Chris Abraham facilitates this week’s community forum. Chris will open up a discussion of hot topics in community-building, social media and virtual worlds. Chris was a recent guest on Metanomics, when he discussed virtual worlds and social media.

Join us at the Metanomics Main Stage on Thursday October 15th at 12:00 p.m. PST. Or, you can view and participate live from the Web.

Chris Abraham
Chris Abraham, President and COO of Abraham Harrison, is a leading expert in online public relations with a focus on blogger outreach, blogger engagement, and Internet reputation management. A pioneer in online social networks and publishing, with a natural facility for anticipating the next big thing, Chris is an Internet analyst, web strategy consultant and advisor to the industries’ leading firms. He specializes in Web 2.0 technologies, including content syndication, online collaboration, blogging, and consumer generated media. Clients include Habitat for Humanity, Aruba, Fresh Air Fund, International Medical Corps, Lowe Worldwide, National Environmental Trust, OLX, Sharp Electronics, Snapple Antioxidant, Snuggle Crème, Survivor Corps, and T. Rowe Price.

Prior to starting Abraham Harrison, Chris was a member of the Interactive Team at Edelman Public Affairs in Washington, DC, consulting clients such as Wal-Mart, Shell, and GE on blogger and social media strategy. Before Edelman, Chris was Technology Strategist for New Media Strategies, a pioneer in online brand promotion and protection with clients including Sci-Fi Channel, Buena Vista, TomTom, Paramount Pictures, Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Disney, Reebok, EA, RCA, and NBC.

In the early nineties, Chris joined The Meta Network, a seminal online virtual community based in Washington, and so began his career as an expert in online community development, social media, social networking, and online collaboration. Chris has had a web presence since 1993 and started blogging in 1999, focusing on community, connection, innovation, and brand extension. As a technologist, Chris has consulted T. Rowe Price, the US Department of Treasury CIO, Friendster, Deutsche Telekom, and others.