Andrey Golub

The next release of our Spock application/ plugin for Facebook, and it now supports the direct integration (via "attachment") with the Messaging system of Facebook!

You can now attach your Spock Profile's summary as a "Digital Signature of a Human" to the messages you send on Facebook! When you compile a message there, the URL "Add Spock Signature" appears below the message-edit box, if you have SPOCK application installed for your profile on Facebook.

Try it! We gonna participate in the fight for the best and the most useful plug-in for Facebook, if such classification could exist :) Here is an example-

 

For now, you'll need to SETUP you Spock Application on Facebook, by going to MyApps serction and selecting Spock application. It's needed provide your original Spock Profile URL to that application and save this your profile settings on Facebook.

In the future it will be better integrated with Spock.

Here is an example of what to setup and where-

 

Keywords: Certificate of being a human, David Hinson, Digital Certificate for a Human, Digital Signature, Facebook, Facebook Community, Spock, Spock Facebook Appication, Spock Fan Club 2.0, Spock.com, David J. Hinson

Andrey Golub

What does your birth date mean? an application on Facebook

It's another funny application on Facebook.

My result is-

You're so intuitive, it's like you have senses beyond just the 5 senses humans have. You connect with others freely and easily - and you tend to have many good friends. Warm and caring, it's hard for you to close your heart to anyone. For people you are a shoulder they can lean on, a shoulder of love and affection.
 

Seems to be quite true? :)

Keywords: Facebook application, birthday date, Facebook

Andrey Golub

What Animal Are You? an application on Facebook

It's another funny application on Facebook.

My result is-

You're a Wolf

You're independent, strong-willed & often misunderstood. Very few people truly understand you. You're extremely attached to the significant few you love and respect. You often find yourself as a loner, but you eagerly seek the comfort of your pack mates.

Keywords: Facebook application, Facebook

Andrey Golub

Google knows everything you'll say? So ask Google for

Who is the most visible Who's Who in the World in 2008?

At least today, and at least to me, Google replies in this way:

• #1: (the Who's Who web site) Welcome to Marquis Who's Who Online
• #2: (buy the Who's Who book on Amazon) Amazon.com: Who's Who In The World 2008 (Who's Who in the World ...
• #3: Andrey Golub :: Weblog :: Who's Who in the World, 2008: Andrey ...

Well, what can I say? Google seems to know it better! ;)

 

Keywords: Information Scientist, Marquis, Who is Who, Who is Who in the World, Who's Who, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in the World 2008, Who's Who in the World in 2008, 25-th Silver Anniversary Edition

Andrey Golub

http://www.spock.com/api

The Spock API

The Spock Profile API is a standards-based method for obtaining Spock search results. To obtain access to the Spock API, users must obtain an API Key.

The Spock Profile API is read-only, and returns results in XML. Results can include text, URLs, and pictures. The API provides two options for querying the data:

• search.xml: This query method finds a set of Spock IDs given a set of criteria.
• person.xml: This query method allows for request of detailed information for one or more people.

Use

To execute a query the API must be supplied with an API Key and any non-required fields can be left blank. Allowed fields for use in generating a query are provided in the tables below.

Search API

Inputs

The API must be supplied with at least one of the following: a general query string, a name query, a tag query, or a location query.

Field Definition Values Default api_key (required) Provided by Spock. String N/A query Free form query string. String No filter name_query Limit search results to individuals with a specific name. String No filter tag_query Limit search results to individuals with a specific tag or set of tags. String No filter location_query Limit search results by location. String No filter age_low Limits search results to exclude individuals below a certain age. Integer No filter age_high Limits search results to exclude individuals above a certain age. Integer No filter gender Limits search results based on gender. m (male), f (female) No filter require_picture Indicates if pictures are required for results. 1 (Yes) or 0 (No). No filter (0) limit Limits the number of results returned. Integer. Maximum = 100 10 offset Determines which result to begin with (zero-based). E.g., setting offset to 2 would excludes the first two results. Integer 0 People API Inputs To execute a query, the API must be supplied with a Spock ID or list of Spock IDs. The query can be used to define what information is returned. Allowed fields are provided in the table below: Field Definition Values Default api_key (required) Provided by Spock. String N/A id (required) Spock IDs of the people to display. (Maximum of 50.) String (comma-separated list) N/A blurb Determines if the user bio is returned. 0 or 1 0 gender Determines if the user gender is returned. 0 or 1 0 location Determines if the user location is returned. 0 or 1 0 names Determines the number of user name variants returned. Integer (0-100) 0 pictures Determines number of pictures returned in descending vote score order. Integer (0-100) 0 picture_sizes Determines the sizes of pictures returned. String. Can be one or more of: small_height (120×60) small_width (60×120) medium_height (200×100) medium_width (120×240) large (600×400) Arguments are comma-separated (e.g. small_height,small_width). Blank. No image URLs are returned if you leave this blank, so you probably want to specify one. related_people Determines number of related people returned in descending vote score order. Integer (0-100) 0 tags Determines number of tags returned in descending vote score order. Integer (0-100) 0 websites Determines number of websites returned in descending vote score order Integer (0-100) 0

for more info and examples-  http://www.spock.com/api

Keywords: People API, Search API, Social Web, Spock, Spock API, Spock.com, Open API

Andrey Golub

With so many websites to join, users must decide where to invest significant time in adding their same connections over and over. For developers, this means it is difficult to build successful web applications that hinge upon a critical mass of users for content and interaction. With the Social Graph API, developers can now utilize public connections their users have already created in other web services. It makes information about public connections between people easily available and useful. 

