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Apologies for cross posting Dear List, CONFERENCE: Social Network Tools and their Business Application: how Blogs, Podcasting, Instant Messaging, RSS and Wikis are changing the way we do business NOVOTEL HOTEL, London, 20-21 September 2006 Understanding the impact of Blogs, Podcasting, Instant Messaging, RSS and Wikis is essential in today’s rapidly evolving business landscape making the above conference a must for any organisation that does not want to fall behind their competitors. UNICOM has organised a new conference looking at the new technologies in a business setting, with overview presentations and case studies. Both the internal use – often in the form of instant messaging and wikis – and external use, usually via blogs, RSS feeds and podcasts – will be covered. Some highlights include: · How collaborative tools meets the demands of the organisation · The issues faced by organisations employing social bookmarking tools · How employers can use mobile technology to recruit from diverse communities and cut costs at the same time · How can you beat the global brands to get the number one spot on Google for the right things, without buying your way there? There will be a strong emphasis on the practical aspects. You will find out the different applications of each technology and their relative merits and drawbacks, and how to choose between increasing numbers of new offerings, depending on your business need. The conference is chaired by David Gurteen, founder of the Gurteen Knowledge Community and himself both a user and an advocate of these technologies. He is joined by an exciting line up of speakers, which include Euan Semple, Independent Advisor, formerly Head of Knowledge Management, BBC; Lee Bryant, Headshift; Sarah Prag, BBC Radio & Music Interactive; Stowe Boyd, Consultant and Advisor; Hugh MacLeod, English Cut – Bespoke Savile Row Tailors; Gabriel Bellenger, Services Manager, Accenture eDemocracy Services; will be making presentations on this event. Follow this link, www.unicom.co.uk/socialnetworktools to download the full programme outline. Benefits of attending: The successful businesses of the future will be complex, adaptive, agile, proactive, and creative. The aim of this conference is to assist staff at all levels to exploit the new technologies for business benefit. In particular: · Learn how Blogs and WIKIs change the traditional models of managing knowledge and how they can support purposeful social networks · Hear about the practices of those who are achieving real business success in online social networks · Find out the role of podcasting and RSS feeds to target customers with clearly defined interests · Explore the benefits and downside of business use of Instant Messaging · Gain practical advice on dealing with threats to security and confidentiality To view the full list of speakers, real life case studies and download the 2-day conference programme click www.unicom.co.uk/socialnetworktools For cost and other enquiries please contact [log in to unmask] or call 01895 256 484. Regards, Hetty