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One of my favorite things about Media Center events is that I get to play host and make lots of introductions.
So, at the We Media conference last week, I decide to sneak off for some caffeine at the Starbucks in the AP lobby (nice setup, right?). Waiting for the elevator, I see two of [...]

Tristan Louis was one of our live-bloggers, but he had technical issues so his posts went here.Anyway, for the record, this is what he blogged:
I’m attending the WeMedia conference today and will be live-blogging in this entry. Watch the site for constant updates as I will keep adding to this entry.
It seems there are two [...]

Thanks everyone for your patience as we worked feverishly to capture, process, tag and upload and upload … and upload nearly eight (8!!!) hours of audio from Wednesday’s We Media conference. The following sessions are now ready for downloading!

We Inc. Originally uploaded by MC We Media.
From left to right: Moderator Jason McCabe Calacanis, Co-Founder & Chairman, Weblogs, Inc.; Scott Rafer, Chairman, Wireless Ink; Craig Forman, VP & GM, Yahoo! Jennifer Feikin, Director of Google Video, GoogleAndrew Heyward, President, CBS News.To download the MP3 of the session, click here. Photo by Richard [...]

Yahoo! Inc. is a leading provider of comprehensive online products and services to consumers and businesses worldwide. Yahoo! is the No. 1 Internet brand globally and the most trafficked Internet destination worldwide. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Yahoo!’s global network includes 25 world properties [...]

We Media fosters collaboration through conversations, connections and shared knowledge. We’ve organized conversations with individuals and organizations who are using the Internet as a collective force of unprecedented power. We’ve created a setting for you to talk to them and to each other – a day for learning, and sharing, ideas and opportunities.
No ordinary conference, [...]

We News: Farai Chideya, Tom Curley, Larry Kramer, and Richard Sambrook Originally uploaded by MC We Media.
From left to right during the We News panel at The Media Center’s We Media event at AP headquarters in NY:Farai Chideya, Editor & Founder, Pop and Politics; Tom Curley, President & CEO, The Associated Press; Richard [...]

Why should we be optimistic that these sytems of work are going to work, or are going to change human nature?
Panelists differed on their views some saying that we may still have ‘further to slide’ before we start to reform ourselves, others thinking that we’ve reached that point already.
Wacker – 3 things going on, [...]

The panelists continued with the issue of the public lost of trust in corporations.
Wacker then got into the ability everyday people have to create their own reality. The present environment makes it difficult for people to figure out who they trust. This needs to be changed. People need to find a common context with [...]

Dale Peskin introduced the day’s last session explaining that the panel was formed to talk about collaboration and the social and business changes that it is causing. Panelists were asked to give their perspectives on ‘trust systems.’
Wacker – trust and ethics are going to be dominant in the next generation. ‘Institutional crisis is pandemic.’ The [...]

Lots of laughs and interesting conversation went on between conference participants during the short break between session. Business cards were exchanged and future rendez-vous dates were established as all headed upstairs to start the days final session, In Us We Trust.

In Us We TrustParticipants: Craig Newmark, Customer Service Rep & Founder, craigslistRichard Edelman, President & CEO, Edelman PRWatts Wacker, CEO, FuturistKaren Stephenson, President, NetformModerator: Dale Peskin, Co-Director, The Media CenterTo download the MP3 of the session, click here.
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Activism & Democracy Participants:Nicholas D. Kristof, New York Times ColumnistMarcus Xiang, CEO, PDX.CNBrian Reich, Director, Mindshare Interactive CampaignsSeth Green, Executive Director, Americans for Informed DemocracyModerator: Rebecca MacKinnon, Co-Founder, Global VoicesTo download the MP3 of the session, click here.
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Culture, Politics & BuzzParticipants: Dominik von Jan, Director, NextNextBigThingJohn Gerzema, Chief Insights Officer, Young and Rubicam BrandsModerator: Farai Chideya, Editor & Founder, Pop and PoliticsTo download the MP3 of the session, click here.
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We InvestTo download the MP3 of the session, click here. Audio begins during intro of Rick Ducey, Executive VP, BIA FinancialOther panelists are:Brad Burnham, Partner, Union Square VenturesPaul Ginocchio, Media Analyst, Deutsche BankBrad Feld, Managing Director, Mobius Venture CapitalModerator: Susan Mernit, Senior VP, 5ive
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