Announcing “Open Leadership” Webinar series

by Charlene Li I’m pleased to announce a four-part series featuring the ideas and content from my new book, “Open Leadership” which will be available in late May. Below are descriptions as well as registration information for each of these Webinars. These Webinars are free and I’ll also be posting recordings and the slides from them online after each Webinar in case you can’t attend them. More information about the “Open Leadership” book is available at … [Read more...]

Question of the week: What one thing should leaders to do prep for social media?

by Charlene Li This week, I'm participating with Nokia's IdeasProject.com in their "Question of the Week". Each week, someone poses a question that hopefully generates some interesting ideas and spurs discussion and thinking. By next Sunday, I'll pick the best response and the winner will receive a Nokia phone. But my hope is that we'll all be winners by learning from each other. So here's my question: “As social technologies change the way that leaders interact with customers, … [Read more...]

Social Strategy Webinar Slides Now Available

Jeremiah Owyang and I held a webinar entitled "Developing A Social Strategy" that had over 495 participants asking very insightful questions -- we had a great time sharing the information and got new ideas on how to develop our thinking as well. Many people who wanted to attend the webinar weren't able to because of schedule conflicts. We also received quite a few requests from people for the slides or recording so that they can forward it to colleagues and friends who would benefit from the … [Read more...]

Welcome Michael Gartenberg, New Altimeter Partner!

by Charlene Li A hearty welcome to Michael Gartenberg, the newest partner to join Altimeter. With the addition of Michael, we now have seven partners along with a staff of five other people. We also recently moved offices in San Mateo to accommodate our new growth (more on that below). Michael has been a long-time, respected voice in the space of personal and mobile technologies, and he brings to Altimeter a unique viewpoint of how these technologies are changing the consumer experience. … [Read more...]

Google Buzz and Kids – Parental Control Nightmare

by Charlene Li Like many parents, I try to take steps to keep my kids safe online, making sure that they understand not to share personal information online, or even to use their real names. They know how to write appropriate emails, and I constantly monitoring what they do, the emails they send, and most importantly, engaging in a constant dialog with what they are doing online. But when I logged into my Google Buzz account this evening, I found that my 9 year old daughter had posted the … [Read more...]

Welcome to new Altimeter Group partners: Alan Webber and Lora Cecere

I'm pleased to announce that Altimeter Group has brought on two additional partners to meet the growing demand of our clients, which now number over 40 retained clients. Alan Webber and Lora Cecere each bring with them unique areas of expertise, but what makes them great partners for Altimeter is their ability to help clients understand and address opportunities and problems created by emerging technologies. Trends such as open government and supply chain/demand orchestration disrupt … [Read more...]

“Socialgraphics” webinar slides and recording now available

Thanks to everyone who attended the webinar we held today on "Understanding Your Customers' Social Behaviors". Many people wanted to attend the webinar but weren't able to because of schedule conflicts. So we're making the slides and a video recording (slides and audio) available here. You can also download from Slideshare.net (for slides) and drop.io (for the recording). Also, there was a vibrant conversation taking place on sites like Twitter, using the hashtag #socialgraphics (for search of … [Read more...]

Webinar introducing “Socialgraphics”, a customer-centric approach to social strategy

Jeremiah Owyang and I will be running a free Webinar introducing how we are thinking about how companies can understand their customers through what we are calling "socialgraphics". To register for the Webinar: Register for Free Webinar: Understand Your Customers’ Social Behaviors, Hosted by Altimeter Group Wednesday, January 20, 2010 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM PST Beware of plans or proposals that start with “Twitter Strategy” or “Facebook … [Read more...]

Saleforce.com integrates social with Chatter launch

At its Dreamforce conference, Salesforce.com announced the launch of Chatter Collaboration Cloud. On the surface, it may look like merely Twitter integrated deeply into Salesforce.com's offerings, but it's really a social platform that can integrate multiple inputs that will accelerate the opening up of enterprise applications. I was pre-briefed about the announcement, so will walk you through major highlights and also discuss a few implications. Overview Chatter Collaboration Cloud reflects … [Read more...]

Altimeter’s Crew: Sales, Research, And Support

At Altimeter, we take great pride in the people we work with. So I’d like to take a moment and introduce members of the team outside of the four partners. Some of them are new and others have been with me from the start, but each of them is essential to our growth. And boy, are we growing! We’ve added over 25 new client relationships since August 2009, with more on the way. David Stanley will be joining us as Vice President of Business Development and Sales, where he will be responsible … [Read more...]