Dave Balter, author of Grapevine and founder of BzzAgent, is up to something intriguing. Today he launched a new company blog called The Bento Box (my favorite thing to have for lunch at a Japanese restaurant).

Take a look. It's kind of a blog as performance art. (Be sure to click on the image to listen to the audio segments.) BzzAgent has hired two high profile contributors to create the blog: John Butman, a professional writer and author; and artist Seth Minkin.

What really goes on inside BzzAgent?

For the next 168 days (24 weeks), the…

I'm speaking at Melcrum's 2006 Strategic Communication Management Summit in London. Topic: The bigger picture: making blogs part of your strategy.

DATE: Wednesday Oct. 18th 2006

TIME: 4:30 - 5:20 PM following "Afternoon Tea" as it's billed in the program.

You can download a PDF of the agenda here.

I'm arriving a day early so I can attend Neville Hobson's pre-conference workshop on Oct. 17th:  How to use social media to create genuine employee engagement. I hear it's wildly popular and has already sold out.

I'm presenting a 90-minute interactive seminar for Melcrum. More info and sign up here. Note the time: 10:00 AM - 11:30 Eastern; 3:00 - 4:00 PM London.

I've worked with the Melcrum folks before and I have to say I think they're great. This is a warm-up for my presentation in London on Wednesday, Oct. 18th at Melcrum's 5th Annual Strategic Communication Summit.