The end of the U.S.-centric Internet? ICANN to experiment with domain names in native scripts
Riddle: they’re a global phenomenon. But most of them are in English and in Roman characters. What are they?
Answer: You guessed it; domain names like www.debbieweil.com.
The U.S. has long been accused – rightly so – of digital colonialism. Interestingly, the technology for…
read moreStill don’t get what Social Media is? Listen to Gen Y on TV vs. the Internet
Gen Y (i.e. 20-somethings) live online. Well, you knew that. But watch this video, part of a study by IBM showing that TV watching is generally on the decline. Says one interviewee, “My entire life is on the Internet.”
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read moreCEO Blogging- AmCham China – Beijing
Why should the Top Dog blog?
I'm talking about CEO and senior executive blogging to an audience of multi-national executives at AmCham China at events in Beijing (Oct. 16) and in Shanghai (Oct. 23). The events are sponsored by Edelman PR.
I'll explain what constitutes a CEO blog,…
read moreKeynote: Corporate blogging in a Web 2.0 world РWebcom Montr̩al
Amazon special: deep discount on The Corporate Blogging Book
Exactly how Amazon works is a bit of a mystery. Periodically books are available as a “hardcover bargain.” (There might be a small mark on the book or an Amazon sticker.) Right now there…
Keynote: Corporate Blogging in a Web. 2.0 World
Q. & A. with CEO blogger Ted Leonsis
If I had to pick a CEO (chairman, Top Dog, whatever) whose personality is a perfect fit with blogging, I’d choose Ted Leonsis. Former vice chairman of AOL (now chairman of
Internal training on social media – Edelman Shanghai office
Internal presentation for Edelman's Shanghai office on social media, the practical challenges of CEO blogging, etc.
Lunch with Jeremy Goldkorn – founder, Danwei.org
Lunch wiith Jeremy Goldkorn, founder of the hugely popular Danwei.org which covers Chinese media, marketing, advertising and urban life. See Danwei's 2007 list of best Chinese blogs (in English) here.
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This blog is 802 pages long
A propos of nothing… when is the last time you downloaded or “saved” the content of your blog to your hard drive? It’s probably a good idea if you’re using a hosted service…
5 (free) tools to measure the success of a corporate blog
Q & A with CEO blogger Richard Edelman
Full disclosure: Edelman PR is sponsoring the China Blogging Tour, my upcoming trip to Beijing and Shanghai to mark the publication in Mandarin Chinese of my book, The Corporate Blogging Book.
read moreIf I’d been Twittering this past week…
If I had been broadcasting 140-character tweets this past week I would have announced that I was in Milwaukee to be with my husband’s family and to attend a lovely graveside service for my mother-in-law, who died Sept. 24, 2007 at age 83.
I won’t type out her…
read moreHow to Write a Great Business Blog – Personal Branding Global Telesummit
l did an audio conference session on How to Write a Great Business Blog as part of the mega Personal Branding Global Telesummit. This round-the-clock event celebrated the 10th anniversary of the publication of Tom Peters' now iconic article: The Brand Called You. There were dozens…
read moreClient meeting – New York City
All-day PR strategy meeting.
read moreInternal training on social media – Edelman Beijing office
Internal presentation for Edelman's Beijing office on social media, the practical challenges of CEO blogging, etc.
What You Need to Know About Social Media – Greater Washington Board of Trade – Washington DC
More about the event here. It's being held at the National Press Club. Open to non-members. My fellow panelists are Geoff Livingston, Steve Marino and Dan Beyers, local business editor of The Washington Post. 
Parsing Web 2.0 for Success in the City – Washington DC
Had a great time this morning speaking to members of Success in the City, a Washington DC-area networking group for women executives. I talked briefly about how the line between mainstream media and consumer generated content is blurring (recent example: a University of Florida student's video of a…
read moreLive and unedited: Geoff Livingston and I announce Washington DC’s premiere Unconference in 2008
Geoff Livingston and I are planning Washington DC’s premiere Unconference (more definitions here and here). Naturally, it’s called BlogPotomac.
Update: why are we doing this? DC has a large but fragmented community of social media experts, practitioners, entrepreneurs, VCs, etc. We want to pull this…
read moreMixing it up with Washington D.C.‘s (female) bloggerati
I’m really glad that local blog celeb Geoff Livingston, author of the soon-to-be released Now Is Gone, inspired me to attend last night’s kickoff for A Spoonful…