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Photos: First session
Monday, October 08, 2007 11:25 AM
Chair John Lettice, Editorial Director of The Register Ginsu Yoon, Vice President, Business Affairs for Linden Lab Michael Gill, Chief Executive Officer, Fairfax Business Media Read More...
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Democracy as dictatorship
Wednesday, October 03, 2007 10:37 AM
A very interesting and wide-ranging discussion in the first session has now closed. But what stood out most was the issue of jurisdiction and the meta issue of forms of government. Ginsu Yoon from Second Life was asked if Linden Labs weren’t in fact running a benevolent dictatorship. This sparked mention of terrorism in Second Life – apparently people have been... Read More...
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Trying to make Net money the Bob Dylan way
Wednesday, October 03, 2007 9:24 AM
The opening presentations from the panellists have finished and there was an interesting array of perspectives. Jonathan Taplin, who comes from an entertainment business and worked with Bob Dylan back in the day, suggested – naturally enough – that people look to the music industry to find a solution to what he sees at the biggest challenge for the participative... Read More...
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Session 1 -- The Future of the Participative Web: Convergence and Diversity?
Sunday, September 30, 2007 3:07 PM
9.20-10.50 TK: 10.20pm PA: 3.20pm NY: 9.20am LA: 6.20am John Lettice (Chair), Co-founder and Editorial Director, The Register Jonathan Taplin , Professor, University of California Cyrus Beagley , Associate Principal, Media Practice, McKinsey Ginsu Yoon , Vice President, Business Affairs, SecondLife Michael Gill , Chief Executive Officer, Fairfax Business Media... Read More...
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Cyrus Beagley
Sunday, September 30, 2007 2:41 PM
Cyrus Beagley is an Associate Principal in McKinsey & Company’s media and entertainment practice in New York. He serves a range of media and entertainment clients, focusing primarily on advertising sales, marketing, and online business building. He is one of the leaders of McKinsey’s knowledge initiative in participatory media which aims to develop a better... Read More...
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Michael Gill
Sunday, September 30, 2007 2:08 PM
Michael Gill was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Fairfax Business Media in January 2007 and held the position of Publisher and Editor-in-chief of Fairfax Business Media from July 1998. He is responsible for the business management and editorial direction of The Australian Financial Review, AFR Access, AFR Magazine, BOSS, afr.com, BRW, The Australian Financial... Read More...
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John Lettice
Sunday, September 30, 2007 1:25 PM
John Lettice : Journalist specialising in technology for the past 25 years. Former Editor in Chief of Dennis Publishing's IT titles. Co-founded The Register in 1994 as a newsletter, making the transition to web publication in 1998. Currently Editorial Director of The Register. Read More...
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Jonathan Taplin
Sunday, September 30, 2007 12:01 PM
Jonathan Taplin 's areas of specialization are in International Communication Management and the field of digital media entertainment. Taplin began his entertainment career in 1969 as Tour Manager for Bob Dylan and The Band. In 1973 he produced Martin Scorsese's first feature film, Mean Streets which was selected for the Cannes Film Festival. Between... Read More...
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Ginsu Yoon
Sunday, September 30, 2007 11:52 AM
Ginsu Yoon - Vice President, Business Affairs. Gene Yoon handles a variety of business matters for Linden Lab, including international market development, corporate and business development, and external developer programs. He was also previously the company's general counsel and provided interim leadership for finance. Prior to Linden Lab, he was general... Read More...
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Snapshot: What is the conference rundown?
Sunday, September 30, 2007 11:03 AM
This is cut-down version of the full agenda. You can download the full agenda as a pdf here , or use the links below to learn more about each sessions and those taking part in it. The conference runs from 9am to 6pm. It is based in Ottawa, Canada, so in terms of time that is Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) which is currently GMT -4 hours. See here for a time rundown... Read More...
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