 

+ Social Graph API FAQ
 

+ Something to play with-

Demo Social Graph API - My Connections : Who are you connected to?

Keywords: Google, OpenSocial API, Social Graph API, Google API

Andrey Golub

Spock Top Searches may now be executed and viewed within the Spock FB application.

 

btw, the #1 record on Spock for the Web 2.0 TAG is Caterina Fake, Flickr co-founder and Senior Director, Technology Development at Yahoo!, Inc

 

Well, the #2 is myself as you see- who knows why? :)

Keywords: Caterina Fake, Spock, Spock Application for Facebook, Spock.com, Web 2.0, flickr, flickr.com, Facebook plugin

Andrey Golub

an interview by Natalya Murakhver to Jay Bhatti

A Chat with Spock Co-Founder Jay Bhatti

This week we chat with Jay Bhatti, the Co-Founder of Spock. Prior to Spock, Jay worked at Microsoft in product management. Jay obtained his MBA from the Wharton School, and did his undergraduate in Systems Engineering from Rutgers University.

 

 

http://altsearchengines.com/2008/02/01/a-chat-with-spock-co-founder-jay-bhatti/

Keywords: Jay Bhatti, Natalya Murakhver, Spock, AltSearchEngines

Andrey Golub

Infosecurity, Storage Expo e Trackability 2008

 
 
che analizzeranno i principali trend tecnologici a supporto del business con specifico riferimento a 3 settori: Largo Consumo, Finance e Manufacturing/PMI.
 
Per ciascuno dei 3 settore verrà organizzata:

• una Sessione Strategica, dal titolo "L'ICT come leva di innovazione di business", in cui verrà analizzato il ruolo chiave svolto dalle tecnologie ICT a supporto del business.

• una Sessione Tecnico-Organizzativa, dal titolo "Il valore delle soluzioni tecnologiche", in cui verrà analizzato il valore di business dei progetti di IT Security, Data Storage e Tracciabilità.

 
http://www.expopage.net/portal/tradeshow.do?TS_ID=58

Keywords: Fieramilanocity, Osservatorio Information Security Management, Storage Expo, Trackability, Infosecurity

Andrey Golub

It Worked For Me: Career Advice From Top CIOs

CIOs from FedEx, Campbell's Soup, Carlson and other top companies share the best career advice they ever got and explain how it helped them get ahead. This article is short, and the advice is genuinely good. Check it out.

http://www.cio.com/article/177550

Keywords: Career Advice, cio.com, CIO

Andrey Golub

Explaining what the “Social Graph” is to your Executives

by Jeremiah Owyang, Web Strategist

Many are talking about the Social Graph at the technical level, leaving many business folks with many questions. The following, using clear business language (void of tech speak), will explain what is the Social Graph, why it matters, and what you should do.

Executive Summary
The Social Graph is the representation of our relationships. Today, these graphs define our personal, family, or business communities on social websites. Unfortunately, we’re duplicating our same Social Graph on multiple websites, resulting in inaccurate data and time spent managing it. Despite many challenges, our Social Graphs should be self-managed from a single trusted source, replicated to websites of our choosing, thus resulting in accurate, efficient, relationship management.

Read the full story here-
http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/2007/11/10/what-is-social-graph-executives/

Keywords: Google, Jeremiah Owyang, Social Graph API, Web Strategy, Web Theory, Social Graph

Andrey Golub

 

Those that ignore social media critics risk being blindsided by negative comments, experts say

January 31, 2008 (Computerworld) Target Corp. found itself at the center of a blogosphere brouhaha this month when it brushed aside complaints against it lodged on a blog post by the executive director of an organization that monitors the effects of advertising on kids. Target doesn't respond to comments from "nontraditional" media outlets, she noted on her blog.

A Google search in the U.S. for "Dell support" brings up a scathing post -- complete with an obscenity in the title -- from a blogger on the first page of results, which has at times been posted higher in the search results than the organization's own support Web page.

These were two of a handful of examples cited during an online presentation today by Forrester Research Inc. and Dow Jones & Co. on why companies should devote more resources to monitoring what is being said about them and their products in the Web 2.0 world.

Companies must listen to the Web 2.0 world

Keywords: Web 2.0, blogosphere, business, social media, Forrester Research

Andrey Golub

Pier Paolo Mucelli, Founder & CeO, eOffice, sent me this report today-

I would like to share with you few online marketing tips. As a growing business owner, you now have the opportunity to promote your services and products to a larger audience, using the international reach of internet and the growing importance of web 2.0 (user generated content websites). These are utilities and channels not available only few years ago, and allowing smaller businesses to move faster and compete head to head with larger organizations. Things are moving fast, some websites were not even available only two years ago (Facebook). Few days ago, Microsoft launched a £40billion unsolicited bit for Yahoo! New sites and services will be launched at an even faster rate in the future. 
 
See below some examples of digital marketing activity, using some of the most popular online tools availalble. 
 

