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Musings on Gnomedex and evolution

So a funny thing happened this week. After 4+ years covering events and blogging about them live, I attended Gnomedex, the Blogosphere's Conference, this past week in Seattle and I didn't blog a thing. More about why below. Gnomedex is an event I've always wanted to attend. I've known Chris...

Tags: Event, Blogging, Conference, Twitter, Marc Orchant

Blog posts 2007-08-14

Gnomedex: not fit for purpose

Gnomedex: not fit for purposeIt's not a matter of stepping asideDennis, you know yourself it's not a matter of the "amateurs" stepping aside; it's up to "those with experience of genuine scale" - whoever they might be - to emerge and prove they can do better.We can agree to...

Tags: Gnomedex

Discussion threads 2007-08-10

Gnomedex: not fit for purpose

One of the key questions that IT decision makers ask themselves: Is this software fit for purpose? Chris Pirillo's 'live' feed from Gnomedex doesn't pass that most basic of tests. At 275 concurrent connections it fails as you can see from the screenshot above.Is it any wonder that CXOs are...

Tags: Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2007-08-10

Heading to Gnomedex

I'm heading up to Seattle for Gnomedex which kicks off tomorrow evening. I'm looking forward to seeing a bunch of my friends and making some new ones too. There should be a lot to blog about from this event which Chris and Ponzi Pirillo, the organizers, have dubbed the Blogosphere's...

Tags: Event, Marc Orchant

Blog posts 2007-08-08

Gnomedex: Dave Winer--forget about ads

Gnomedex: Dave Winer--forget about adsgreat write up - not sure about Winers commentsDan, David,thanks for the interesting coverage. Dan, way to get Greg to "answer the question" in your interview!I don't agree with Dave Winer that users will create their own products from ideas. An idea is only...

Tags: Dave Winer, advertisement, Gnomedex

Discussion threads 2006-07-05

Gnomedex: Web 2.0 is not an echochamber

Gnomedex: Web 2.0 is not an echochamberThe demographics of DiggBy way of Anthony Mayfield's great Open (minds, finds, conversations) blog: "Stats about the mighty Digg's users' demographics have been published by Federated Media, as follows: - 94% male- 88% 18-39- 64% HHI above $75k- 52% IT professionals, developers or engineers-...

Tags: Gender and diversity, Web, advertisement, Digg, Gnomedex, revenue, Web 2.0

Discussion threads 2006-07-03

Google all the rage at Gnomedex, but not present

I have been following, from afar, the pre July 4th “fireworks” that Gnomedex offered this weekend in Seattle. From this Digital Micro-Markets Blog's point of view, Robert Scoble’s observations in his post "Where was Google," are of particular note. Scoble reflects that while Google was notably absent, the Web powerhouse...

Tags: Google Inc.

Blog posts 2006-07-02

Gnomedex: NewsGator platform roadmap

At Gnomedex, RSS (also known as "feeds") flowed in the background of Gnomedex conversations. It's taken for granted that every application and service strives for RSS goodness. I chatted with Greg Reinacker, CTO and founder of NewsGator, about plans for his feed aggregator product family, as well as de-emphasizing...

Tags: Gnomedex, NewsGator, RSS

Blog posts 2006-07-01

Gnomedex: Senator John Edwards gets transparency, but can he do it?

Senator John Edwards took the stage at Gnomedex and mostly responded to questions from the audience. Much of the discussion centered on language and politics. "The next president of United State will be a single candidate who doesn't sound like a politican. It's not easy to do in an environment...

Tags: Edwards

Blog posts 2006-06-30

Live-blogging Senator John Edwards at Gnomedex

This is a much-anticipated session at Gnomedex - everyone is looking forward to hearing what a potential president of the USA has to say. Senator Edwards starts by saying that blogging and podcasting is where America is going. People engaging with politicians, not just listening and watching. He says he's...

