Tom Raftery
Tom Raftery is a podcaster, blogger and web marketing expert. Raftery's 'Thought Leaders' podcasts have been amazingly successful, and interviewees have included Vint Cerf, Marc Canter, Robert Scoble, Michael Arrington, Steve Rubel and Shel Israel.
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Podcast: Charles Garvey, Nitrosell
27-04-2008
Our sometime podcaster Tom Raftery recorded key speaker presentations at last year's IT@CORK Technology in Business Conference. In this excerpt we see Nitrosell boss, and former CEO of Horizon, Charles Garvey arguing that whilst product innovation is important, so is innovation in channel/distribution, sales & marketing and radical pricing strategies. » more
Podcast: Graham Whitehead, Futurologist
06-04-2008
Podcaster and blogger Tom Raftery recorded the presentations of key speakers at last year's (Nov, 2007) IT@CORK Technology in Business Conference. This issue Tom captured 'futurologist' Graham Whitehead's presentation on whether we are changing as fast as the technology which surrounds us. » more
Podcast: Neil Holloway, Microsoft
30-03-2008
Our sometime podcaster Tom Raftery recorded the presentations of key speakers at last year's (Nov, 2007) IT@CORK Technology in Business Conference. This issue Tom captured Microsoft International VP of Strategy Neil Holloway's talk on current and future trends in the IT industry including SaaS and Software + Services. » more
Podcast: Dr Tony Murphy, Gartner
24-03-2008
Our sometime podcaster Tom Raftery recorded the presentations of key speakers at last year's (Nov, 2007) IT@CORK Technology in Business Conference. With Tom, ENN is publishing his key speaker recordings. This issue Tom captured Gartner VP Consulting Dr Tony Murphy talking structure, innovation and how it's managed. » more
Podcast -- Jason Calacanis, Mahalo
18-03-2008
Tom's guest this episode is Jason Calacanis. Jason is the founder of Weblogs Inc., and more recently founder and CEO of Mahalo, the human-powered search engine. Tom invited Jason to come on Podleaders to tell him a little about Mahalo. » more
Podcast: Prof. Hans Rosling, Gapminder
14-03-2008
Our sometime podcaster Tom Raftery recorded the presentations of key speakers at last year's (Nov, 2007) IT@CORK Technology in Business Conference. ENN is publishing his key speaker recordings. In this issue Tom captured Professor Hans Rosling's talk on IT and healthcare. » more
Podcast: David Berlind, ZDNet
30-11-2007
This episode Tom Raftery's guest on Podleaders was David Berlind. David is the Executive Editor of ZDNet and co-founder of Mashup Camp, which recently took place in Dublin, its first time outside the USA. » more
Podcast: Anthony Williams, Wikinomics
21-11-2007
ENN is co-hosting the IT@CORK pre-conference podcasts for the organisation's up-coming Technology in Business Conference which takes place 28 November. This issue Tom Raftery speaks with Anthony Williams, co-author of the bestselling business book Wikinomics and VP and Executive Editor of business innovation company New Paradigm. » more
Podcast: Charles Garvey, NitroSell
15-11-2007
ENN is co-hosting the IT@CORK pre-conference podcasts for the organisation's up-coming Technology in Business Conference which takes place 28 November. This issue Tom Raftery speaks with Charles Garvey, former CEO of Horizon and now CEO of NitroSell. » more
Podcast: Neil Holloway, Microsoft
08-11-2007
ENN is co-hosting the IT@CORK pre-conference podcasts for the organisation's up-coming Technology in Business Conference which takes place 28 November. This issue Tom Raftery speaks with Neil Holloway, the Vice President for Business Strategy at Microsoft International. » more
Podcast: David Hemler, Best Buy for Business
01-11-2007
Over the coming weeks ENN is co-hosting the IT@CORK pre-conference podcasts for the organisation's upcoming Technology in Business Conference, taking place 28 November. This issue Tom Raftery speaks with David Hemler from the Best Buy Group. » more
Vidcast: Walter Higgins, Sxoop Technologies
16-09-2007
In Tom Raftery's third video podleaders he interviewed Walter Higgins of Sxoop Technologies. » more
Podcast: Brad Abrams, SilverLight
19-06-2007
Tom's latest guest on Podleaders is Brad Abrams. Brad is the Group Program Manager for Microsoft's dotNet Framework and heavily involved in the development of SilverLight. » more
