Watching the convergence of business, communities and individuals in the online space is a fascinating experience. Currently a level playing field for mindsets from all walks of life we collide, sometimes clash, but all try to make sense of this new environment in which we communicate.
More questions than answers seem to be emerging at this point in our time. It provides us with an open platform in which to communicate with others from different communities, countries and cultures which can only be a good thing. However we have yet to see how the economics and political powers which dictate much of our current physical life impact upon this ‘virtual life’ – a life which is becoming more real life as we speak.
As for me I have always been a globalisation addict – settling for a quiet suburban London life was never really on the cards. After working in Paris and Norway, I could for many years be found heaving suitcases around Europe organising agents for Coates Viyella and selling to the major fashion retailers. London finally beckoned, but languages and the international side of life were still prerequisites, so I settled as Operations Director of a key language consultancy offering international recruitment, search & selection, translation and voice-over services worldwide. The magnetic powers of podcasting proved too much and led me to co-found Podcast User Magazine where I wrote reviews of international podcasts, and then on to co-founding the first podcast production company in London - Talking Voices. Emarketing had always been a bit of an addiction really – so it just seemed fitting that I have ended up at Quirk as Head of Operations in London.