Tags: Edwards, John Edwards

Blog posts 2006-06-30

Gnomedex: RSS Day in Washington state

Gnomedex got off to a start with a proclamation from Governor Christine Gregoire of State of Washington, declaring June 30 to July 1 RSS day. The father of RSS, Dave Winer, read the proclamation. Given that the vast majority of people don't know what RSS is, the proclamation will...

Tags: Gnomedex, proclamation, RSS

Blog posts 2006-06-30

Democrats leverage the Social Web: Al Gore advises Yahoo Answers and John Edwards talks tech at Gnomedex

The Social Web is helping Democrat runners-up retake center stage. Al Gore (two term Vice-President and 2000 candidate for President) is currently featured on the Yahoo homepage and John Edwards (2004 candidate for Vice President) is moments away from addressing Gnomedex in Seattle.At Yahoo, Al Gore poses the question “Can...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., John Edwards, Al Gore, Al Gore!&rdquo, At Gnomedex, Gnomedex

Blog posts 2006-06-30

Vlogging from Gnomedex

We have posted a few videos from Gnomedex in Between the Lines, short interviews with Christy Andrade on the camera, making a few edits and then posting them on the VideoEgg service. We'll be posting more videos over the next two days. Let us know what you think.... Christy Andrade...

Tags: Gnomedex, Christy Andrade

Blog posts 2006-06-30

Gnomedex: Why is John Edwards at the geek event?

One of the highlights at tomorrow's Gnomedex conference in Seattle is the lunchtime keynote by Senator John Edwards. In this video, Gnomedex host Chris Pirillo, alongside co-host Ponzi Indharasophang, explains why he thinks the Senator is showing up at the blogger-laden event. Edwards supposedly will focus on...

Tags: Gnomedex, John Edwards

Blog posts 2006-06-29

Additional Resources

Thanks for all the good times Russell, we'll miss you

I was shocked and saddened when I read on Dan Farber's blog that Russell Shaw passed away on Friday, 14 March. I met Russell at Gnomedex last year after communicating with him virtually over the year previous to that. He was a fellow ZDNet blogger and wrote the IP Telephony...

Tags: Blog, Blogger, Blogging, Internet, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-03-15

If you pray, please pray for Marc Orchant

I've just learned that Marc Orchant, my former ZDNet colleague but far more importantly one of the most decent people I have ever met, suffered a massive coronary yesterday. If the angels and ministers of grace do what so many of us hope...

Tags: Oxygen, Marc Orchant, BlogNation, Sue Orchant, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-12-03

Scoble's summer movie doesn't kick Google's butt

Robert Scoble livened up the August vacation time, when companies prefer to hold their announcements until after Labor Day (in the U.S. at least), with 35 minutes of video proclaiming that "SEO-resistant technologies like Mahalo, Techmeme, and Facebook are about to upend the search industry," meaning Google's dominant position in...

Tags: Google Inc., Search Engine, Movie, HDTV, Scoble, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-08-27

The real question about Mac security

While on a quick trip this week to New York City to see my daughter in a FringeNYC Festival musical theater production, I spent a good while cooling my heels in various coffee shops around the Village. Counting the laptops plopped on tables, I figured that more than 70 percent...

Tags: Security, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2007-08-22

Keeping my (laptop) cool

I've been using the latest model from the folks at LapWorks - the Futura - for a while now and was delighted to see that every attendee at the recent Gnomedex conference received one as a premium for attending. It's a nice sturdy unit that provides two form factors -...

Tags: Desktop, Unit, Laptop Computer, Marc Orchant

Blog posts 2007-08-21

Big iron and the failure of Enterprise 2.0

All over the blogosphere one hears talk of Enterprise 2.0, in which lightweight software tools are predicted to encroach upon, and perhaps ultimately even replace, big software systems. I suppose it's a sort of "kinder, gentler," consumer-driven ecosystem, where software is cheap, easy to deploy, and avoids the gut-wrenching pain...

Tags: Software, Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2007-08-18