** Videos (Youtube)
Launched Feb 2005, over 100 million downloads per day (bought by Google for $1.6billion in Oct 2006).
Case Study: http://www.youtube.com/eOfficeMedia
 
** Social Networking Website (Facebook)
Launched Feb 2004, with now close to 100 million users (Microsoft invested $250m for 1.6% stake in Oct 2007).
It has recently launched target advertising, based on impressions or pay per click. Check out the groups functionalities and the newly launched Page utility.
Case Study, Groups:  http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2524331330
Case Study, Pages:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/eOffice/9000281501
 
** Pictures (Picasa)
Online software application for organizing and editing digital photos (now owned by Google).
Case Study:  http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/eOfficeLibrary/EOfficeSoho
 
** Business Networking Website (Linkedin)
Largest world business networking site, launched May 03, with around 18million registered users worldwide.
Case Study, Groups:  https://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/553/6253CD3979DC/
 
** Maps (Google).
Founded in 1998, Google is the largest search site and now diversified internet company, now the largest public listed company in the  US. 
Case Study, Maps: http://tinyurl.com/3clupg

 
I would be interested to hearing your views, suggestion and comments. Feel free to post them into our community sites and groups too.

Best wishes
Pier Paolo Mucelli
Founder/CeO

eOffice
2 Sheraton Street, W1F 8BH,  London, UK
 www.eoffice.net
0870 888 88 88
eOffice - The Alternative Workspace - A Climate Neutral Company

Keywords: Social Networking, Soho, Web 2.0, digital marketing, eOffice, internet, online marketing, online marketing tips, Business Networking

Andrey Golub

Tutto info basato su:

http://www.socialmedialab.net/2008/01/19/minibar-italy/ 

http://www.7thfloor.it/2008/02/01/social-media-lab-minibar/

 
Più evento sociale che conferenza, il Minibar ha l’obiettivo di far emergere le idee e i talenti del Web 2.0, connettendo le start-up con gli sviluppatori giusti, gli investitori interessati e i media.

Lanciando il Minibar anche in Italia intendiamo stimolare l’attività imprenditoriale e l’innovazione nel Web 2.0 italiano.

Un’occasione per incontrarsi, scoprire nuove idee e discutere di P2P, Creative Commons, Net Tv, applicazioni web, social networking, frizzi e lazzi del Web 2.0.

Ogni start-up presenta la sua idea e il suo modello di business; le presentazioni durano intorno ai 5 minuti ognuna con interventi rapidi e partecipazione dal pubblico. Subito dopo, ampio spazio al networking!

Si presentano alcune tra le più interessanti start-up basate o sviluppate in Italia, con una finestra sull’Europa. Ognuna delle presentazioni è mirata a rispondere a due domande: 1) descrizione del prodotto, cos’è e come funziona, e 2) qual è il business model che rende l’iniziativa sostenibile. 

Quello di Milano sarà il primo di una serie di eventi Minibar da organizzare in Italia nel corso del 2008 che hanno l’obiettivo di:

• creare una community di persone, progetti e startup web2.0 italiane e attrarre i talenti e le competenze migliori nel settore;

• creare uno spazio di informazione e discussione sui social media al di fuori degli ambienti accademici;

• creare un luogo di incontro e di aggregazione per chi opera o e’ interessato ai nuovi scenari della comunicazione online;

• connettere il mondo dell’impresa e delle startup 2.0 con programmatori e sviluppatori ma anche ricercatori accademici, esperti e giornalisti per favorire lo scambio di competenze e strumenti e stimolare networking e collaborazione.

Scaricare il programma-

• MiniBar_Italy.february15th.pdf
• SOCIAL_MEDIA_LAB.pdf 

Keywords: Marketing, MiniBar, MiniBar-Italy, Social Media Lab, Spread the Word, Web 2.0, start-up, BarCamp

Andrey Golub

"Enterprise 2.0"

che si terrà

 
Durante il Convegno saranno presentati i risultati della Ricerca, che ha coinvolto oltre 70 tra imprese e Pubbliche Amministrazioni, ed una survey su oltre 50 CIO.

I risultati generali della Ricerca saranno discussi in una sessione plenaria che fornirà una visione dello stato e i trend nell'applicazione delle nuove tecnologie Enterprise 2.0 ed identificare gli effetti sui processi, le le relazioni, i modelli organizzativi e di impresa.

Faranno seguito una tavola rotonda alla quale parteciperanno i principali player dell'offerta e una sessione di approfondimento in cui verranno presentate esperienze significative.
 
Il Convegno si terrà giovedì 12 marzo 2008, dalle ore 09.30 alle ore 13.00, presso l'Aula Rogers del Politecnico di Milano, Via Ampére 2, Milano. Al termine del Convegno verrà distribuito ai partecipanti il Rapporto contenente i risultati principali della Ricerca.

Seguirà a breve il programma completo del Convegno.

La partecipazione è gratuita, previa iscrizione cliccando qui. 

 

Osservatorio Enterprise 2.0

L'Osservatorio Enterprise 2.0 nasce per iniziativa della School of Management del Politecnico di Milano, sulla base dell'eredita' dell'Osservatorio Intranet e Nuovi Sistemi Informativi.

L'Osservatorio Intranet e Nuovi Sistemi Informativi viene fondato nel 2002 e ha nel tempo costituito una community di riferimento, sviluppando un approccio all'analisi e alla progettazione delle strategie di sviluppo dei Nuovi Sistemi Informativi basato sulla centralita' della persona e sul concetto di tecnologia come piattaforma abilitante dei processi e delle relazioni (Virtual Workspace).

