Ted Leonsis To Keynote at Web 2.0 for Business

Ted Leonsis

You can talk the talk but can you Blog the Blog? It’s easy to give advice but not always easy to live by the advice you give. Ted Leonsis is one of those rare folks who not only talks about cool technology but actually integrates it into his life. Blogs and blogging is something a lot of tech people talk about but don’t actually practice. Tech evangelist Ted Leonsis has espoused the “Wisdom of Crowds”, the Wisdom of Web 2.0 and the wisdom of blogging, He shares his daily take on an entertaining personal blog which he calls Ted’s Take.

To hear Ted's keynote on November 1st, be sure to register for The New New Internet, Web 2.0 for Business at the early bird rate and join the social media phenomenon. If you are looking for a good dose of Ted’s practical advice, look here.

Does your company have a blogging policy? Don’t feel bad, only 21% of area executives responded that their companies have taken the time to clarify what you can and can not do online or on your site. Hopefully people in your company will act a little more wisely than John Mackey of Whole Foods appears to have done.

Don Herring

Executive Spotlight

This week’s Exec Spotlight: Don Herring, president, AT&T Government Solutions. We catch up with him to discuss the recent Networx contract win and their work in continuity of operations and disaster recovery on behalf of the federal government.

Click here to read our interview with Don Herring.

Jack London

Been There Done That: Jack London

Jack London recently announced that he is moving from CEO to Chairman of CACI. He has turned CACI into a voracious buyer, making 35 deals since 1993, including acquisition of two firms just this year. Come hear him speak on the best practices in M&A in today’s competitive market at our next monthly luncheon on September 20th at the Tower Club.

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Web 2.0 Spotlight: Digg

The internet is thriving because of user generated content! Remember back in 2006? Time magazine’s person of the year was you! So why are you so great? Because you have the power to change what people see, hear, and think. The reason why web 2.0 has created a tremendous movement is because social networking sites, wikis, and folksonomies allow users to collaborate and share knowledge. You may not think you’re a genius, and maybe you’re not, but as James Surowiecki has taught us in his book The Wisdom of Crowds, "under the right circumstances, groups are remarkably intelligent, and are often smarter than the smartest people in them."

At Digg.com members can submit news articles, images, videos, or podcasts and readers can vote on what they “Digg” the most. Founder and Chief Architect, Kevin Rose, and his team like to brag, “You won’t find editors at Digg — we’re here to provide a place where people can collectively determine the value of content and we’re changing the way people consume information online.” A submission can make its way to the front page of the website only if it receives enough Diggs. The site is everything that embodies web 2.0—giving the power to you, the people.

There are other features that Digg offers. Visit www.digg.com to discover more.

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Bob London is president of London, Ink LLC, a full-service marketing and communications firm and serves as a Virtual VP of Marketing for growth-stage companies that need hands-on project-based leadership in marketing strategy and planning. More information is available at www.londonink.com.

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