Dear Oracle Bloggers, host a Lunch 2.0

Categories: EventsPosted on April 27th, 2007

Oracle Bloggers, I know you’re frustrated in not getting the respect you deserve, here’s an idea, I’m helping out with the Lunch 2.0 community, it’s a community event that different companies host in the web and tech space. There’s been a ton of companies that have hosted this event, upcoming ones will includes LinkedIn, a networking company, and I even hosted one last year for HDS.

Email me (on right nav) if you want details, I’ll help you get it done right, heck maybe PodTech can help you record the event on video, either way time to reach out to the community, meet other bloggers, make contacts and show your human side both on the blogosphere and in person.

Maybe Robert (my colleague) will have time to show up too. My title is “Director of Corporate Media Strategy”, it’s my job to help corporations with social media, I’m reaching here to you.

Update: One Oracle blogger doesn’t think this is such a good idea. Maybe you could swing by his blog and leave a comment. Be sure to read my comment, if you don’t agree, but sure to let me know. This conversation continues to grow, as Dennis Howlett is a guest blogger from Zdnet blogs.

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Justin Kestelyn

Update: Yep, it's happening: http://blogs.oracle.com/otn/2007/09/11#a773

jeremiah_owyang

Terry, let me know. It's an inexpensive way to reach out to the community.

terry cahy

We use Oracle (OPAL). It’d be nice to see the people behind the software that powers Tagged. And at a Lunch 2.0 to boot.

Justin Kestelyn

Jeremiah, this is definitely a possibility. I'll send you an email if this takes shape - there are some interesting things to share in re: Enterprise 2.0, for example.

Dennis Howlett

Thanks for the nod Jeremiah. Fact is other companies are doing a much better job of outreach than Oracle and reaping the rewards. We can lead the proverbial horse to water, but if it chooses not to drink then it goes mightily thirsty. Same's true in this world. The difference is that over time, it will surely kill relevance, attention and with it, intention.

I'd really like to see Oracle become more 'open' and perhaps with this kind of attention, they'll maybe listen and recognise the value of what's being said.

jeremiah_owyang

Thanks Mark, as one of the founders of Lunch20 it's cool to see you support this.

If the Oracle Bloggers don't see this, than that may be part of the problem they're having, they don't join the conversation.

Likely, that's not it, so I'm sure they'll respond.