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Can Davos socialize with the rest of us?
The World Economic Forum announced today in a YouTube video they will once again employ an extensive social media strategy to integrate people who do not make the trek up the Swiss Alps. Last year the...
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Davos Loses Glamor, Gains Gravitas
The world economic crisis may have eliminated much of the glamor from Davos – Angie, Brad and Bono all canceled this year – but this may be one of the more important meetings. WEF founder Klaus Schwab...
View ArticleMatthew Bishop: What The Economist expects from Davos
Matthew Bishop, US business editor of The Economist and a Davos veteran, speaks about what he expects to find here in Davos. Matthew will be speaking about here about his recently published book...
View Article5 Tips for Davos Newbies
Here’s 5 tips for Davos Newbies in the first of my daily video diaries from Davos. A five-time Davos veteran, I learned a new lesson from the Swiss police: Don’t do videos near the security zone.
View ArticleYouTubers come to Davos
I caught up with citizen journalists Pablo Camacho and Rebecca McQuigg who are attending the World Economic Forum in Davos thanks to their responses online through YouTube and MySpace. They will be...
View ArticleKofi Annan Tries Out YouTube
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan tried out YouTube and I and briefly discussed it afterwards. When I asked whether he thought Social Media could help bring about world peace, he suggested I ask...
View ArticleGeorge Soros: I made money from the Crisis
George Soros, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, says that he made a “pretty good return” from the market turmoil which he foresaw.
View ArticleEconomic Gloom in Davos
Fresh from a meeting with some of the high profile economists here in Davos, Time Magazine and Fortune columnist Justin Fox summarizes their pessimism, with particular worry for the financing shortage...
View ArticleShimon Peres: Spain cannot prosecute Israel for war crimes
This morning I attended a breakfast with Israel president Shimon Peres who lashed out at a Spanish court probing Israel officials for alleged “crimes against humanity” relating to a 2002 Israeli attack...
View ArticleLoic vlogs Davos
My friend Loic Le Meur has been doing some great video blogging from Davos. Here’s his day 1 summary.
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Radio Free Europe declares me a Davos depressive
I had a good Davos wrap-up conversation with Ronald Synovitz of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. He concluded – correctly – that I came out of the meeting with a fairly depressed view of the state of...
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One great pleasure of Davos and DLD this year was hanging out with uber-blogger Jeff Jarvis. He has a great sense of humor, outlook and fantastic new book that I read on the flight back to Hong Kong:...
View ArticleDavos Summary by The Economist’s Matthew Bishop
To save you the cost of a hotel room and airplane ticket, Matthew Bishop of The Economist kindly summarized what he found after a week in the Swiss mountains. Mainly, it was pretty depressing and will...
View ArticleRich Stromback: Why bother going to Davos?
Former professional ice hockey player and serial entrepreneur Rich Stromback seems best known in Davos as the last man standing – at night in the piano bar, that is. In fact, this year at Davos he...
View ArticleReid Hoffman of LinkedIn: In Crisis, Pimp Your Profile
Recently met with the founder of the business-focused social network LinkedIn to discuss how the crisis has affected online social networking and how brands can best interact with such sites. Video...
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Wanted: Tech Pioneers from Asia for the World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum (Disclosure: Ogilvy client) is keen to find exciting Asian tech start-ups or companies in their early stages that should be considered for the WEF Technology Pioneer Award. As...
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