As sure as the soapbox turned into the blog, the blog is opening the door to the vlog, or video blog. As next-generation broadband increases and as the technologies that make the video blog accessible and easy to produce and manage, the world of vlogs is about to explode. If bloggers have made journalists groan, then the coming of vlogs will make the world of TV news and TV entertainment howl. The ability for the individual to reach out to the world through video is about to become as ordinary as text messaging is today. Video as a primary communications and entertainment tool for the individual is an idea that has yet to arrive but is only around the corner. What is means to the content, communications, technology, and advertising industries is anyone's guess. It may be the next revolution!

Sandy Aitken BCS Telecommunications Solutions Leader, EMEA IBM

Mr. Aitken has since amassed more than 14 years of experience in the IT and telecom sectors in operations, systems integration, and consulting. He leads IBM Business Consulting Services Telecommunications Solutions team in Europe, providing solutions support to the regional industry teams. Mr. Aitken has worked with a large number of top-tier United Kingdom and EMEA mobile and fixed telecommunication operators in areas such as UMTS/GPRS, IP-enabled business, billing, wireless business, and delivery infrastructure.