I am a communications strategist, business & technology writer, blogger, podcaster, and marketing communications practitioner.
Why HoiPolloi? When I started blogging in May 2004, communication and media were being disrupted. I was convinced that the hoi polloi –Greek for that derisive term the masses– and bottom-up communications was going to rearrange our molecules. The changes were coming from the edges. Think about it: Gutenberg was not a printer, but a goldsmith who adapted a wine press to disrupt the knowledge industry!
The ‘report’ gives me a space to keep track of the media and marketing shifts being brought on by new technologies used by ‘people like us.’ Today the hoi polloi have more respectable titles –smart mobs, tribes, citizen journalists. They tell better stories, have deeper connections, speak up and talk back.
This blog became a sand-box for much of my writing as a technology columnist for two magazines, and the hub of my experimentation with digital media. Here at the HoiPolloi Report, I keep tabs on what goes on in this brave new world. Particularly in three areas I am passionate about: Marketing, PR and Media.
Assignments & Workshops:
- International: Tech-communications column for Communication World magazine, and IABC Blog
- Overseas: Contributing Editor to LMD magazine, the leading business publication in Sri Lanka.
- Webinars: Passport To Digital Citizenship
- Workshop: Social Media for Journalists
- Workshop: ‘Think Digital, Act Analog’
- Workshop: Build your ‘Social Media Resume’
- Radio show co-host, Your Triple Bottom Line
- Contributor to ValleyPRBlog.com
- Contributor to Create Magazine
- Edited a book on branding for Superbrands
Random Facts:
- Won a Maggie award for my technology column
- Blog Ranking in 2008 by Social Media Today
- Profiled on SocialMediaToday
Topic Interests
Integrated Marketing Communications, Digital Media, Content Creation, Citizen Journalism, PR, Social Media, Technology in Education, Networking, Search, Data Visualization, Interactive Advertising, Mobile Communications, Podcasting, Gamification, Radio, Content Curation, Diplomacy, Wikis.








5 comments
June 23, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Has Marriott Got It? | socialutions
[...] Angelo Fernando writes: Marriott CEO, J.W. Marriott told a shocked audience this morning that he never knew what a blog was when he started, but now finds it a way to listen to others, and communicate better with the thousands of employees and customers around 68 countries. [...]
July 6, 2008 at 12:40 am
Reena
Hi Angelo,
I read your article on social media resume and would like to talk to you about http://www.nuresume.com. Please ping me at reena@nuresume.com so we may connect. Thanks!
August 28, 2008 at 9:33 am
Ravi & Tracy Gomez
your blog rocks!
February 23, 2011 at 1:16 pm
Thomas Morrison
I love your blog and would love to guest post an educational article I have written pertaining to social media and the conflict in Egypt. If you are interested please email me for more information.
Thomas Morrison
twmorrison75@gmail.com
http://twitter.com/twmorrison75
May 27, 2011 at 9:30 am
Carrie
Hi
Hi,
Can I contact you via email? I have a quick question I’d like to ask you. You can reach me at ctaaca@gmail.com.
Thanks!
Carrie Taaca
Higher Level Group / The Leadership & Influence Blog