Ich Bin Ein Berliner

I've been waiting to use that quote for years! The week of September 6th I'll be in Berlin for the all2gethernow 2010 Conference. I'll be in great company with the likes of Dr. Nancy Baym, Mike Masnick, Jill Sobule and a host of others.

The programs I'm participating in are:

How Do Technologies And Social Media Influence Music Culture?

Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at 4.30pm 

Smart Artist Management

Thursday, September 9, 2010 at 1.30pm

Lots of other great stuff to see. If you're there please come say hello.

Seth Godin Says It All.

So much of what Seth says in this blog has been on my mind. As I've struggled to articulate it he hits the nail on the head:

"The blizzard of noise (and the good news)

As the amount of inputs go up, as the number of people and ideas that clamor for attention continue to increase, we do what people always do: we rely on the familiar, the trusted and the personal.

The experience I have with you as a customer or a friend is far more important than a few random bits flying by on the screen. The incredible surplus of digital data means that human actions, generosity and sacrifice are more important than they ever were before."