I caught this interview with Gilles Barbier, founder and CEO of TellMeWhere, while at LeWeb 2010. TellMeWhere (DisMoiOu in France) is one of my favorite apps on my iphone, providing a handy social search when I am out and about in Paris looking for a spot to eat or...
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Interview with Frederic Lardinois, ReadWriteWeb USA
Frederic Lardinois, News Writer for ReadWriteWeb ("the thinking man's TechCrunch") out of the US, a self-professed geek and a phD student in Medieval Studies, gives some key highlights from 2010 in terms of new technologies and prospectives for 2011. Sites and apps...
Interview with Ben Parr, Co-Editor at Mashable US
Highlights of 2010 and Preview of 2011 from Ben Parr Here is a quick interview I caught on the fly with Ben Parr, co-editor of Mashable US, one of the reference sites in new technology in the US. Ben Parr is a journalist, sci-fi author and a man in the know when...
Interview with Jonathan Wolf, Product Strategist at Bazaarvoice
Bazaarvoice Strategist: Jonathan Wolf I had the chance to meet Jonathan Wolf at a Bazaarvoice meeting, held in Paris. Jonathan, who is stationed in London, is the international product strategist for Bazaarvoice. Bazaarvoice basically allows companies to create...
Wishlist for 2011?
2011 looks like a fad year... but with potentially many new digital fads. As I look ahead to 2011, it seems like it will be a truly fad year in terms of world events. It is a "common" year in that it is not a leap year. What are the expected "big" events? If you...
Airlines getting personal while airports get intimate?
With all the news about the “close quarter” searching in the United States at airport security check points, one might be excused for thinking that airlines are getting a bit too close for comfort. Technology that spies on you, airport security that rubs you up… and, recently, airports closed in certain places around Europe due to weather and flash controller strikes.
Companies need to manage a fine line between collecting and protecting client data and implementing an effective and personalized Customer Relationship Management. Are airlines setting the path?
If you want to get social, start with email and the telephone
As the ever rising number of companies ramp up their efforts in the digital media space, there are, in my opinion, three very important parts of the social “program” that need to be checked before embarking:
(1) to what extent do members of head office meet and discuss with clients in the field?
(2) what is the experience when calling the company on the telephone?
(3) what is the experience when sending an email to a company representative?
Mitch Joel – President of Twist Image Digital Marketing Agency
An interview with Mitch Joel Mitch Joel is one of the most respected people in the digital media space in the world. He is President of Twist Image Digital Marketing & Communication, aka "Media Hacker". With a direct pick up from his bio, this sentence says it...
Gravity interview via Robert Scoble – Interesting Networking!
You might enjoy this interview from Robert Scoble of Amit Kapor, former COO of MySpace and now CEO of Gravity who has launched a free service, Twinterest, that looks at open public social data. In a case of ME-centered ME-dia, Twinterest allows you to review and graphically represent your own interests and find friends with comparable interests and needs. Down the road, new applications are due which will likely help filter (and curate) your information.
Bash your Boss on faceBook and you may Bank your way to the Breadline
Boundary between the Personal and Professional worlds ever shrinking Over the last couple of weeks, something that has caught my attention is that Facebook has been at the heart of two firings on either side of the Atlantic, one in Connecticut, USA, and one in...

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I’m Minter Dial and I serve my clients by elevating the debate and energy, telling powerful stories and connecting people and ideas. My mission to insert more meaningfulness into our lives and at work. I relish being an engaging professional speaker on leadership, transformation and branding. I’m known for being someone who walks the talk and delivers on or above expectations. I’m the author of four award-winning books, including the second edition of my award-winning book, Heartificial Empathy (April 2023, available in English and French), You Lead published by Kogan Page that won the Business Book Award 2022, and Futureproof (FT-Press/Pearson) that won the Business Book Award 2018. I’m also the producer of the award-winning WWII book and documentary film The Last Ring Home.
My new project is Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations that is being published weekly via Substack, which will be converted into a book end of 2023.










