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June 30, 2006
Gnomedex 6.0: Steve Gillmor's Attention Operating System
SEATTLE -- Steve Gillmor announces a joint venture between Root.net and GesterBank called the Attention Operating System.
Users voluntarily track and contribute their online patterns (their "attention") to the community. He argues that people already do this on Google and Yahoo as they capture our habits and patterns, keeping and using this data for their own benefit. This data, contributed by us users, he points out, is owned by the users and, as such, should be available for us to do as we please.
Information is looking for us, we're not looking for information
Historically this information has been kept close to vest and very protected because it's so valuable. This is a historical perpective, but is changing right now, right here.
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Posted by caropepe at 04:20 PM | Comments (0)
Gnomedex 6.0: Michael Arrington
SEATTLE -- Michael Arrington of TechCrunch made some interesting points about what makes a successful Web 2.0 company. Namely that demonstrates the "network effect", wherein every new user make the service more powerful.
Also, he mentioned that success can only be measured using two key questions: Does it make money? Does it make the Internet a better place?
He also claims Netscape a clossal failure ("pitiful"), despite meeting these two criteria.
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Washington Proclamation: RSS Days
SEATTLE -- It's official: the State of Washington has proclaimed today and tomorrow as offical RSS Days. The proclamation also lists a number of state offices and departments that embrace this technology.
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Posted by caropepe at 09:51 AM | Comments (0)
June 29, 2006
Gnomedex 6.0 Welcome Reception
SEATTLE -- I just got home after attending the Gnomedex early registration/welcome reception.
The first thing that struck me was how popular and, at the same time, somewhat foreign, the concept of an "un-conference" was to my fellow attendees. Everyone I talked to agreed that the standard conference formula of having a "track" or "theme", with the speakers choosen for how they support the track, is old and stale.
On the other hand, having the audience in control and steering the conversation, speakers being (essentially) a group of moderators that rotate out each hour, is a scary prospect. I suspect that this won't be the case with the keynote speaker, John Edwards, however...
The other thing that struck me was the diversity of the attendees. At first I had trouble identifying the common thread of the various bloggers, marketing guys, activists, programmers, and journalists I ran into.
Eventually it dawned on me that we all believe in the power of conversation, and of technology to enable that conversation. Whatever our pet cause, or interest, we know this is the way for people to connect now.
So, whether you're Bob Morris, talking about the antiwar movement and "leftie politics", or Chas Martin, publishing thoughts on innovation, management, and collaboration, there is room for you at Gnomedex 6.0.
This is getting interesting.
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Posted by caropepe at 09:49 PM | Comments (1)
Gnomedex 6.0 Begins
SEATTLE -- I just got home from work (riding my bike getting ready for the STP) and am about to head over the Bell Harbor Conference Center here in Seattle for Gnomedex 6.0. Early registration is tonight and there is a bit of a welcome reception I hear.
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June 01, 2006
TechCrunch Party at Seattle's ConWorks
SEATTLE -- Last evening's TechCrunch Web 2.0 "high-tech" happy hour at Consolidated Works in Seattle drew a mix of industry insiders, venture capitalists, technology geeks, and aspiring entrepreneurs, as well as the media and recruiters who tend to swarm them.
Chris Pirillo was there, as was John Cook, along with about 300 others (Flickr photos). I didn't stay as long as I should have but managed to talk with a number of interesting folks. I heard it got pretty hot later on...
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