I mentioned some time ago that the OpenWeb Asia event, in Seoul, Korea 2008, was to focus on the social web. The program incorporated four streams:

Why Government Is Not A Platform Blogger Andrea DiMaio comments on Gov 2.o Summit, September this year. Challenges Tim O'Reilly concept of "government as a platform" as a "new buzzword" ( or buzzphrase?) for government 2.0. Interesting argument for...

Social Media Tools Week emphasis on the practical This is a shameless plug for an event, Social Media Tools Week, in which I am one of the presenters, although I was promoting it before I had any any inkling I would be invited to present. I don’t know...

A new user guide to Google Wave will hopefully help some of us see how it can be of use Just when I and maybe others started to wonder whether Google Wave was worth the fanfare, and how to use it in any seriously productive way,  a new guide to Wave...

“Des Walsh & Friends” show to launch on BlogTalkRadio I’ve been thinking for a while now about having another go at starting my own show on BlogTalkRadio and when I checked my account there yesterday I was a bit startled to realize that the last...

Why smart business owners cut through the noise and get the Twitter business case I’ve been thinking about the comment I heard yesterday morning from an otherwise quite smart presenter on morning television, to the effect that everyone who goes on...