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Answers to Jon questions !!

.Hey  Jon heres some answers to your questions ! !:)-

How did you find my blog?

Thru my alert systems. I use a secondary safty net that traps anything that mentioned "mesho6"

Are you a first time reader or a regular reader?

First Time reader

What do you like about my blog?

Covering VoIP and net technologies companies

What else would you like to see on my blog?

Can't Say. I have just subscribed. Will let you know  -- be it good or bad :)-

What do you do/what type of company or business are you in?

Thats two questions rolled into one. I Blog. I strategize, I harverst

What country are you located in?

Canada/Toronto

Tara - Voice of the Community

Nice, Sweet - distractors is her style. I quickly jotted down some thoughts  via my handheld as she went thru her mesh conference presentation. A bit more posted now !!

Tara did an excellent job of skewing  my thoughts in a totaly laterall manner - yeah  its like getting pulled by the short hairs and dragged across the floor type of syndrome.

The two terms Tara used are "authencity" and "voice of the community -VoC" which converges my thought onto the matrix change theory, and my TIB#2 - knowledge management manifesto

Both thoughts and counters thoughts is resonating well with me on this round, especially the "voice of the community" -

If a marketing paradigm is slightly shifted --as in a pinko style thoughts, then I am seeing that the concept of "VoC" maturing. It's like a  canopy opening over the the communites of issues, practices and learning. Is this the unknown parameter, that we researched , --debated, disected  and tried to bring about thought convergence on the Xerox- Gurteen Knowledge letter of 2003 ? 

(SideBar : take time to go thru the powerpoint KM manifesto - yes its short-I promise :)-.

However, for these emergent processess to actually mature, then a "briefing of radicals" needs to take place and then only will understanding on "The difficulties many organizations have had with change management depends in large part on an inadequate recognition of interdependencies among technology, practice, and strategy. Recognizing the critical role that interdependencies play in affecting outcomes leads to new analysis and theory".  [more here ]

Geeee.... its time I cut another "This I Belive" and sharpen the saw on this concept. Thanks Tara, much appreciated, for locking down my thoughts in a nice way !!!

Looking forward to seeing you more often in Toronto .

A Bone to Pick with PR - Mesh06

I scratchblogged  Steve's posting here with certain thoughts of mine. Now I will elaborate !!

Steve actually gave a good conversation, with the scope limited to those in the PR, Advertising and other Marketing type of participate. I missed out the opportunity to ask him why Richard Eledman did not have comments enabled on his blog. This would off course lead to the answer it's enable ( yes, I'll concede, but point to note --the blog was initially launched with  comment's disabled. So primary, the so called two way conversation was never enabled - in the first place !!

A classic example of this flaw can be noted in other blogs out there - like Dave Winer, Doc  etc. They all have blogs (for the longest time ) with a "NO comment's" policy. Yeah, that sucked to be a thought leader in that playing  zoneeh ? Say one thing , yet do something else !! It's like saying "We are Conversation enabler's. I'll talk and you shutup and listen" paradigm.

Oh yeah, let me not forgot ..what did he call it  ?? ...oh , "A big hoo ha eruption", about Character blogs were part of the conversation, which  Tris Hussey. Joseph Tonrley  posted.

The issue here is Character blogs. Again, my bone to pick is --why not !!  If there's a difference of opinion --then I am forced to ask myself to explain then how come  Micro Persuasion i #52 vs Cute Overload! ;) on the Technorati's top 100.   Cute Over Load is Postion #22 , thats twice as popluar oas Steve's blog !!  But, CuteOver Load is not about products, not about characters --its about animals !! - yeah Pictures; of cuteness.

So there again, animals don't converse, they have no voice and in a way after being "posted" are totally inanimated characters on a blog--correct ?? 

So, why then are Character blogs not worthy of being good content  and being a means to attact a community. After all,  the Technorati ranking speaks for itself-- ok ok, that's just my opinion. :)-

I think in today's World, that Marketing and PR should step out of the sphere in terms of content strategies. Let  a company blog or die with their own authentic voice or character. PR and Marketing should  only be there as consultants on how to metering, metric build on goal averages , monitizatiion efforts  and SEO advice type of thingy. In short, keep out of trying to control the message. We, the people wil take any message- not crafted messages. Genuine voices speak in genuine ways- be it in characters, in pictures or whatever. We'll decide what is good or bad.