Coerentemente con questa prospettiva e alla luce dell'evoluzione in atto nelle tecnologie del Web, nel 2007 nasce l'Osservatorio Enterprise 2.0, che si pone i seguenti obiettivi:

·          analizzare l'evoluzione delle Intranet in Italia e la loro convergenza con i Sistemi Informativi nella prospettiva del Virtual Workspace;

·          comprendere lo stato e i trend nell'applicazione delle nuove tecnologie Web 2.0 nelle imprese e Pubbliche Amministrazioni in Italia ed identificare gli effetti sui processi, le relazioni ed i modelli di impresa;

·          identificare ed analizzare l'impatto dell’applicazione delle nuove tecnologie sulle architetture ICT, con particolare riferimento alla diffusione di logiche SOA;

·          individuare ed interpretare casi interessanti di applicazioni in modo da permettere un confronto significativo con le Best Practice a livello italiano ed internazionale;

·          costituire una community di attori interessati a promuovere uno sviluppo piu' strategico e consapevole dei nuovi scenari Enterprise 2.0 nelle imprese e Pubbliche Amministrazioni italiane nel quadro di una loro convergenza verso i Sistemi Informativi di nuova generazione.

Inserendosi nel contesto degli Osservatori ICT della School of Management del Politecnico di Milano, l’Osservatorio Enterprise 2.0 puo' contare su relazioni consolidate con numerose imprese e pubbliche amministrazioni e diversi partner. Lavorando a stretto contatto con questa community, nonche' con quella piu' ampia degli Osservatori ICT, l'Osservatorio analizzera' le iniziative esistenti dal punto di vista strategico, organizzativo e tecnologico andando a monitorarne nel tempo l'evoluzione e confrontandole con i principali benchmark a livello internazionale.

L'attivita' di ricerca viene affiancata da iniziative di analisi e divulgazione dei risultati tese a sviluppare una comunita' di manager aziendali maggiormente coinvolti nei progetti innovativi delle loro imprese. L'Osservatorio costituisce gia' oggi un punto di riferimento per le Intranet in Italia, avendo all'attivo lo studio di oltre 110 Intranet di aziende medio-grandi, numerosi eventi e pubblicazioni.

Nel 2004 e' stato fondato in collaborazione con ABI Lab l'Osservatorio Intranet Banche, prima rilevante esperienza di "verticalizzazione", che grazie alla costituzione di un gruppo di lavoro di primari istituti di credito, analizza lo stato delle Intranet nelle banche italiane.

http://www.osservatori.dig.polimi.it/dettaglioOsservatorio.php?idOSSERVATORI=3

Keywords: Convegno, Convegno Osservatorio Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, Politecnico di Milano, Politecnico di Milano, CIO

Andrey Golub

Spread the word

Time and Place

Date:	Friday, February 15, 2008
Time	3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:	IULM, Aula Seminari
Street:	Via Carlo Bo 1
City/Town:	Milano, Italy

Description

Social Media Lab e’ il nome di una serie di incontri su web2.0, social media e nuovi scenari della comunicazione e del business online promossi dalla Libera Universita’ di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM.

Questo secondo incontro e’ dedicato alle sinergie tra web 2.0, marketing e reti di comunicazione informale.

L’evoluzione conversazionale del web e il passaggio al mainstream dei social media hanno avuto un ruolo significativo nella radicale trasformazione del marketing attualmente in corso.

La fluidita’, la viralita’ e l’intelligenza delle reti informali di comunicazione sono ormai al centro delle nuove strategie di marketing ridefinite dal carattere “sociale” e conversazionale del web2.0.

Nuovi strumenti e nuove possibilita’, sicuramente, ma anche nuove sfide, per niente banali. Quali sono i vantaggi e i punti deboli del social marketing rispetto al marketing nei media tradizionali? Chi controlla i processi comunicativi nei social media? E’ davvero possibile gestirli? Come si misura l’efficacia delle strategie di marketing nei social media? Ma soprattutto, come si misura qualcosa di sfuggente e impalpabile come il passaparola?

Domande chiave che richiedono risposte puntuali da cui dipende il futuro dei social media come settore comunicativo maturo in grado di attrarre investimenti significativi.

Parole chiave: community, social network, buzz marketing, passaparola, social media measurement e metrics.

Ospiti confermati:

- Alberto Abruzzese - IULM
- Sasha monotti - BLOGMETER
- Mafe de Baggis - DAIMON
- Francesco D'Orazio - ZZUB
- Elisa Perillo - ZOOPPA
- Pier Ludovico Bancale - BOOTB

Il Programma dell'evento- scaricare

P.S.
adesso anche su Facebook come Evento
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=8335477710

Keywords: Spread the word, Web2.0, buzz marketing, community, passaparola, social media measurement e metrics, social network, Social Media Lab

Andrey Golub

Lunedì 11 Febbraio, Gianni Cossar si presenta ai soci del Milan In.

Generazione MBA

Lunedì sera incontreremo Gianni Cossar che, dal punto di vista personale e professionale ha come vissuto due vite diverse. La prima (breve) è stata quella tranquilla di un qualunque bravo ragazzo milanese che non ha ancora trovato la sua strada, si iscrive a scienze politiche, fa il servizio militare e comincia ad avere le prime esperienze professionali.
La seconda inizia qualche anno dopo quando un giorno Gianni si sveglia e d’un tratto capisce che cosa vuole fare da grande. Molla tutto e si trasferisce all'estero per riprendere gli studi questa volta di business, prendersi il suo MBA e poi lavorare nel marketing e business development internazionale. Sarà quella una decisione che cambierà radicalmente la sua vita.