Vidcast: Jan Blanchard, TouristR
11-06-2007
In Tom Raftery's second video podleaders he interviews Jan Blanchard of TouristR; a site for uploading reviews of holiday destinations. It allows uploading of text, photos and videos as well as rating of destinations. » more
Podcast: Neil Edwards, dotMobi
02-06-2007
This episode Tom Raftery's guest on Podleaders is Neil Edwards. Neil is the CEO of dotMobi, the company managing the new .mobi top level domain (tld). » more
Vidcast: Conor O'Neill, LouderVoice.com
25-05-2007
In Tom Raftery's first Video Podleaders, he interviews Conor O'Neill of LouderVoice.com about his recently launched reviews aggregation website. » more
Podcast: Neville Hobson, Blogger
08-05-2007
Tom Raftery's guest on this episode of Podleaders is blogger, podcaster and intrepid Second Life explorer Neville Hobson. Neville is one of the leading European early adopters and influencers in social media communication for business. » more
Podcast: Ross Mayfield, SocialText
03-05-2007
Tom Raftery's guest on this episode of Podleaders is Ross Mayfield. Ross is the CEO and co-founder of SocialText - one of the leading Enterprise wiki applications. » more
Podcast: Steve Chazin, Adesso
22-02-2007
Tom Raftery's guest this episode is Steve Chazin. Steve is the Vice President of Marketing for Adesso. Tom invited Steve to explain Adesso's new filesharing and synchronisation offering called Tubes. » more
Podcast: Scott Niesen, Attensa
20-02-2007
Tom Raftery's guest on this episode of Podleaders is Scott Niesen, Director of Marketing for Attensa, a firm that specialises in empowering RSS in a corporate environment. » more
Podcast: Paul Walsh, Segala
06-12-2006
Tom's guest on this episode of Podleaders is Paul Walsh. Paul is the CEO of Segala, a Certificate Authority for web accessibility, providing a certificate and trustmark to help website owners demonstrate commitment to web standards and compliance with legislation. » more
Podcast: Eddie Hobbs, economist
16-11-2006
In the fifth in a series of pre-event podcasts interviewing speakers attending the 2006 IT@Cork Business and Technology Conference, Tom talks to keynote speaker Eddie Hobbs. » more
Podcast: Salim Ismail, entrepreneur
10-11-2006
In the fourth in a series of pre-event podcasts interviewing speakers attending the 2006 IT@Cork Business and Technology Conference, Tom talks to Salim Ismail, a successful angel investor, serial entrepreneur and honorary Corkman. » more
Podcast: Eamonn Fallon, Daft.ie
07-11-2006
In the third of a series of pre-event podcasts interviewing speakers attending the 2006 IT@Cork Business and Technology Conference, Tom talks to Eamonn Fallon, CEO and co-founder of Irish property website Daft.ie. » more
Podcast: Kim Cameron, Microsoft
31-10-2006
This show, Tom's guest is Kim Cameron. Kim is Microsoft's Identity Chief and as such is responsible for developing CardSpace - Microsoft's successor to the much reviled Passport. » more
Podcast: Hugh MacLeod, Rogue Marketer
26-10-2006
In the second of a series of pre-event podcasts interviewing speakers attending the 2006 IT@Cork Business and Technology Conference, Tom talks to Hugh MacLeod. Hugh is a blogger, cartoonist and rogue marketer. » more
Podcast: Jeff Nolan, SAP
24-10-2006
In the first of a series of pre-conference podcasts Tom talks to some of the speakers in the upcoming 2006 IT@Cork Business and Technology conference. He talks to Jeff Nolan, recent former director of strategy in SAP's Apollo group. » more
Podcast: Doug Kaye, The Conversations Network
23-10-2006
This show Tom's guest is veteran podcaster Doug Kaye. Doug is the founder and CEO of The Conversations Network and CTO of GigaVox Media. » more
Podcast: Dan Bricklin, wikiCalc
16-10-2006
Tom's guest this episode is Dan Bricklin. Dan Bricklin is the inventor of the spreadsheet. Dan, along with Bob Frankston released the world's first spreadsheet, called VisiCalc in 1979. » more
Podcast: Sam Sethi, TechCrunch
09-10-2006
An entrepreneur, technologist and consultant, Sam Sethi has worked in the IT industry for over 15 years for companies like Microsoft (strategy director in MSN UK), Netscape, Gateway Computers and CMGi, in a variety of senior technical and marketing roles. Most recently he has been charged with setting up TechCrunch UK. » more

