Podcast: Anthony Williams, Wikinomics

21-11-2007

by Tom Raftery

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.

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Wikinomics explores how some companies have used mass collaboration (or crowdsourcing) and open-source technologies such as wikis to reduce costs and increase innovation.

Below are the questions Tom Raftery asked Anthony, including the time during the interview they were asked:

Anthony, can you tell me a little about the genesis of the book Wikinomics first of all? - 00:52

In projects where you have mass collaboration, how do you assure quality? - 03:39

Apart from if I want to do some research on Wikipedia, if I am the manager of a small- or medium-sized business here in Ireland, what effect is this having on me? - 06:37

With the likes of blogs, podcasts and wikis within organisations are you finding any resistance from embedded management to these systems coming in which are more difficult to control? - 09:59

Do you think companies are wise to block Facebook or should they allow their employees access it? - 12:01

Are there many large companies using Facebook or other social networks internally or externally? - 16:17

To find out more about the upcoming conference visit the IT@CORK website.

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