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Here’s some photos from last weeks Web 2.0 conference in SF. I had a great time and was lucky to meet some online peeps I have admired for a long time, including Bram Cohen, Jason Fried, and Mark Cuban. A couple of wild cards were Michael Powell and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead. It Read More …
I’m here at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco. Lots of interesting stuff going on. I’m just between sessions and thought I’d drop a few quick notes. * Cool to see the Vancouver crowd representin’ – Will Pate, David Gratton, Andre Charland, Lori Pike and token YVR boy Termie. Six oh four in da Read More …
I just arrived on Cortes Island for the Web of Change conference. For the record this place is 3 ferries away from the mainland (Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo, Campbell River to Quadra Island and then Quadra Island over to Cortes Island). This is definately the most remote spot I’ve been to since living in Yellowstone. Read More …
(cross-posted from my Bryght blog) I’ll be going to Web of Change on Cortes Island here in British Columbia on Wednesday. Web of Change is an annual gathering that connects global leaders in online communications, technology, and activism, who are actively building a better world. "Web of Change is an invitational gathering for networked leaders Read More …
The site for Northern Voice 2006 website has just been launched. Northern Voice is a grassroots personal publishing and blogging conference held here in Vancouver, British Columbia. Last year it was awesome and many people who atteneded said it was the best conference they went to all year (and I hang with people who go Read More …
Last week Roland and I drove down to Portland for the Podcast Hotel. The event was for musicians, record labels and other people interested in podcasting, the web and audio recording technology. Thanks to Alex Williams for everything you did to pull together a great first event… it was great to see Eric, JD, Matt Read More …
SillyGwaiLo is sitting here giving us a super sneak preview of the Drupal Flickr module he wrote this weekend (based on Boris‘ Skype Drupal module by the way). This thing is very alpha… and very hot. Unlike other implemenations of Flickr/Drupal modules I’ve seen this one is multi-user… perfect for community sites! It adds your Read More …
Here’s a few photos from the informal DrupalCon we pulled together down here at OSCON in Portland. Plenty of geekery to go around. If your not here, it’s not too late… interesting (and free) Bryght and Drupal training taking place this Saturday too. Get in touch. Drupal Geek Photos on Flickr
I’m in Portland for O’Reilly’s Open Source Conference with Boris, Roland, Richard, Adrian, James, Colin and Lance of Bryght. I’m really excited to meet a bunch of people face to face who I only worked with virtually… especially some of the peeps over at Civic Space Labs, Drupal.org, and the Flockers. We’re going to be Read More …
The Future of Publishing Conference Stop advertising, start doing! The move from branding to blogging may be daunting for traditional advertisers, but it creates a myriad of exciting opportunities for forward-thinking business leaders, publishers, and people with a story to tell. For decades, traditional mass media has been the best mechanism for connecting companies with Read More …
Here’s some awesome tips on web writing and site content from DKR. What Usable Content Is * Usable content is clear and easy to understand. * Usable content can bridge gaps—things like language barriers, disability and cultural differences. * Usable content is meaningful. * Usable content makes the reader feel smart. * Usable content is Read More …
I don’t know if I should try to catch a few hours sleep or just stay up until registration starts at 7am. Anyway, Will posted first but here are a couple notes from our trip down…. + The new Deep Dish kicks a whole lotta ass. I still like Deep Dish Toronto better though. + Read More …
Michelle Miller and her crew from Global TV swung by the Bryght office today to talk to Boris Mann about citizen journalism, blogging, podcasting, and web 2.0. He totally nailed it, walking them through the power of distributed hyper-local newsmakers and used the coverage of the London Bombings as an example. He showed them Flickr, Read More …
Here’s an awesome report from Poynter Online and Steve Outing about the emerging trend of citizen journalism. He provides a great overview and links to almost all the important players in the space. It would have been cool to see Roland, UrbanVancouver, Drupal or Bryght mentioned also… especially since it’s still a small and emerging Read More …
Microsoft gave us sweet jackets at Gnomedex in Seattle. They had some big news today about RSS, Longhorn (the next version of windows) and IE 7.0. In fact, they said we were the first roomfull of non Microsoft folks to see the product. Pretty cool.
Ha, turns out Richard MacManus is humorous as well as genius! He’s one of my web 2.0 heros and pulled together a funny Top 10 list called Top Ten Signs You Spend Too Much Time Thinking About Web 2.0. 10. When arranging to meet with your friends in town, you suggest a “point of presence” Read More …
Obi Will, Termie and kk+ rockin’ Seattle.