Entries by Ross Dawson

Upcoming Keynote at MegaTrends in Abu Dhabi: Four trends transforming society

[UPDATE:] The conference was rescheduled to 25 May – my keynote presentation is here. In early February I am delivering a keynote at the MegaTrends conference in Abu Dhabi, one of three international keynote speakers together with John Naisbitt, who sold over 9 million copies of MegaTrends and created an industry, and Dr Lynda Grattan, […]

Twitter friend inflation, the dynamics of influence, and why shifts in reciprocity are changing the social media landscape

Anyone who uses Twitter will be deeply familiar with the issue of who you follow and who you follow back. As Twitter continues to gather traction, popular Twitterers are gathering followers at an increasing pace. If you’re on Twitter, by default you get an email whenever someone follows you, giving you the option of looking […]

The relevance of Enterprise 2.0 in an economic downturn

Moving towards our Enterprise 2.0 Executive Forum 2009, a key issue has to be how these themes are relevant to the most prominent concerns of senior executives. In short, how will applying Web 2.0 and mobile technologies in organizations save money, increase efficiency and productivity, increase market share, and build profitability? A number of recent […]

(Good) blog aggregators are the best source of news

As one of many deeply absorbed in the US Presidential elections, I spent a lot of time scouring the news to gain insights into the latest as the extraordinary story unfolded. I consistently found that blog aggregator Memeorandum provided the best view on what the most relevant and interesting news was. Often stories became prominent […]

Registrations open for Enterprise 2.0 Executive Forum 2009 on 24 February 2009 – providing a clear roadmap for organizations

I’m delighted to announce that registrations are open for Enterprise 2.0 Executive Forum 2009 on 24 February – full details on the website. To help you make up your mind early, there are significant discounts for registrations before Christmas, and the first 25 registrations get a free copy of my book Living Networks. Click here […]

Extinction analysis and extending the hype cycle

Nick Gall of Gartner writes about our Extinction Timeline, saying (in jest I presume), referring to Gartner’s famed hype cycle: I think we should enter negotiations with the author, Ross Dawson, for adding extinction analysis to hype cycles immediately! Extinction Timeline: what will disappear from our lives before 2050 As it happens, in the wake […]