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Eventbrite is an online ticketing and registration platform for events. It is one of the most adopted and therefore definitely worth a review and interview with its Director of Marketing, Jack Mardack. How does it work? Few things that I love about the service: – There is no… Read more
Ricardo Semler has sparked a revolution for the theory of business management. He has actually put in practice what tons of authors have just theorized. He walked the walk and showed the world that horizontal management is indeed more effective than any other approach. Events are about… Read more
Last week I had the chance to read about De-growth. I am very convinced now that less is actually more. I think the concept behind the movement outperforms every green/sustainable theory so far. It is quite embarrassing there is no Wikipedia entry about it in English. I will commit to translate… Read more
The Cluetrain Manifesto is almost ten years old. I was actually surprised to see it was written in 1999 for two reasons: – It is amazing to see how it is still relevant to both Internet and businesses. The words of the manifesto sound like a Web 3.0 startup’s mission. They got it right. The… Read more
A new club is out on Linkedin and if you are in events you can’t miss out. For those of you who study or work in events you are probably aware of what Linkedin is. I’ve been using Linkedin for 2 and a half years now and I must say it is a great service. It allows to stay in touch with… Read more
While my visit at Confex 2008 did not leave me with the best memory, I had an interesting meeting with my friend Rob. He participates a lot in Event-Management-Uk a great website and forum about events with an awful lot of information on events. I could see his dedication and willingness to… Read more
Last week the blog was fairly inactive as I went to London to attend the 2008 International Confex. For those out there who don’t know what I am talking about, Confex is one of the biggest trade shows for event planners, mangers and everyone involved into the industry. This is the trade show… Read more
Few days ago Melbourne hosted the biggest Linux conference of Australia. This event has completely captured for a number of reasons. – I am a member of the Italian Linux Society – I’ve erased from my PC every form of proprietary software, choosing Kubuntu – I’ve participated to a “Linux Day”… Read more
Few weeks ago, someone at the Social Media Club, of which I am a proud member, informed me that one of my favorites, Seth Godin, would have participated to a webcast the following week. I checked out the website and I was impressed. I noticed that this was some form of digital conference,… Read more
