WeMedia is once again producing a regular podcast that features in-depth interviews with prominent media, technology, and social change figures, as well as distinguished experts on current affairs and news. Our goal is to help the WeMedia community understand the roots of the changes taking place in our society, hear from the thinkers and doers who are on the front lines, really understand the difficulties facing the media, consumers, and others — all while being somewhat entertaining.
Today’s podcast features a conversation with Steve Wylie, the General Manager of the Enterprise 2.0 Conference, the largest gathering of enterprise technology providers in the world. This year’s conference, which will take place in Boston starting June 22nd, is designed to help companies understand the potential impacts and opportunities that web 2.0 technology creates and how to more fully embrace the social nature of the internet today. Steve and I talked about the thinking behind the agenda for this year’s event and how to ensure a that a conference of this size can be successful. We looked at some of the discussion topics highlighted this year, including the lessons likely to emerge from the Obama campaign, and the blurring of the lines between personal and business pursuits among customers and employees. And, we discussed what case studies from outside the technology industry that the Enterprise 2.0 community is looking at, and what best practices from within the technology sector that media, non-profits, educational institutions and others might benefit from reviewing.
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Brian is Managing Director of little m media which provides strategic guidance and support to organizations around the use of the internet and technology to facilitate communications, engagement, education, and mobilization.