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By: Ms Emma Hamer on Jun 26 2007 at 04:26 PM GMT	To Open Source or Not? Here are the answers A review of the session "When Open Source Makes Sense" Seth introduced a new concept for me, to help understand when open source may make sense and when it probably doesn't: consider whether the website is CORE to your business model, or merely CONTEXTUAL. If it's core - then open source is probably not the best way to go. That insight alone made the presentation - which was other than that also packed with interesting information - worth my while. Good, solid, presentation.
By: Ms Emma Hamer on Jun 26 2007 at 04:21 PM GMT	Networking is NOT all about you... A review of the session "Social Networking and Community Building Tools & Technologies" There are many ways to establish one's credibility - and as the saying goes: one's deeds speak louder than words. If only Melissa had stuck with letting her deeds speak for her ... while she undoubtedly has great understanding of the social networking phenomenon, it was a bit too much "Look at ME, look at ME" for me. The content was buried under a barrage of name-dropping and award-mentioning, and I find that a pity. A little self-deprecating humour might have gone a long way to soften the ego-trip.
By: Ms Emma Hamer on Jun 26 2007 at 04:15 PM GMT	Clarity beats obfuscation any day A review of the session "Lunch: Managing Radical Change in Turbulent Times »" What to say - where to start. I absolutely LOVED Howard's lunchtime keynote. So much - I forgot to eat. But there was so much food for the mind, and food for thought, that I didn't care. This was one session - in fact the only session in my entire career - where I regretted not having learned Stenography. If I could have written down every word, I would have. I now have a treasure trove of "Howard's One-Liners" to keep me and my clients happy for years! Fascinating to hear someone walk the walk, and not just talk about radical change. And for some reason, Howard reminds me of Henry Winckler ... looks a bit like him, too.
By: Ms Emma Hamer on Jun 26 2007 at 04:10 PM GMT	Wiki WooHoo! Let's get going with 'em A review of the session "Four Letter Words: How wiki and edit are making the Internet a better collaboration tool" When I look at the current ways that people collaborate, I'm always struck by how much effort goes into keeping people focused and interested - well: with wikis as your virtual collaboration environment, the possibilities are seemgliy endless - and Stewart gave us some really enat examples to use wikis "out of the box". He definitely convinced me that they're much more versatile than one would think when one considers Wikipedia ... Good presentation all round.
By: Ms Emma Hamer on Jun 26 2007 at 04:04 PM GMT	Building (the case for) customer-centric CM A review of the session "Using Web Content To Build the Customer Relationship" To say that Ann Rockley "knows her stuff" is like saying "Picasso could draw ..." Ann Rockley has a knack for solidly and calmly constructing the argument that "if we're not building the customer relationship through better management of our content - then why are we moving to content management at all?" It's always a pleasure to hear her speak, and her keynote at WebContent 2007 was no exception.
By: Ms Emma Hamer on Jun 26 2007 at 03:58 PM GMT	Blogzilla Report: Taming the Monster A review of the session "The Blogzilla Report: Fact, Fiction, Fear: the monster of the Internet explored »" David is not only an extremely entertaining speaker - he's knowledgeable and outspoken. Some of the gems I picked up from his show (and I use the word intentionally): "SEO is Voodoo - whatever additional revenue you may achieve is cancelled out by the cost of paying someone to "optimize" your site. Update, and update often - and use descriptive language that Google can "read" - that's the key." Not to mention that the video of very serious Japanese gentlemen discussing (in Japanese with fake English subtitles) how to market Mighty-Mighty Company was absolutely hilarious! If David's ever in your area speaking at a conference: go - he's worth the trip. In fact: he is the trip ...
By: Mr. David Esrati on Jun 20 2007 at 07:23 PM GMT	Unconventional- and though provoking A review of the session "Lunch :Collaboration »" Jason has had phenomenal success, yet, it's obvious it hasn't gone to his head. His approach to attacking problems is refreshing- and the presentation potent. You may not agree- but, you will be hanging on to every word. The ideas of teams of 2, and shrinking projects into small bits using "judo" is one that everyone can learn from. Very clean presentation- and well done.
By: Mr. David Esrati on Jun 20 2007 at 07:20 PM GMT	Best description of RSS and it's impact on the web A review of the session "RSS: The Publish Subscribe Model" It's obvious that Salim has been there, done that, and is still at the forefront of spotting new technologies, new implementations of those technology and the implications of them. With his new position as head of Yahoo's Brickhouse developmental lab- he's only going to be more interesting as time goes on. I sat through his presentation and a modified version- and although they had much of the same material- both were fascinating.
By: Mr. David Esrati on Jun 20 2007 at 07:17 PM GMT	The Networking queen A review of the session "Social Networking and Community Building Tools & Technologies" Even with technical difficulties- the show went on- and it was a show. Melissa is an absolute powerhouse of networking- or as she calls her company- networlding. She should work for LinkedIn- great insight into the original social media - real networking as opposed to virtual. If you are looking to understand how to build relationships- she's the one to hear.
By: Mr. David Esrati on Jun 20 2007 at 07:15 PM GMT	Real world experience from a pro A review of the session "Lunch: Managing Radical Change in Turbulent Times »" Can't wait for the book- but, a fascinating look at how to turn an organization around. It's clear that Howard knows how to get the most out of the social capital of any organization- even one that's failed. Well worth hearing.
By: Mr. David Esrati on Jun 20 2007 at 07:12 PM GMT	Fascinating subject- A review of the session "From Folksonomy to Taxonomy" An hour wasn't enough time to get to the meat of the subject- but a great intro on the continuum of Folksonomy to Taxonomy and why you would want to go one way or the other.
By: Calvin Hendryx-Parker on Jun 20 2007 at 08:15 AM GMT	Entertaining and Thought Provoking A review of the session "The Blogzilla Report: Fact, Fiction, Fear: the monster of the Internet explored »" Coming into the presentation I wasn't sure what to expect, but David did a great job in stressing how important everything we do and all the content we publish is on the web. His presentation had many examples to back up these claims that content needs to have follow through. He gave out many thought provoking ideas on how to take your content and site to the next level. I won't spoil the intro, but it was worth seeing if he is coming to a conference near you. I had the theme song stuck in my head for the whole 2 days.
By: Calvin Hendryx-Parker on Jun 20 2007 at 07:36 AM GMT	Excellent objective overview of CMS selection guidelines A review of the session "When Open Source Makes Sense" Seth's presentation about when open source makes sense was a great overview of what is means to choose open source as a platform. He gave a good overview of what the licensing means and some great guides to help in choosing when commercial, software as a service and open source systems make sense for your organization.