Michael has worked in the media and technology field for nearly twenty years.
At a pioneering consultancy in the early nineties, he worked with some of the leaders in the emerging social media field, educating companies and working groups how to use community tools to collaborate online. He then applied that knowledge at Bell Sympatico, where he built and managed what was then Canada’s largest online community. Moving to Silicon Valley in the late nineties, he had a hand in designing and marketing multiple leading-edge software products, including ThirdVoice (early browser plugin) and Planetweb (embedded CE browser).
He returned to Canada and the IPTV group at Bell to work on broadband video, which led to his role as lead marketer at ExtendMedia (Internet video service management – NBC, Wal-Mart, AT&T - recently purchased by Cisco).
Michael currently consults on social media, online community, business strategy and how to differentiate products in a crowded marketplace.
Social Media Marketing consultant, providing strategic guidance on the role of content and online community in building loyal followings for clients such as HP, GE, The Globe and Mail, Huawei, and Nestle.
Helping various clients differentiate, market services and products, understand how to utilize new social media tools. Covered multiple sectors including broadband video, online community and enterprise social software. Clients included Cineplex, DTS, Innovapost.
Handled all marketing and communications from brand strategy down to tradeshows, including website dev, press releases, content creation, b2b lead generation and outbound communications.
One of the first hires on the IPTV team which would become Bell FIBE. Worked on all aspects of service development including in particular Microsoft Mediaroom, interactive TV, and the overall business case.
Poured rain all day for our visit down to eastborne. Would it have been as beautiful any other way? (at Seven Sisters Country Park)
French Finn le philosophe discussing the finer points of sartre’s humanism. South of Montmartre bien sur (at Le Progrès)
We loved the d’orsay of course but were exhausted by a long day already. (at Musée d’Orsay)
It’s a bookstore. It’s a bar. It’s full of intellectuals. It’s only in Paris. (at La Belle Hortense)
Even in the snow Notre Dame shines. Celebrating her 850th birthday this year. Amazing day touring Paris - much of it on bikes, despite the cold. Highly recommend these guys http://www.bikeabouttours.com/ (at Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris)
the only place you might not recognize here is Hampton Court. Incredible. 500 years of kings and queens cavorting and killing and other ruling things.