Da li in avanti Gianni matura una pluriennale esperienza in ambito Marketing, Branding e Business Development sviluppando competenze professionali prevalentemente nell’Automotive Aftermarket (prodotti e servizi per il settore auto), nel Coating e nell’Elettronica di Consumo, in ambito Business (B2B) to Business e Business to Consumers (B2C).

I suoi anni in giro per il mondo in ruoli internazionali all’interno di importanti multinazionali gli permettono di osservare i cambiamenti dell’universo aziendale da un punto d’osservazione privilegiato. La sua carriera procede di pari passo alla globalizzazione dei mercati. La globalizzazione diventa di fatto il suo miglior alleato e il suo peggior nemico. La sua vita diventa una continua sfida tra un mondo del lavoro che lo vorrebbe eternamente all’estero e la sua voglia di opportunità interessanti su Milano.

Gianni ci parlerà di questo suo percorso di uomo e di professionista.

Seguirà poi un breve dibattito sui temi proposti.
Attivate il vostro cellulare! Durante la serata potrete acquisire sul vs cellulare, via bluetooth, contenuti multimediali riguardanti la serata e MilanIn.

Ti aspettiamo a partire dalle 20.30 presso la Sala Party del Pacino Cafè in Milano, Piazzale Bacone n.9.
Porta chi vuoi! La serata è aperta anche agli amici e ai conoscenti. Ogni tuo amico è anche un nostro amico.

Attenzione! Il numero dei posti della sala è limitato.
Per partecipare all’evento, occorre confermare la propria presenza inviando una mail all’indirizzo eventi[at]milanin.com, specificando il nome e il cognome e il numero dei partecipanti.

La serata non avrà alcun costo, tranne quello della prima consumazione obbligatoria - di 12 EURO – di cui 10 euro andranno interamente al locale che ci ospita, la restante parte al Club.

Ricordati che tutti possiamo presentarci.
Se desideri farlo è sufficiente comunicarlo a mezzo email a Silvia Lenich, silvia(AT)milanin.com. Oppure puoi utilizzare il servizio di Messenger del sito Milan IN e sottoporre la tua richiesta a Silvia.

Arrivederci a presto!
Informazioni importanti sulla privacy: durante l'incontro verranno scattate delle fotografie e potrà essere chiesto agli intervenuti di presentarsi. Sul sito potranno essere pubblicati articoli, di visibilità sia ristretta ai soci, sia pubblica, sulla serata, potranno essere pubblicate le fotografie ed i nomi dei partecipanti. Chi non desiderasse comparire con nome e fotografia sugli articoli pubblicati è pregato di farlo presente alla segreteria del Club (Silvia Lenich) prima del termine della serata.
Grazie.

Keywords: B2B, Branding, Milan IN, PTS, business development, business development internazionale, marketing, B2C

Andrey Golub

Minibar Italy

Time and Place

Date:	Friday, February 15, 2008
Time:	6:00pm - 8:30pm
Location:	Triennale di Milano, Sala d'onore, primo piano
Street:	Viale Alemagna, 6
City/Town:	Milan, Italy

Description

Stai pensando di creare il prossimo Last.fm, Flickr e in generale una startup Web2.0? Pensi che in Italia manchino occasioni per incontrarsi e discutere di questo tipo di idee e progetti?

Be’, allora non ti resta che venire al MiniBar – una versione piu’ snella e agile di un BarCamp.

Dal 2006 il Minibar London ha attratto migliaia di sviluppatori web, programmatori, accademici, giornalisti, blogger, imprenditori 2.0 e investitori.
Più evento sociale che conferenza, il Minibar ha l’obiettivo di far emergere le idee e i talenti del Web 2.0, connettendo le start-up con gli sviluppatori giusti, gli investitori interessati e i media.

Lanciando il Minibar anche in Italia intendiamo stimolare l’attività imprenditoriale e l’innovazione nel Web 2.0 italiano.

Un’occasione per incontrarsi, scoprire nuove idee e discutere di blog, social networking, P2P, mondi virtuali, Creative Commons, Net Tv, applicazioni web... frizzi e lazzi del Web 2.0...

Quindi... vediamo come funziona in pratica...

Ogni start-up presenta la sua idea e il suo modello di business; le presentazioni durano 3 minuti ognuna più 3 minuti di domande e risposte dal pubblico. I tempi saranno scanditi da un infame timer non dotato di sentimenti quali pietà, compassione e comprensione ;-)

Le start-up che presenteranno al primo Minibar sono:

Blogmeter
http://www.blogmeter.eu
The Blog Tv
http://www.tbtv.it
Myrl
http://www.myrl.com
IsayBlog
http://www.isayblog.com/
Dixero
http://www.dixero.com
Reeplay
http://www.reeplay.it
Zooppa
http://www.zooppa.com
Bootb
http://www.bootb.com
LivePetition
http://www.firmiamo.it
Kiara
http://www.kiaraservice.com


Siete liberi di fare fuoco con tutte le domande che volete, anzi, potete cominciare a preparare le munizioni da ora ;-)

Subito dopo, spazio al networking e all'aperitivo, vista l'ora...

Se siete sportivi, venite prima al Social Media Lab dalle 3 alle 5 e poi tutti di corsa in Triennale, sono ammesse biciclette ma non monopattini a motore e motorini...


COME CI SI ARRIVA

Mezzi di trasporto pubblico :
Metrò, linee 1 e 2,
fermata Cadorna-Triennale
Autobus, linea 61, fermata Triennale

Il Programma dell'evento- scaricare

P.S.
adesso anche su Facebook come Evento
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=21678242544

Keywords: Minibar, Minibar Italy, Web2.0, buzz marketing, community, social network, start up, Social Media Lab

Andrey Golub

Agork was founded by my business contact and friend Diego Vicamini (Founder & Managing Director).