Like Jermey said, "if Darth Vader was to Blog-  he would read "  and on the other side of room, my thoughts were" yeah yeah, and we'll have a' Han's Scoble too !! :)-

KeyNote With Om

Om & Mark

Mark introduces Om and Om jumps on the stage.  Teir story is based on the fact the Om wrote the book "Telecom Bandits". 

Mark : You are both of tow worlds. The old world and the new world. Will the old world survice.

Om : There is no differnce of the old world or the new world. Its basically the old way and the new way. Traditional media will evlove. The information source is not always create equally.

Om: The old media have no option. Advertising is n upswing. Forbes.com is one such entity that has done well.

MarK:many papers wil dissapper. what is the future of these papers ?

Om:EAch nnewpaper has to find its own niche market and go forth with local advertising. Demographics will move to online resources.

Patricpants Call : Not many hands went up for the question "How many people read the newspaper for information vs on line"!

The 3 Questions : are based on creditablity, content and Cash !!

Tris is also here and live blogging

MeshCon Openin

Sitting here and trying to live blog the happening at  . The Crowd is slowing tricking in. Still a noisy. Keynote is wih Mark Evans and Om Malik

Stuart gives the opening "good morning" statement and  desribes how the col things are being done and the reason why we need a meschone06 at toronto.  It "our sincere hope that its a two way conference and if it comes of that weay, its more to do with us rather then the organizer" !!

SideBar :Mike's Company is Rebranding.

CN Towers & Meshcon

I'm mesh'in at the CN Towers !

Corsin Joined me for lunch at the 360 restaurant at the top of the CNtowers. So I quickly snapped a pic on the way out :)- This is how the ground like when you look down through the glass view point

Corsin is actually from the Alps and had something to do with Google and its services at the Zurich Lab's - 'nuff said. He now does some freelance works. He will be joining us for Mesh Conference 06 in Toronto.

BTW- Meshcon is SOLDOUT and NO I can't get you tickets :)-

Stuart --sez that approx 400 participants  would be meshin for the event !! Kudos to the organizers for their tireless efforts. I certainly look forward to this conference.

Updated : As per Corsin - corrected spelling :)-

My MEsh06 Picks !!

Ok  Stuart has published the mesh06 schedule of events. Here's my pick for the 2 days !!

Day1- May 15th

• Keynote Conversation: The Future of Media
• Keynote Conversation: The Web and Society
• Panel Conversation: Are Bloggers Journalists
• Panel Conversation: Can Web 2.0 Change The World?
• Workshop: Blogging 101 – How and Why
• Panel Conversation: Will the Web Make Us Free?

Day 2- May 16

• Keynote Conversation: The Future of Marketing
• Keynote Conversation: Venture capital and Web 2.0  <--not really sure about this one!
• Keynote Conversation: Building a Community
• Panel Conversation: Corporate Blogs -- How and Why
• Panel Conversation: Is Web 2.0 Changing the Software Industry?

Ok, theres my inital agenda and participation. In between you could be able to hook up in the MaRs Unconfrence area. Let me know if you want to hook up and chit chat or post a msg on Group Mesh06

Mesh06 Group

For those interested in Mesh06, I have created a Group for attendees to exhange information and chit chat amongst ourselves. Lets keep the mesh06 blog strictly for open communcations with the organizer(s).

Calling all bloggers from in around the GTA who are attending this event to join the discussion group. Like Alec sez "...this will the seminal Web 2.0 event in Canada. "  Hey the party has began, whats stopping y'all eh ??

Oh btw, these are the guys who are making IT happen.

• Mark Evans - senior technology reporter, The National Post
• Mathew Ingram - technology and business writer, Globe & Mail
• Mike McDerment - CEO, 2ndSite Online Invoicing
• Rob Hyndman - business lawyer, Hyndman | Law
• Stuart MacDonald - entrepreneur, marketer, founder Expedia.ca

update :solly for getting some linkys wrong :(-_