At Office 2.0 yesterday I heard about this significant announcement: A Bill of Rights for users of the Social Web put out by four Web 2.0 pioneers: Marc Canter (who co-founded Ourmedia with me); uber-blogger Robert Scoble; Joseph Marc, the head tech guy at social networking company Plaxo; and TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington. It’s short […]
Report from Office 2.0
The wi-fi at the second annual Office 2.0 conference in San Francisco today was spotty, so I’m able to post this only now. I attended for the second straight year. Here are some photos. And here are some highlights: All the registrants received a free iPhone — pretty cool. (I didn’t because I’m a member […]
Twittervision: Amazing global chatter
Checking out twittervision.com for the first time. Man, that is one wicked cool application. (Wish I spoke more languages!)
How to ace a press interview
From the August issue of Wired magazine: Ace a press interview. Sally Stewart, communications consultant and author of Media Training 101, offers some pointers on how not to come off like an idiot when you’re talking to a journalist. 1. Know what you’re talking about and to whom you’re saying it. Jot down a few […]
Citizen journalism hits the big screen
Had a great time judging last night at the last of four Pier 38 screenings in San Francisco, put on by NewTeeVee. (They’re holding a fifth in September in New York.) This one focused on citizen journalism, with six well-done submissions covering the gamut from a gay parade in San Francisco to coverage of the […]