Comments on: Web 2.0 Summit Africa cancelled due to lack of support http://www.vinnylingham.com/web-20-summit-africa-cancelled-due-to-lack-of-support.html Entrepreneur, Blogger, Speaker, Webaholic & Search Engine Guru Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:51:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Al Kags http://www.vinnylingham.com/web-20-summit-africa-cancelled-due-to-lack-of-support.html/comment-page-1#comment-154795 Al Kags Thu, 09 Aug 2007 11:55:58 +0000 http://www.vinnylingham.com/2007/03/web-20-summit-africa-cancelled-due-to-lack-of-support.html#comment-154795 Vinny, Interesting that I missed this post till now. I just had a realisation of why it is that the Africa summit. Running a startup myself in Kenya, Multiple Choices (<a href="http://www.multiplechoices.biz">www.multiplechoices.biz</a>), I have been talking about web 2.0 with businesses here and I realised that the reason people do not understand web 2.0 even in America and it is still true that they don't, is that web 2.0 is considered by many a techie matter and so it is not possible for a marketing manager or some such person to be interested. <br><br>The challenge that we, the techies have is to demystify the web in Africa - and therefore, when having an Africa 2.0 summit, we need to include marketing and consumer related content into such summits that tie in web 2.0 to day-to-day processes in education and business - in the minds of people that it. THEN, it would have support. Vinny, Interesting that I missed this post till now. I just had a realisation of why it is that the Africa summit. Running a startup myself in Kenya, Multiple Choices (http://www.multiplechoices.biz), I have been talking about web 2.0 with businesses here and I realised that the reason people do not understand web 2.0 even in America and it is still true that they don’t, is that web 2.0 is considered by many a techie matter and so it is not possible for a marketing manager or some such person to be interested.

The challenge that we, the techies have is to demystify the web in Africa - and therefore, when having an Africa 2.0 summit, we need to include marketing and consumer related content into such summits that tie in web 2.0 to day-to-day processes in education and business - in the minds of people that it. THEN, it would have support.

]]> By: Al Kags http://www.vinnylingham.com/web-20-summit-africa-cancelled-due-to-lack-of-support.html/comment-page-1#comment-63868 Al Kags Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:55:58 +0000 http://www.vinnylingham.com/2007/03/web-20-summit-africa-cancelled-due-to-lack-of-support.html#comment-63868 Vinny, Interesting that I missed this post till now. I just had a realisation of why it is that the Africa summit. Running a startup myself in Kenya, Multiple Choices (www.multiplechoices.biz), I have been talking about web 2.0 with businesses here and I realised that the reason people do not understand web 2.0 even in America and it is still true that they don't, is that web 2.0 is considered by many a techie matter and so it is not possible for a marketing manager or some such person to be interested. The challenge that we, the techies have is to demystify the web in Africa - and therefore, when having an Africa 2.0 summit, we need to include marketing and consumer related content into such summits that tie in web 2.0 to day-to-day processes in education and business - in the minds of people that it. THEN, it would have support. Vinny, Interesting that I missed this post till now. I just had a realisation of why it is that the Africa summit. Running a startup myself in Kenya, Multiple Choices (www.multiplechoices.biz), I have been talking about web 2.0 with businesses here and I realised that the reason people do not understand web 2.0 even in America and it is still true that they don’t, is that web 2.0 is considered by many a techie matter and so it is not possible for a marketing manager or some such person to be interested.

The challenge that we, the techies have is to demystify the web in Africa - and therefore, when having an Africa 2.0 summit, we need to include marketing and consumer related content into such summits that tie in web 2.0 to day-to-day processes in education and business - in the minds of people that it. THEN, it would have support.

]]> By: Mike http://www.vinnylingham.com/web-20-summit-africa-cancelled-due-to-lack-of-support.html/comment-page-1#comment-154794 Mike Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:26:50 +0000 http://www.vinnylingham.com/2007/03/web-20-summit-africa-cancelled-due-to-lack-of-support.html#comment-154794 Hey Vin, good post but I must disagree on one point. I worked closely with this conferencing company to source speakers and format the event. Like all conference companies, they didn't know a whole lot about the subject of their conference - rather interested in hopping on the Web 2.0 bandwagon and making a quick buck out of a snazzy trend.<br><br>The problem with this conference was the marketing. How do you market a Web 2.0 conference? You start with Web 2.0 enthusiasts, get your slant right and move out in concentric circles. This company had done no PR, no releases on Biz-Com, no email shots and absolutely no connecting whatsoever with the community that 'makes or breaks' Web 2.0 - the social media practitioners themselves.<br><br>Bottom line - Web 2.0 summits / conferences / seminars should be organised by social media companies in South Africa, not independent conferenceer's. Like IncuBeta, for example :P<br><br>Chat soon mate,<br><br>Mike Hey Vin, good post but I must disagree on one point. I worked closely with this conferencing company to source speakers and format the event. Like all conference companies, they didn’t know a whole lot about the subject of their conference - rather interested in hopping on the Web 2.0 bandwagon and making a quick buck out of a snazzy trend.

