Feb 22, 2009
Recently caught up with Randi Zuckerberg, marketing director of Facebook, to hear how she is helping other politicians follow Obama’s lead into cyberspace. Net, a friend who also works for Facebook, described how Israel’s politicians were the latest to use Facebook Connect prominently.
Feb 16, 2009
Recently met with the founder of the business-focused social network LinkedIn to discuss how the crisis has affected online social networking and how brands can best interact with such sites. Video below this quick summary. For those searching for a job, Reid gave a few tips on how to work with social networking sites: Digital
Feb 5, 2009
To save you the cost of a hotel room and airplane ticket, Matthew Bishop of The Economist kindly summarized what he found after a week in the Swiss mountains. Mainly, it was pretty depressing and will likely get worse!
Feb 3, 2009
I had a good Davos wrap-up conversation with Ronald Synovitz of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. He concluded – correctly – that I came out of the meeting with a fairly depressed view of the state of the world. I found my breakfast with Shimon Peres particularly depressing. The feeling was that the economic crisis will
Jan 31, 2009
The most amazing session I attended this year in Davos was a 2-hour Dignity Day event in a local school auditorium. Speakers included the schoolchildren, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Richard Branson and Peter Gabriel, who sang Biko a capella. Hearing Desmond Tutu speak was an incredible experience. I have rarely seen someone captivate and hold an
Jan 31, 2009
Summary – in text – below video. By Thomas Crampton DAVOS, Jan 31: Abhisit Vejajiva, Thai Prime minister, today warned protesters gathering on the streets of Bangkok that they should not further upset the Thai situation. Speaking with a blogger on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Abhisit also urged former Prime
Jan 30, 2009
My friend Loic Le Meur has been doing some great video blogging from Davos. Here’s his day 1 summary.
Jan 30, 2009
This morning I attended a breakfast with Israel president Shimon Peres who lashed out at a Spanish court probing Israel officials for alleged “crimes against humanity” relating to a 2002 Israeli attack in Gaza. This is an accidental video exclusive, since no other journalist attending used a video camera.
Jan 30, 2009
Pascale Lamy, director general of the World Trade Organization, briefly describes the competing pressures he has felt here in Davos. Government leaders are feeling pushed towards protectionism while business leaders fear protectionism will hurt their business. Who will win? Lamy said he is neither optimist, nor pessimist, but activist.
Jan 30, 2009
Fresh from a meeting with some of the high profile economists here in Davos, Time Magazine and Fortune columnist Justin Fox summarizes their pessimism, with particular worry for the financing shortage faced by emerging markets.
Jan 29, 2009
George Soros, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, says that he made a “pretty good return” from the market turmoil which he foresaw.
Jan 28, 2009
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan tried out YouTube and I and briefly discussed it afterwards. When I asked whether he thought Social Media could help bring about world peace, he suggested I ask Barack Obama. Sadly, Obama is not here in Davos, so will have to wait on that question.
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Thomas Crampton was a correspondent for the
International Herald Tribune and The New York Times for more than a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and covering Asian politics, economics and culture. Currently based in Hong Kong, he writes here about China, the Internet and New Media seen from Asia, while also advising companies on digital communication strategies. For more information click here...
