Analyst, Forrester Research, Inc

Oliver covers Web 2.0 and Social Computing — including blogs, wikis, RSS, social networking, and podcasting — and its impact on technology vendors and the overall tech industry, particularly as it pertains to business adopting these technologies. As part of this coverage, Oliver also looks at broad economic trends in the tech industry.

Prior to his analyst role, Oliver served as a researcher at Forrester. In that role, he conducted primary survey research and supported Forrester's Business Technographics® product, managing data collection and survey creation. He also conducted quantitative analysis of the tech sector and developed the methodology for the Forrester/ITAA US Tech Sector Index. His work has been cited in The Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek.com. Oliver is a graduate of Kalamazoo College with a B.A. in economics and English. He has also studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

• Session: Web 2.0: Monetizing and Enabling Customer Centric Product Platforms

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