness… But I do want to call your attention to a USalone.com. Its a ceasefire request where you are given internet tools to “call for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon”. INSTANT LOCAL DISTRICT PHONE NUMBER LOOKUP FORM:You can get the direct dial numbers and fax numbers for all your members of Congress right down to the district level by clicking on Continue Reading…

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