What is Agork?

Agork is a company devoted to bring the best of the consumer web experience to the corporate environment. The web is full of amazing sites, boosted by great creativity, always changing and improving. The corporate scenario is, by comparison, extremely slow and very conservative.

Our aim is to capture the best functionalities available on the web and to assemble them so that they are ready for corporate consumption. We focus on the Corporate Business Communities, since they are a small replication of the large web for each company: a world where people live and interact, breathing the company spirit.

We believe the web should be easy, fast and useful - all the modules we offer are selected to be immediately useful, each feature is given long consideration so that we choose only the most important ones. All of our applications are extremely easy to manage, yet very powerful. Again, that's the way web goes. There's no time time for complex applications requiring hours of setup and customization. Now's the time for simple software, it's time for the things people truly need.

 

Welcome to Agork, an ideal tool for

• Marketing Director
• Customer Service Director
• HR Director
• Online Community Manager

Features short List-

• Modular System
• Easy Navigation
• Customization
• Full Text Search
• Tagging System
• Graphical Integration
• Manage Your Advertising
• more details here

Available Modules

• Articles
• Blogs
• Forums
• News
• Media Gallery
• Newsletters
• Knowledge Base
• more details here
  

Help us testing Agork!

Keywords: Business Community, Corporate Business Communities, Diego Vicamini, Online Business Community, consumer web, Agork

Andrey Golub

Avevo parlato prima dell'evento Girl Geek Dinners Italia.

so che stanno cercando i sponsor per fare il Evento piu` cool, e` logico! :)

Ho guardato oggi per gli aggiornamenti sul sito ufficiale, anche sul gruppo Facebook- lo stato e` questo:

Grazie ai nostri sponsor per l'evento:
- Dada.net (http://www.dada.net)
- Ogilvy (http://www.ogilvy.it)
- Cisco (http://www.cisco.com)
- San Lorenzo (http://www.san-lorenzo.com)

Molto bene! Bravi tutti. chi altro vuole partecipare come sponsor?

mail:	girlgeekdinnersitalia@gmail.com
Website:	http://www.girlgeekdinnersitalia.com/

Keywords: Geek Girl, Girl Geek Dinners Italia, Sponsor, girlgeekdinners2, Geek Girls Dinner

Andrey Golub

Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, IBM and Verisign Join OpenID Foundation

via http://mashable.com

In case you had any doubts about it, OpenID has definitely proving to be the de facto standard for web identity. Many big names, including Google (through their Blogger service) and Yahoo announced their support for the standard, and now five big companies join OpenID Foundation’s corporate board: Google, IBM, Microsoft, Verisign and Yahoo.

 

read the FULL article.

Keywords: Google, IBM, Microsoft, Verisign, Yahoo, web identity, OpenID

Andrey Golub

via computerweekly.com

European mobile instant messaging (IM) will triple in the next six years, with young consumers fuelling the growth, says analyst Forrester.

Forrester said mobile IM adoption in Europe will grow from 8% (26.7 million subscribers) in 2007 to 24% (80 million subscribers) by 2013.

Sweden and the UK will lead in mobile IM adoption, with 35% and 31% of respective subscribers using mobile IM by 2013.

Forrester's mobile IM forecast is based on a survey of 22,000 consumers across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

Read the FULL ARTICLE-

 

Voice and Data Services: Mobile instant messaging use to triple over next six years

Keywords: IM, Mobile instant messaging, instant messaging, mobile 2.0, Forrester

Andrey Golub

While we know that Google

Google Puts On Hold Pay-Per-Call Web Ads

...Google’s attempt to include phone calls in its ad service has not been as successful...

VoIP Inc.

VoIP Inc. launches pay-per-call ad network

has launched its pay-per-call advanced VoIP ad network product called RazrClick. The company claimed eBay and Google had signed up to use the technology which enables users to call by simply clicking on a web link. VoIP Inc. markets its products through its subsidiary VoiceOne communications, a provider of an array of VoIP services.

Read the FULL article, on

Keywords: Pay Per Call Web Ads, Razr Click, RazrClick, VoIP, VoIP Inc, VoiceOne, VoiceOne communications, eBay, pay-per-call, Google

Andrey Golub

Interested in Creativity, Creative Problem Solving, Innovation, Leadership?

CREA Conference (see http://www.creaconference.com) is one of the main international conferences on creative problem solving and innovation.

 

The next conference, the 6th, CREA Conference 2008, will take place in beautiful Sestri Levante (as usual), from Wednesday 16th April, until Sunday 20th.

And if you want to be up-to-date with all CREA events, please register on the CREA Italia website: www.crea-italia.com
 

And there is already a group on Facebook, with an associated Event- 

Whether you already love CREA, or you are considering coming next time, join this group!

• Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2405514296
  
• Event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=3186180593

Keywords: CREA Conference, Creativity, Innovation, Leadership, creative problem solving, creativity, Creative Problem Solving

Andrey Golub

received via e-mail

The Hot Topics will include-

1. Ubiquitous networks and the path to 4G
2. Competing with the iPhone
3. Entertainment takes center stage at Mobile Backstage
4. Linux in the limelight
5. Mobile banking reality check

Ubiquitous networks and the path to 4G

Operators are still in the midst of upgrading their networks to 3G but vendors are already touting the benefits of LTE, WiMAX and other 4G-type technologies. In fact, a keynote session on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. will be devoted to "Ubiquitous Networks" and feature speakers such as Carl-Henric Svanberg, CEO of Ericsson and Paul Jacobs, CEO of Qualcomm.
Last year we heard a lot about WiMAX, which was surprising since this conference was once a GSM-dominated event. This year we expect to hear more on the business case for WiMAX and how the technology is fitting for underserved areas of the world. "There are plenty of parts of the world without broadband," says Scott Wickware, vice president of carrier networks, marketing and strategy at Nortel. "This is a cheaper way to offer broadband." 

To read more

Competing with the iPhone

Unlike last year's show, which took place a few short weeks after Apple unveiled the iPhone, all is quiet on the handset front leading into the Mobile World Congress. While Motorola mulls whether it should spin off its beleaguered handset business, other phone makers wonder how they can begin to top last year's showstopper.
"One of the lessons of last year learned from iPhone is that there is a new bar for how loud you have to be to cut through the clutter," Compete's wireless research director Miro Kazakoff said. "If there were any likely hit phones coming out at the show this year, the industry would have heard something by now."
The only high-profile launch slated for the show is Nokia's S60 Touch UI, which the company will be demonstrating at its booth. Rumor has it that Nokia will be making use of accelerometers for the user interface--those are the same type of sensors that Apple uses in the iPhone to automatically adjust the screen display from normal to landscape mode. The S60 Touch UI is a testament to the growing number of touch sensitive phones on the market. The feature is close to becoming a requirement on high-end feature phones that look to compete with the iPhone.

To read more

Entertainment takes center stage at Mobile Backstage

The face of mobile content turns ruggedly handsome at Mobile World Congress--Academy Award winner and independent film pioneer Robert Redford will keynote Mobile Backstage, the one-day mobile entertainment conference produced by the GSM Association in collaboration with Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter. The event takes place Wednesday, Feb. 13.
Redford is no stranger to mobile--in late 2006, his non-profit Sundance Institute launched the Sundance Film Festival: Global Short Film Project, an initiative spotlighting three-to-five minute short films made exclusively for screening on mobile handsets. The project was showcased at last year's event in Barcelona.  Also, in January, Verizon Wireless added short-form programming from cable's Sundance Channel to its V Cast Video service.
Redford's Mobile Backstage keynote promises to focus on the potential of the mobile platform as a channel for independent filmmakers to reach a worldwide audience. Mobile Backstage will also spotlight acclaimed actress and director Isabella Rossellini, who will discuss her role in a new series of mobile shorts titled Green Porno--a name no doubt guaranteed to land untold copies of this preview issue in subscribers' spam folders--as well as Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am, who will explore the future of mobile music.

To read more

Linux in the limelight

inux enters Mobile World Congress 2008 with all the momentum in the world. First the open source platform reshaped the U.S. software market in late 2007 via web services giant Google's introduction of its Linux-based Android operating system. Next, in the waning days of January 2008, Nokia bid $153 million to acquire Norwegian Linux-based software provider Trolltech, a move the handset kingpin said will galvanize its cross-platform software strategy for mobile devices and desktop applications, enabling development of third-party apps optimized for the Internet, across its device portfolio and on PCs. Just days later, European semiconductor firm NXP and French mobile Linux components supplier Purple Labs announced their joint development of a 3G Linux feature phone boasting video telephony, music playback, high-speed Internet browsing and video streaming--the first of its kind with a price tag under $100. And finally, industry consortium The LiMo Foundation said it will release its first mobile Linux platform in March.

To read more

Mobile banking reality check

If last year was the year of overblown expectations for mobile financial services, then 2008 will be a year of the inked deal but still little progress on consumer uptake, according to senior analyst Emmet Higdon of Forrester Research. Mobile banking and mobile payments are still technologies in search of a problem, which could be just what the industry players are looking to figure out at next week's Mobile World Congress. "People expected mobile banking to take off much more quickly than it has," Higdon said. "People are trying mobile banking services and discovering that it's kind of neat, but it's hard to read transactions on that little, tiny screen." 
Carriers and financial institutions are still trying to figure out what consumers are interested in doing financially on their mobile phones. Forrester's polling suggests that customers, themselves, aren't really sure what they want to do with mobile banking. The problem could be a lack of imagination. Right now, U.S. banks are encouraging users to use the exact same services on their mobiles that they can already use online. "That's fine," Higdon cautions. "But it doesn't make it compelling enough to make a large percentage of their customers to try or adopt these mobile solutions. We are still waiting to see how that experience on the mobile could be different. We are still waiting on that killer app for mobile banking."

To read more

Keywords: 4G, Alcatel, Android, Apple, Barcelona, Garmin, Google, Linux, Location based services, Microsoft, Mobile World Congress, Qualcomm, Symbian, T-Mobile, Ubiquitous networks, User Interface, Verizon Wireless, World Congress, backhaul, broadband networks, iPhone, mobile banking, mobile payments, 3G Linux

Andrey Golub

Una notizia importante per tutti i partecipanti del progetto www.CittadiniDigitali.it (ricevuta via e-mail)-

Cari Cittadini Digitali,

abbiamo trovato il primo sostenitore politico:
Edoardo Colombo, si candida con lo scopo di portare in Parlamento i punti programmatici di Cittadini Digitali.

