New Mini-track: Web 2.0 at Work
It’s ironic that sessions that talk about how Web 2.0 tools and practices work in the enterprise don’t naturally fit into any of our tracks. Not that we haven’t always had sessions on this topic;...
View ArticleCross Training Challenge #1: IT and Marketing
I just ran across a great interview with Stephan Spencer over at TechCrunchIT. Stephan is one of our most popular speakers (and one of the nicest!); his session last year got rave reviews and attendees...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Sunlight Hackathon at Web 2.0 Expo
I am fond of reminding people who recall the last economic crash that this time, it’s not the web industry’s fault. In fact, this time around, tech is the way out of the mess we’re in. There are many...
View ArticleLOLSoda and Community Marketing: A Preview of Angel Djambazov’s Session
In the process of my pre-show speaker check-ins, I had the opportunity to speak with Angel Djambazov of Jones Soda,who’ll be speaking on Thursday in the session Translating Online Success into Offline...
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“What We Do In Government Matters”: My Interview with Carolyn Lawson in honor...
Recently, my colleague David Berlind introduced me to Carolyn Lawson, the CIO of California’s Public Utilities Commission. For a couple of months now, I’ve been working not just on Web 2.0 Expo, but on...
View ArticleUpdate: Come Work on the Fifty State Project with Sunlight Labs Next Week
Thinking of coming to the Hackathon next week but don’t know what you’d be hacking? Some news from our friends over at Sunlight Labs. They’ve been working on something called the Fifty State Project,...
View ArticleKeynote Preview: Douglas Rushkoff
I may be a bit excitable when I get onsite at a show, but I’m practically giddy about our Thursday keynote line up after having talked with Douglas Rushkoff yesterday. People keep asking “is it weird...
View ArticleWeb 2.0 Expo by the Numbers
Lots of words come to mind to describe last week: affirming, social, interesting, fun, and helpful come to mind. I’m most struck by how positive the attendees were in general, even when things went...
View Articledanah boyd on Email Sabbaticals
Last January I wrote about a speaker I had contacted who was on email sabbatical. I didn’t name her at the time, but it was danah boyd, who, being back from sabbatical now, will be speaking at Web 2.0...
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A Partial Goodbye and a Hearty Welcome
As wonderful as it is to be here and see Web 2.0 Expo coming to life once again at Javits, it’s a bittersweet moment for me. I’m both happy and sad to announce that this will be my last event with...
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