The Flip video camcorder doesn’t just have to be for birthday parties and vacations. I’m finding more and more people using them very practically in their day-to-day jobs. Exhibit A: Author and marketing strategist, David Meerman Scott, blogs at …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on October 21, 2009 at 11:10AM
Marty Gruhn at Web analysts SiteIQ, who follows IT industry sites, has some good insights about what works and doesn’t for businesses in that space.
Posted by Martin Hardee on October 12, 2009 at 05:40PM
Here’s a pretty interesting article on FastCompany.com about what kinds of tweets get retweeted.
Posted by Martin Hardee on September 23, 2009 at 04:55PM
Welcome to the 2010 fiscal year and my inaugural “Celia’s Talent Corner” column. We can all agree that ‘09 was challenging with the economic downturn, but it has also brought forward many key opportunities to leverage for the new year. …Read more.
Posted by Celia Harper-Guerra on September 11, 2009 at 09:49AM
A few weeks ago, Channel SVP Keith Goodwin invited readers of this blog and his Twitter followers to submit questions—and he picked three to answer on video. There were plenty of excellent questions submitted, some prompted internal discussions at Cisco, …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on August 14, 2009 at 01:42PM
Today, at 12:00 p.m. PDT, we will launch the “Cisco Digital Cribs: Watch! Tweet! Win!” promotion and begin to give away 15 Flip Video camcorders from our Twitter handle @DigitalCribs. Here’s how it works: Watch! Every business day for 3 …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on August 03, 2009 at 09:47AM
Living a connected life means that you can access your online world of music, video, entertainment, and yes, work…on a variety of devices, anywhere. Yes, with mobility, long gone are the days of being chained to a desk to check …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on July 31, 2009 at 11:58AM
Since cautiously dipping his toe into Twitter six months ago, Cisco Worldwide Channels Senior VP Keith Goodwin now considers himself a social media convert. It’s not just Twitter, but video and blogs, too. As he sees it, these tools are …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on July 23, 2009 at 10:31AM
Just as there are some unwritten rules of social engagement—like not getting drunk and standing on the table or yelling at strangers on the street—social media engagement via Twitter, You Tube, Facebook, and LinkedIn has a few unstated rules, too. …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on July 20, 2009 at 04:05PM
As mentioned in this week’s Cyber Risk Report (CRR), a hacker, known by the handle Croll, was able to gain access to private accounts owned by employees of the Twitter micro-blogging website. The hacker successfully guessed password “secret question” recovery …Read more.
Posted by Nicholas Leali on July 20, 2009 at 02:45PM
Just read a new report from Forrester analysts Nick Thomas, David Card and Erik Hood titled “Every Company is a Media Company.” Here’s the exec summary: The media meltdown — where traditional media business models based on scarcity and control …Read more.
Posted by Scott Brown on July 08, 2009 at 04:22PM
At Cisco Live last week, the closing keynote featured entrepreneur, Twitter star, and former Apple software evangelist Guy Kawasaki. During his 25-year career, he’s learned a lot about innovation through both his successes and missteps. During his talk, Guy boiled …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on July 07, 2009 at 11:21AM
Cisco Live delivered thrills and chills this week in San Francisco, including 80s night with Devo on windy Treasure Island, some keynote disruptions, key announcements, a blogger meetup, a tweetup, and even a Twitter follower challenge between event host Carlos …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on July 02, 2009 at 05:03PM
First, there was Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk) versus CNN (@cnnbrk) to see who would be the first twitter account to have 1,000,000 followers…now the next gauntlet has been thrown down. In his introduction today of Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior (@Padmasree on …Read more.
Posted by John Earnhardt on July 01, 2009 at 10:01AM
We love to hear collaboration success stories. It’s collaboration that allows us to share a conference table and our ideas—when in reality, we’re a continent away. These tools are breaking down barriers, making us more productive and bringing technology to …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on June 26, 2009 at 08:12AM
So Twitter is everywhere! Obama @barackobama, Guy Kawasaki @guykawasaki, Darth Vader @darthvader and John Cleese @johncleese use it. I know any time I watch any news station a plug to get the latest breaking news via following @blank on Twitter …Read more.
Posted by Dannette Veale on June 09, 2009 at 03:00PM
On day two of Partner Summit 2009 in Boston, I sat down for a chat with Cisco’s CTO Padmasree Warrior. During our discussion, she revealed her insights on the future of IT and collaboration. And, she makes one thing clear: …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on June 04, 2009 at 04:21AM
It seems you can’t turn on your computer, watch TV, or even read this blog without a mention of Twitter. (There were even rumors of a Twitter reality TV show floating around this week.) At Cisco, we’re using Twitter to …Read more.
Posted by Alexandra Krasne on May 28, 2009 at 04:33PM
“We have friends of friends networks and reputation scores when we trade online. We share our preferences and our tag clouds as well we make sure that we are recognized in our professional lives in a given social network or …Read more.
Posted by Dennis Mancini on May 19, 2009 at 10:28AM
Did you see this? BusinessWeek reports that U.K. government has appointed its first “director of digital engagement” to “to push its plan to move more public services online and leverage social media.” Andrew Stott, a Cambridge graduate with a degree …Read more.
