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Collective Intelligence: What is it really?

One idea discussed at the web 2.0 conference was “what is collective intelligence”. Is it what some have said about things like Yahoo’s Flicker — that community tagging allows all …

Web 2.0, Meet College Politics 2.0

Reading the Wall Street Journal editorial page the other day, it struck me how far the societal impact of Web 2.0 has come. It is a great example of how the technological and cultural changes driving Web 2.0 are no longer limited to technology; in this case, the hotly contested election on the proposed Alumni Constitution at Dartmouth College.
Peter Robinson writes in the Wall Street Journal,

Web 3.0 & the Real Market Requirement

You know the really cool thing about a summit full of smart people is that it causes a dialogue in the room and online. So what’s next on the consumer …

Top 10 Ideas from Web 2.0 Summit

My top 10 ideas or reflections from Web 2.0 conference this week in San Francisco. #1 There’s a real Heirarchy in Value Creation Apps beat features. Online applications beat packaged …

Blurred at Web 2.0 Summit

Mary Meeker of Morgan Stanley is the only speaker I know that can get away with delivering slide content in such a fast pace that not only can you barely …

Virtualization at SoftSummit: Sexy, not Even!

SoftSummit 2006 (a conference led by Macrovision) happened a couple of weeks ago. I was there as a speaker so got a chance to meet some good people. Much of what was discussed was the same old, but one session stood out.
One topic over lunch on Wednesday was this: “Virtualization Takes Over the Enterprise.” Raghu Raghurum, VP of platforms at VMWare and Chad Jones, Sr. Product manager at Microsoft were the two content leaders.

Value of Customers, Real Time @ Web 2.0

I’m amazed at how much people love to listen to real customers. At Web 2.0, the longest line for the microphone wasn’t to ask a question to Ray Ozzie, Jeff …