The Economist doesn't get it when it comes to CEO blogs (aka senior executive blogs). Blogging Bosses, an article in the Jan. 23, 2007 issue (behind a firewall; apologies), is irritatingly dismissive:

"A few chief executives have started blogs, but fewer have kept up the pace for long, and fewer still seem to have placed all that much trust in the medium...

At Davos, the willingness of bosses to blog may depend on how excited they get about

The Economist doesn't get it when it comes to CEO blogs (aka senior executive blogs). Blogging Bosses, an article in the Jan. 23, 2007 issue (behind a firewall; apologies), is irritatingly dismissive:

"A few chief executives have started blogs, but fewer have kept up the pace for long, and fewer still seem to have placed all that much trust in the medium...

At Davos, the willingness of bosses to blog may depend on how excited they get about the subjects under discussion. So far it is hard to see what will set pulses racing." - The Economist (Jan. 23, 2007)

Blogging & video interviews galore over at Davos Conversation

Note: I'm pretty sure a handful of CEOs are blogging the WEF over at Davos Conversation. It's…

Or so it seems after a quick look at his new blog, Marriott on the move. It launched on Jan. 16, 2007 and he’s already got four entries up.

He’s also gotten a total of 186 Comments from readers (as of this writing). And he’s got a nice sense of style (or someone on his staff knows how to write good headlines for his posts.) I like this one: Taking Pilates Classes.

As a yoga practioner myself, I’m pretty darn impressed if Bill Marriott is

A just published Fortune article (quoting IBM CEO Sam Palmisano) makes the point that the 3-D virtual world of Second Life is not "eye candy" and may represent the "next phase of the Internet's evolution."

But as Alex Manchester puts it on the Melcrum blog: "... the waters are definitely still very, very muddy and I still think few senior execs that aren't in the tech industry would go for it [Second Life]." Alex, I agree.

Although... I'm

A just published Fortune article (quoting IBM CEO Sam Palmisano) makes the point that the 3-D virtual world of Second Life is not "eye candy" and may represent the "next phase of the Internet's evolution."

But as Alex Manchester puts it on the Melcrum blog: "... the waters are definitely still very, very muddy and I still think few senior execs that aren't in the tech industry would go for it [Second Life]." Alex, I agree.

Although... I'm increasingly convinced that something is very real about this place (I've explored Second Life briefly). For example, the equivalent of US $1 million exchanged hands inside 2L in the past 24 hours.

Useful Link

Second Life: It's Not a Game by Fortune senior writer David Kirkpatrick…

Since I'm on my "outside-the-U.S." tear, here's a good list of Canadian blogs, courtesy of David Forde.

P.S. Note to self: do more short blog entries like this.

Since I'm on my "outside-the-U.S." tear, here's a good list of Canadian blogs, courtesy of David Forde.

P.S. Note to self: do more short blog entries like this.

Edelman recently released two new studies:

1. 3rd Annual New Frontiers in Employee Communcations (download the PDF here)

and

2. A Corporate Guide to the Blogosphere (links to Edelman Europe CEO David Bain's blog entry; download the PDF here)

They also 3. announced preliminary results of the 2007 Edelman Trust Barometer (download PDF of 2006 Trust Barometer here)

Great stats and anecdotes to chew over, including this blockbuster:

Edelman recently released two new studies:

1. 3rd Annual New Frontiers in Employee Communcations (download the PDF here)

and

2. A Corporate Guide to the Blogosphere (links to Edelman Europe CEO David Bain's blog entry; download the PDF here)

They also 3. announced preliminary results of the 2007 Edelman Trust Barometer (download PDF of 2006 Trust Barometer here)

Great stats and anecdotes to chew over, including this blockbuster:

"Nearly one-third of companies are blogging [note: is this internal or external blogging?]; one-third are podcasting."

Also, "Business is more trusted than media and government in every region of the globe."

I haven't had a chance to read any of these thoroughly but want to get the links up. Sounds like the corporate blogging…

Note: what follows is *not* the typical focus of this blog. I try to avoid combustible topics like politics and religion. If you're not interested in hearing my budding thoughts about Sunnis vs. Shiites, monarchies vs. authoritarian governments and the U.S.'s utterly failed policy in Iraq, then don't read on...

I feel compelled to write, however. It would be inauthentic (in blog parlance) if I failed to mention how powerfully I was affected

Note: what follows is *not* the typical focus of this blog. I try to avoid combustible topics like politics and religion. If you're not interested in hearing my budding thoughts about Sunnis vs. Shiites, monarchies vs. authoritarian governments and the U.S.'s utterly failed policy in Iraq, then don't read on...

I feel compelled to write, however. It would be inauthentic (in blog parlance) if I failed to mention how powerfully I was affected by my first exposure to Islamic culture and practice, and to the realities of  daily life in the Middle East on our recent trip to Egypt and Jordan.

I've put off publishing this entry for several days because I wanted to get it just right (thanks to Chris Heuer for nailing that topic) and sound highly knowledgeable. But that…