Posted by John Earnhardt on May 19, 2009 at 09:40AM
At Cisco, we leverage collaboration technology to create new communication channels with our partners. At our upcoming Partner Summit in June, we will encourage and teach our partners to use collaboration and social media tools, including Twitter. (You can follow …Read more.
Posted by Keith Goodwin on May 15, 2009 at 03:08PM
With power, comes responsibility. You’ve heard this before, but it is even more critical when we’re all armed with the tools that can influence or impact others. Most recently, this came to a head with Twittering about Swine Flu. With …Read more.
Posted by Marie Hattar on May 06, 2009 at 05:25PM
We are only a couple of days old, but tweeting away. Follow us here.
Posted by Dimitris Haramoglis on April 15, 2009 at 04:41PM
Community was a hot topic at the Web 2.0 Expo in SF last week and I wanted to share some advice I learned from a presentation called Sparking a Crush, focusing on how to attract and retain new users to …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on April 08, 2009 at 04:00PM
Consumer spending is down and many of us are opting for frugal alternatives where we can find them, like taking our lunch to work or hosting a dinner party rather than a night on the town. Interestingly enough, the economy …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on April 06, 2009 at 11:12AM
The discussion and interest on Twitter about a recent hiring issue between Cisco and a candidate is a fascinating case study. For privacy reasons, we cannot comment on individual personnel matters or hiring decisions, but I would like to address, …Read more.
Posted by Blair Christie on March 24, 2009 at 08:01AM
I was in NYC last week talking to a number of media-company marketers, and journalists covering the media industry. Inevitably the conversation turned to Twitter and its more recent, explosive growth outside of Silicon Valley. Most interesting to me was …Read more.
Posted by Scott Brown on March 13, 2009 at 03:18PM
I’ve lived in several places and my family is very distributed, so I’m an early adopter when it comes to using the Internet to communicate with my “social network.” My daughter’s first steps, first words, first potty training success are …Read more.
Posted by Tod Famous on March 11, 2009 at 09:08AM
Tweeters Use Twitter for Business...was a story that ran recently through MediaPost’s ONLINE Media Daily and caught my attention. My work at Cisco doesn’t require me to be an engineer - I am a marketer…(DON’T STOP READING!) I do have …Read more.
Posted by Peggy Ballard on March 04, 2009 at 03:52PM
One of my first posts for the DigMediaRev blog was about Twitter and how I find it to be an interesting media and entertainment experience. I promised in the post to explain how I connect, discover, and share content on …Read more.
Posted by Chuck Fishman on February 11, 2009 at 05:59PM
The Platform showed us the official, unofficial list of Cisco Twitterers and today I came across the official (?) list of artists, bands, musicians and more on Twitter via @mashable. The list is run by Gabriel Nijmeh and comes in …Read more.
Posted by Johanna Fry on February 11, 2009 at 03:59PM
I have something to confess: I am not much of a Twitterer @ascohen. Although I like to blog, and I have become relentless on Facebook, powered by the sagging belt syndrome of carrying an iPhone and a Blackberry that have …Read more.
Posted by Alan Cohen on February 09, 2009 at 09:21AM
Here is the official, unofficial list of Twitter sites/twitterers/tweeters at Cisco. @CiscoSystems is the one that is general in nature and follows corporate news, events and other areas of interest and focus to Cisco. @Padmasree is our CTO Padmasree Warrior’s …Read more.
Posted by John Earnhardt on February 04, 2009 at 09:18AM
Chuck Fishman here and this is my first entry here on the DigMediaRev blog. Scott Brown in my group here at Cisco - the Cisco Media Solutions Group - kicked off the blog this week. I manage Cisco relationships with …Read more.
Posted by Chuck Fishman on December 11, 2008 at 04:56PM
Or is it Twit, Twit? Either way - Check out our new Twitter site that went live just before Thanksgiving.. hoooha! What do you think of the name - “CiscoGeeks”? Codejockeys and other certified geeks most welcome!
Posted by Shashi Kiran on December 03, 2008 at 12:52AM
An article in the New York Times on Yammer and Twitter caught my eye this morning. I’ve been experimenting with both sites and much to my surprise, I’ve actually added them to my regular tech routine. Even more relevant to …Read more.
Posted by Cisco PR on October 21, 2008 at 10:35AM
Tomorrow, I head north from San Francisco to Lake County to get away for the July 4th weekend, but I’d rather head to the Pacific Northwest… to Eugene, Oregon to see some of the fast foot action at the University …Read more.
Posted by Ed Tan on July 03, 2008 at 07:24PM
Today is the first day of the formalized program here at Cisco Live! in Orlando. Carlos Dominguez, SVP, Office of the Chairman and CEO, takes a few minutes to break down the day’s events. He also explains our use of …Read more.
Posted by Ken Lotich on June 24, 2008 at 07:44AM
Next week’s Cisco Live Conference in Orlando, Florida is “this year’s premiere event for IT and communications professionals.” Cisco Live is our annual user conference where partners and customers get together to new technologies, discuss trends, share ideas and have …Read more.
Posted by John Earnhardt on June 20, 2008 at 06:17PM
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