Hollywood’s Swingin’
By Herb on Monday, April 23rd, 2007
The original Hollywood swingers.
I’m on my way to Hollywood this week and next to participate in conferences that should be lots of fun. First up, is the EconSM conference where I’ll be appearing on a panel Thurs 4/26 AM titled “The Social Media CEO’s Speak Out” moderated by Rafat and including Bebo, Six Apart, NetVibes and Demand Media CEO’s all of whom I’m meeting for the first time. I’m looking forward to it and hearing about the efforts of my fellow panelists to make communities the centerpiece of media now and into the future.
Next, on May 2, I’m back for AlwaysOn’s OnHollywood conference to moderate a late afternoon panel, “Is consumer generated media a friend or foe to mainstream media?” — a topic I can speak to having been on both sides of the fence. As a former mainstream media executive, I remember there was a time when mainstream media (about two years ago) thought “professional” content would be their killer ap and make them more relevant on the web (some still do!) only to be befuddled by the growth of YouTube and MySpace and users generating media that rocked (and continues to rock) the mainstream world. (more…)
