Hi Steve,
I'd love to know what exactly your issues are. The opportunity for me to attend the conference and blog on the Forrester site was presented to me largely because I was A) local in Chicago and B) known by some of the people putting the conference together so I'm here. They thought I could add some interesting commentary to their blog and I agreed.

Drop me a line if you'd like to discuss. I'm always more than happy to address concerns of transparency and such.

--Chris

Thanks Steve, I'm glad to be part of this team, Social Media is a BIG push at Forrester.

Chris is sitting next to me!

Hope to see you soon

Then again if Chris comes up with cool ideas like this, maybe its not such a bad idea.

How about a Twitter board at your conference?

http://blogs.forrester.com/marketing/2007/10/the-twitter-eff.html

Hi Chris

It wasn't an issue of transparency - as I said in the post everything was well trailed and clear - it was more a question of my experience as a long term follower of their blog.

It's a Forrester branded blog afer all.

It may be wrong but I'm programmed to expect analyst groups to jealously protect the voice of their brand. Hence a bit of surprise at finding new voices joining in the conversation on their blog.

It's not personal to you. I'd have been equally surprised if they had asked, say, a vendor to contribute posts under their brand, no matter how well-informed or knowledgeable those views might be.

Still, if they need someone handy for any London events, I'm up for it.