The problem with this conference was the marketing. How do you market a Web 2.0 conference? You start with Web 2.0 enthusiasts, get your slant right and move out in concentric circles. This company had done no PR, no releases on Biz-Com, no email shots and absolutely no connecting whatsoever with the community that ‘makes or breaks’ Web 2.0 - the social media practitioners themselves.

Bottom line - Web 2.0 summits / conferences / seminars should be organised by social media companies in South Africa, not independent conferenceer’s. Like IncuBeta, for example :P

Chat soon mate,

Mike

]]> By: Mike http://www.vinnylingham.com/web-20-summit-africa-cancelled-due-to-lack-of-support.html/comment-page-1#comment-20953 Mike Sun, 25 Mar 2007 06:26:50 +0000 http://www.vinnylingham.com/2007/03/web-20-summit-africa-cancelled-due-to-lack-of-support.html#comment-20953 Hey Vin, good post but I must disagree on one point. I worked closely with this conferencing company to source speakers and format the event. Like all conference companies, they didn't know a whole lot about the subject of their conference - rather interested in hopping on the Web 2.0 bandwagon and making a quick buck out of a snazzy trend. The problem with this conference was the marketing. How do you market a Web 2.0 conference? You start with Web 2.0 enthusiasts, get your slant right and move out in concentric circles. This company had done no PR, no releases on Biz-Com, no email shots and absolutely no connecting whatsoever with the community that 'makes or breaks' Web 2.0 - the social media practitioners themselves. Bottom line - Web 2.0 summits / conferences / seminars should be organised by social media companies in South Africa, not independent conferenceer's. Like IncuBeta, for example :P Chat soon mate, Mike Hey Vin, good post but I must disagree on one point. I worked closely with this conferencing company to source speakers and format the event. Like all conference companies, they didn’t know a whole lot about the subject of their conference - rather interested in hopping on the Web 2.0 bandwagon and making a quick buck out of a snazzy trend.

The problem with this conference was the marketing. How do you market a Web 2.0 conference? You start with Web 2.0 enthusiasts, get your slant right and move out in concentric circles. This company had done no PR, no releases on Biz-Com, no email shots and absolutely no connecting whatsoever with the community that ‘makes or breaks’ Web 2.0 - the social media practitioners themselves.

Bottom line - Web 2.0 summits / conferences / seminars should be organised by social media companies in South Africa, not independent conferenceer’s. Like IncuBeta, for example :P

Chat soon mate,

Mike

]]> By: Charl Norman http://www.vinnylingham.com/web-20-summit-africa-cancelled-due-to-lack-of-support.html/comment-page-1#comment-154793 Charl Norman Fri, 23 Mar 2007 23:43:18 +0000 http://www.vinnylingham.com/2007/03/web-20-summit-africa-cancelled-due-to-lack-of-support.html#comment-154793 Hey Vinny<br><br>Nice post, SA's net presence is behind in many aspects not just "web 2.0" (ps - blueworld.co.za) what about payment processors.. In the states you need an email address to setup shop online, on our shores its lenghty paper work, business plans and big budgets to get selling online. I can send money with PayPal but I cant receive... ?<br><br>Even your review of our local search engines prove this ... most if not all of them below par Hey Vinny

Nice post, SA’s net presence is behind in many aspects not just “web 2.0″ (ps - blueworld.co.za) what about payment processors.. In the states you need an email address to setup shop online, on our shores its lenghty paper work, business plans and big budgets to get selling online. I can send money with PayPal but I cant receive… ?

Even your review of our local search engines prove this … most if not all of them below par

]]> By: Charl Norman http://www.vinnylingham.com/web-20-summit-africa-cancelled-due-to-lack-of-support.html/comment-page-1#comment-20485 Charl Norman Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:43:18 +0000 http://www.vinnylingham.com/2007/03/web-20-summit-africa-cancelled-due-to-lack-of-support.html#comment-20485 Hey Vinny Nice post, SA's net presence is behind in many aspects not just "web 2.0" (ps - blueworld.co.za) what about payment processors.. In the states you need an email address to setup shop online, on our shores its lenghty paper work, business plans and big budgets to get selling online. I can send money with PayPal but I cant receive... ? Even your review of our local search engines prove this ... most if not all of them below par Hey Vinny

Nice post, SA’s net presence is behind in many aspects not just “web 2.0″ (ps - blueworld.co.za) what about payment processors.. In the states you need an email address to setup shop online, on our shores its lenghty paper work, business plans and big budgets to get selling online. I can send money with PayPal but I cant receive… ?

Even your review of our local search engines prove this … most if not all of them below par

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