Alberto D'Ottavi

Current

• Tenured Professor at NABA - Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti
• Consultant at Self-employed (Self-employed)
• Journalist, blogger, author at Infoservi.it

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Past

• Editor in chief at Computer Bild & AudioVideoFoto Bild Italia
• Editorial director at ZDNet
• Managing Editor at IDG Communications

• Editorial coordination at Gruppo Editoriale JCE
• Editor at VNU Business Publishing
• Junior software developer at Galman srl

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Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• Infoservi.it
• Professional activities
• First Generation Network

Alberto D'Ottavi’s Summary

I work at the intersections of technology, Internet, journalism and media, actually with a focus on Web 2.0 and Social Media. So I can say I'm pretty aware of what's happening in the near future of the digital society

I tell the stories I learn from there as journalist, blogger, author, public speaker and teacher

I analyze the models of how things work digitally, and I transfer these as research and strategic consultancy. I help established companies to move in the digital innovation space, and new initiatives to grow

I also helped foster the idea of a new and open entrepreneurship as a member of First Generation Network, an association of first generation entrepreneurs

I'm now mentoring some new web initiatives

Alberto D'Ottavi’s Specialties:

- Project, develop, plan and launch new editorial products, on- and off-line
- Market assessment, trends scouting, strategy and visioning
- Management in publishing and Internet companies

Alberto D'Ottavi’s Experience

• Tenured Professor

  NABA - Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti

  (Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  October 2007 — Present (2 years 2 months)

  School of Media Design and Multimedia Arts, Undergraduate course: "New Media Technologies - Web 2.0 and Participatory Media" (tenured professor - titolare di cattedra)
  
  Third Place in Nokia University Program competition, 2008 edition, with a project about "Future Internet Devices"
  
  Digital Environment Design, Master course: "Distributed Social Media, Ubiquitous Computing and Performing Arts"
  
  I also gave lessons at:
  - Social Media Lab - IULM
  - Semiotica dei Nuovi Media - Università di Genova
  - Giornalismo on-line - Università Cattolita del Sacro Cuore
  
  And been a professional trainer for:
  - Assorel
  - Learning Resources Associates
  - Business Press
  - Image Building

• Consultant

  Self-employed (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Internet industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  Consultancy:
  - Content Strategy, Media Design, Community Design
  - Strategic and competitive market analysis, trend scouting
  - Editorial product concept development (web and paper)
  - Communication strategy support
  
  Past experiences:
  - First Generation Network (http://1generation.net), a network of first generation entrepreneurs: content strategy
  - TheBlogTv.it: media design for Vodafone Lab
  - Reply.it: market analysis, content strategy
  - Buongiorno.it: trend scouting
  - NABA Media Design Blog (http://nabamediadesign.wordpress.com): content strategy
  
  I also speak in public events:
  - Innovative Day
  - Brand 2.0
  - Innovation Circus
  - Codice Internet
  - Open Your Mountains
  - Sci(Bzaar)Net
  - Più Libri Più Blog
  - Telemobility Forum
  - TV Digitali
  - Web 2.0 Upload to business
  - EBA Forum (facilitator)
  - CitizenCamp
  - Web2Oltre (facilitator)
  - FNSI Giornalismi Possibili
  - RomeCamp 2007
  - TurinCamp 2006

• Journalist, blogger, author

  Infoservi.it

  (Online Media industry)

  July 2003 — Present (6 years 5 months)

  Blogger on:
  - http://www.infoservi.it
  - http://albertodottavi.net
  - http://nabaopenlab.wordpress.com
  - http://infoservi.tumblr.com
  - http://dottavi.posterous.com
  
  Author of the following books:
  "Le aziende risparmiano con Intranet ed Extranet", 1997
  - "Web 2.0 - Le meraviglie della nuova Internet", 2006
  - "Come si fa un Blog 2.0", 2008
  
  Pro-bono activity:
  - Co-founder of Netwo (http://www.netwo.it), a non-profit group for meetings between italian 2.0 initiatives and businesses
  - First Generation Network (http://1generation.net): affiliate member, content and blogging
  
  Past experiences as a freelance journalist:
  - IlSole24Ore.com
  - L'espresso
  - Il Secolo XIX
  - Vogue
  - La Repubblica Affari & Finanza
  - Il Sole 24 Ore @lfa
  - Corriere delle Comunicazioni
  - PC Professionale
  - Network News
  - Web Marketing Tools
  - Gulliver

• Editor in chief

  Computer Bild & AudioVideoFoto Bild Italia

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Newspapers industry)

  September 2004 — September 2006 (2 years 1 month)

  Computer Bild Italia is a fortnigth, 100-pages, high circulation, end-user technology magazine. AudioVideoFoto Bild Italia, launched feb-06, is a monthly magazine about digital home products. Both on license from Axel Springer Verlag (DE). I launched the italian versions, adapting format and topics to the italian market. I set-up the editorial staff, from 2 to 12 people, and managed the daily operations.

• Editorial director

  ZDNet

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)

  September 2000 — June 2003 (2 years 10 months)

  Italian edition of ZDNet.com, joint-venture between CNET Networks (CNet.com, News.com) and Telecom Italia. I started-up and managed the content strategy of the site and its operations (recruiting and management of the editorial staff, supervision of workflows, CMS, daily operations). Co-worked on company's strategies as a member of the Board of Directors

• Managing Editor

  IDG Communications

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

  September 1999 — August 2000 (1 year )

  PC World

• Editorial coordination

  Gruppo Editoriale JCE

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

  September 1998 — August 1999 (1 year )

  Chip and PC Upgrade

• Editor

  VNU Business Publishing

  (Public Company; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

  December 1994 — August 1998 (3 years 9 months)

  PC Magazine

• Junior software developer

  Galman srl

  (Online Media industry)

  1990 — 1994 (4 years )

Additional Information

Alberto D'Ottavi’s Websites:

• Infoservi.it
• Professional activities
• First Generation Network

Alberto D'Ottavi’s Groups:

Odg.it - Ordine dei Giornalisti, Italia,
Acm.org - Association for Computing Machinery

•    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
•    Partnership for Growth (600+)
•    F2F Capturing Creativity
•    Italian Startups, entrepreneurs, ventures, jobs, networking...
•    TesiCamp

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