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DrupalCon DC 2009: 5 Key Trends
Posted 20 Mar 2009 by John EckmanTags: Acquia, Assembled Web, Collaboration, Community, Conference, Content Management, Crowdsource, Culture, Design, Drupal, Media and Publishing, Open Source, PHP, Platform

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to attend DrupalCon DC 2009. (DrupalCon is the semi-annual gathering of Drupal developers, users, themers, consultants, and contributors; its generally held once in the US and once in Europe each year - the next will be DrupalCon Paris in September 2009). + Read more

Open Source Social Applications: Bob Bickel of Ringside Networks
Posted 02 Jul 2008 by John EckmanTags: Business Model, Collaboration, Community, Conference, Culture, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise applications, Enterprise solutions, JBoss, Open Innovation, Open Source, PHP, Platform, Ringside Networks, Social Networking, Video, Web 2.0

During the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston, I sat down for a quick chat with Bob Bickel, the co-founder and CEO of Ringside Networks. + Read more

Content Management in the Age of User Participation - Presentation
Posted 20 Jun 2008 by John EckmanTags: Alfresco, Amateur, Collective Intelligence, Community, Conference, Content Management, content syndication, Culture, Direct Consumer Engagement, Drupal, Ecommerce, Enterprise 2.0, Facebook, Knowledge Management, Media and Publishing, Next Generation CRM, Open, Open Source, Social Networking, Syndication, User Experience, User Generated Content, Web 2.0, WordPress

Earlier this week, I had the opportunity to present at Web Content 2008 on user generated content and the impact it has on content management.The presentation is called "Tag, Upload, Share, Discuss: Content Management in the Age of User Participaiton" - you can view it below, or download the PDF at slideshare.   + Read more

Enterprise 2.0: Free Conference Pass
Posted 06 May 2008 by John EckmanTags: Acquia, Alfresco, Collaboration, Community, Conference, Culture, Drupal, Enterprise 2.0, Enterprise applications, Enterprise solutions, Knowledge Management, Open Source, Platform, Portal, Ringside Networks, Social Networking, Solutions, User Experience, Web 2.0

At the upcoming Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston this June, I will be moderating a panel on Open Source Platforms. The panel will be Thursday, June 12th, at 8:30am. Here's the session description: + Read more

Online Communities in Less than 10 Minutes
Posted 28 Apr 2008 by John EckmanTags: Collaboration, Collective Intelligence, Community, Crowdsource, Culture, media, User Experience, User Generated Content, Video, Web 2.0

In this video, Berkman Center fellow Ethan Zuckerman recounts the high points in the history of online communities in just about seven minutes, including BBSs, MUDs, MOOs, and Weblogs, tracing all the way from the origins of internet email through to Fox's acquisition of MySpace. + Read more

People make the difference
Posted 06 Feb 2008 by Tags: Community, Culture, Endeca, Liferay, Social Networking

  Optaros spends a lot of time with our customers on defining the best way(s) to work together. We look at a number of aspects - business relationship, technology, process. But arguably the most important factor is cultural fit. Internally, Optaros expends an extraordinary amount of energy to make sure the people who work here feel a good cultural match - it's probably our biggest consideration during the hiring process. And this focus translates to our customer engagements as well. + Read more

NGI, Assembly, and Open Source
Posted 10 Jan 2008 by John EckmanTags: Assembly Methodology, Composite Applications, Culture, Open Source

Next Generation Internet applications, assembly as a methodology, and open source are related to each other in important ways. It's the combination of the three that really enables the rapid delivery, business agility, and innovation that businesses need on the web today. + Read more

Culture of Participation
Posted 10 Jan 2008 by John EckmanTags: Community, Culture, Web 2.0

One key aspect of next generation Internet applications is the breadth and depth of participation expected by users. + Read more