This Week In San Francisco It Is Web 2.0 Weak...
By Tom Foremski - April 2, 2009
Web 2.0 Expo has become very dated. You aren't missing anything if you couldn't make it. But it is always nice to catch up with old friends.
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Some prior SVW coverage:
- Web 2.0 on the Ropes. . . Kleiner Perkins Halts Investments
It is as if we are long past Halloween but the living dead Web 2.0 companies haven't realized they are dead yet....- Who is Making the Most Money from Web 2.0?
The Web 2.0 sector is a vibrant sector that is supported by hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital. But how many "Web 2.0" companies are profitable?
- Web Two-Point Yawn . . . Conference Fizzle?
- Escape From Web 2.O . . .
They started arriving Friday evening from all over. By Saturday evening there was a large British encampment in the Clift's Redwood Room. Sunday the Germans were holding court, and Monday the Finns were throwing a party at The Foreign Cinema...
- Web Two Point Overload!!!
There must be a lot of money rushing into PR firms around next week's Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco because I am way more swamped than usual with requests for interviews....
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Comments (1)
Interesting.
Another Foremski opinion that suggests why he may be "a former FT journalist" and dare I say it, possibly out of touch?
I've just spent 3 full days at this conference. I had originally planned less than 1.
You have to look under the covers to comprehend the sea change that is happening at the moment.
What is really interesting is that most of the attendees didn't get it either. That includes some of the presenters and exhibitors. At the same time the conference was quite well populated by people who understand the Tsunami that is coming.
You just had to enable the conversation, ask the right questions, listen to the answers, and find the "real conversation" behind the pitch. All things that even an averagely competent journalist does.
Perhaps we should pay more attention to the Register's notorious editor Ashlee Vance... Wait, we do pay attention to Ashlee don't we, he works for the New York times now doesn't he?
The transparency, immediacy, global reach and persistence of the web are interesting issues.
"What happens in Vegas stays on the Web", everybody knows it and you can't remove it. Perhaps you can dilute until someone finds it interesting, and suddenly it gets bumped back to the top. It is immortal.
It can make you famous in a day and it can kill you in a nanosecond. Andy Warhol's premise has evolved in the internet age.
So Tom, Web2.0 weak? Were you there? Did you pay attention? Do you have something to say that is worthy of a journalist of Ashlee's quality?
Perhaps we should discuss the value and dangers of a public web presence such as a blog. The upside, and apparently the downside.
And since you are a qualified, experienced and respected professional your informed viewpoint will be of interest and most probably importance.
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Posted: April 3, 2009 6:51 PM