Cittadini Digitali è senza colore politico in quanto contiene un decalogo che arriva dalla Rete. Punti che tengono conto delle reali esigenze dei Cittadini Digitali e dello sviluppo economico del Paese che a nostro parere è legato a doppio filo con la diffusione della cultura digitale.

Sostengo quindi Edoardo con una petizione: http://www.firmiamo.it/unbloggerallacamera

Lui si schiererà con Forza Italia, tuttavia noi Cittadini Digitali, siamo pronti a sostenere altre candidature attraverso qualunque schieramento politico, purché dimostrino di voler portare in Parlamento i nostri punti programmatici con impegno e determinazione.

Ora tocca a noi. Abbiamo l’occasione di far sentire la nostra voce e liberarci dai vecchi paradigmi di destra e sinistra. Noi abbiamo bisogno della Rete e la Rete ha bisogno di noi.

www.CittadiniDigitali.it

Keywords: Cittadini Digitali, Forza Italia, blogger, Edoardo Colombo

Andrey Golub

I don't know if you are on Beemood or not, I am registered (but not yet a heavy user) after a kind invitation from David and Juliette.

And here is the first newsletter I am getting from there,- maybe it could be interesting to somebody else who's not [yet] on Beemood.

Dear beemooder, this is our first newsletter. Periodically, we'll inform you about new features on BeeMood and we hope you'll enjoy it. Our bees never stop working and every day they build a new piece to make a huge kingdom for their queen Bee. The hot news of the week are... CREATE YOUR OWN TRIBE On BeeMood you can take part in discussion groups - Tribes - and share common interests with other people. Now you can also create your personal Tribe and talk to other beemooders about the topic that you decide. Are you crazy for Lost ? Can't you live without music? Is the Wii your best friend? Click on a Tribe to join a group or create a new one, it's easy! YES WE CAN! In the last few days you might have noticed the presence of two unusual persons: Hillary (Clinton) e (Barack) Obama! Incredible, isn't it? Obama feels quite trendy and posts tons of videos featuring singers and actors supporting his campaign at the rhythm of “YES WE CAN!” . Hillary, on the other hand, is adding her own blog’s feed and posts one captivating message afte r another claiming to feel sexy today... ;-) If you want to support them and follow their updates, add Obama and Hillary as friends. ALWAYS UP TO DATE If you want to see your BeeMood's update on your blog, NOW YOU CAN! Download the brand new badge, customize it as you prefer. Green tea, girly pink, black as your mood when you are in the traffic jam, blue as the sky in Barcelona, or grey as London's clouds, red passion, orange as a juicy fruit or purple as a coneflower... Make your choice! See you soon beemooder. Stay tuned!

Keywords: Beemood, David Casalini, Juliette Bellavita, Mobile Social Network, Social Networking, Social Networks, Mobile

Andrey Golub

Managing Your Online Identity

How people find you is important - whether it is making a first impression for a first meeting, an interview, a sales call, or even a date. With the internet increasingly being used as a tool to search for information about people, how you are found on the web more important than ever. Search engines like Google and Yahoo! provide individuals with no ability to shape how their information appears in a "search result" when someone types in their name. Spock does.

Spock can help you to manage how you are found, and most importantly what is found about you. The first step towards managing your online identity is putting the information you want seen about you online. That allows you to control what is being said about you. The second step is staying up to date on new information about you as it appears. Spock allows you to do just that.

With Spock you can:

• Claim your search result so people can contact you easily
• Add relevant data to ensure that people find the right information about you
• Encourage friends to verify your search result to make it more credible
• Sign up for alerts to get notified every time new information is found about you

From there, Spock will handle the rest. Our unique search technologies will ensure that when people search for you on Spock you will not only be found, but found the way you want to be found. More importantly, Spock search results will appear in leading search engines like Google, ensuring that the search result you have created for yourself is the one that gets noticed as opposed to other pages or other people.

Managing your online identity is no small task. If you have an issue with your online identity or are concerned about identity fraud, consider visiting one of Spock's partners below.

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Keywords: Online Identity, Online Identity management, SEO, Search engines, people search, social media marketing, spock.com, spock

Andrey Golub

10 Great Tools For Online Business Communication

• AIM Pro
• Eyejot.com
• KonoLive.com
• Skype For Business
• 12Planet.com
• Avaya.com
• Huddle.net
• LanTalk.net
• Novell GroupWise
• WebEx.com

 

via http://mashable.com 

Keywords: Online Business Communication

Andrey Golub

Keywords: Spock, Spock Research, Web 2.0, Spock Blog

Andrey Golub

Il famoso libro di cui si parla molto ultimamente, per esempio qua-

Gratis e online il nuovo volume edito da LED: “Oltre la televisione, dal DVB-H al Web 2.0”

si puo` scaricare qui-

http://www.ledonline.it/ledonline/riva/Riva-dal-DVB-H-al-web-2.pdf

 il sito web ufficiale del progetto e`-

http://www.oltrelatelevisione.com/

e qui troverete il profilo LinkedIn di uno degli autori del Libro, Massimo Pettiti

http://www.linkedin.com/in/massimopettiti

Ho guardato un attimo il file- ci sono tante belle cose, ma a volte si vede in chiaro il punto di vista del grande Telco Mobile (3). Per esempio, nella voglia di promuovere la Mobile TV che noi, utenti di TRE, conosciamo come "bambino nato morto".

per il resto- e` molto utile ragazzi!

Keywords: DVB-H, Mobile TV, Oltre la televisione, Web 2.0, Massimo Pettiti

Andrey Golub

Keywords: Milano, Viadeo,