Comments on: The Power of Less http://blog.web2expo.com/2008/12/the-power-of-less-and-a-conference-pass-for-less/ Web 2.0 Expo Blog Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:25:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Web 2.0 Expo Blog » Blog Archive » What’s free @w2e San Francisco? http://blog.web2expo.com/2008/12/the-power-of-less-and-a-conference-pass-for-less/#comment-4814 Web 2.0 Expo Blog » Blog Archive » What’s free @w2e San Francisco? Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:02:20 +0000 http://blog.web2expo.com/?p=872#comment-4814 [...] the Expo Hall you’ll see Web 2.0 products and services that will help bring the power of less to your [...] [...] the Expo Hall you’ll see Web 2.0 products and services that will help bring the power of less to your [...]

]]> By: Web 2.0 Expo Blog » Blog Archive » Sarah Milstein on Twitter, Web2Open and Self. http://blog.web2expo.com/2008/12/the-power-of-less-and-a-conference-pass-for-less/#comment-4410 Web 2.0 Expo Blog » Blog Archive » Sarah Milstein on Twitter, Web2Open and Self. Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:19:49 +0000 http://blog.web2expo.com/?p=872#comment-4410 [...] Conference chair Jen Pahlka mentions Twitter in her opening when we launched our spring theme The Power of Less. What are your thoughts about the power of [...] [...] Conference chair Jen Pahlka mentions Twitter in her opening when we launched our spring theme The Power of Less. What are your thoughts about the power of [...]

]]> By: Janetti Chon http://blog.web2expo.com/2008/12/the-power-of-less-and-a-conference-pass-for-less/#comment-3947 Janetti Chon Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:19:20 +0000 http://blog.web2expo.com/?p=872#comment-3947 Hello everyone - thanks for your comments. To quickly provide answers to the questions: 1 - We appreciate your interest but are close to finalizing the program for the event. Our call for papers opens up months in advance of an event and for San Francisco we received over 1,000 proposals. You can see details on the ‘Submitting a Proposal’ page - http://blog.web2expo.com/submitting-a-proposal/ 2 - The registration code should work for any conference package (not Expo packages). If you are still experiencing difficulty, please email confreg@oreilly.com and we will help you resolve your issue. Please keep the comments coming! We love hearing your thoughts on our upcoming program and really value your input. Hello everyone – thanks for your comments. To quickly provide answers to the questions:

1 – We appreciate your interest but are close to finalizing the program for the event. Our call for papers opens up months in advance of an event and for San Francisco we received over 1,000 proposals. You can see details on the ‘Submitting a Proposal’ page – http://blog.web2expo.com/submitting-a-proposal/

2 – The registration code should work for any conference package (not Expo packages). If you are still experiencing difficulty, please email confreg@oreilly.com and we will help you resolve your issue.

Please keep the comments coming! We love hearing your thoughts on our upcoming program and really value your input.

]]> By: Peter Zoll http://blog.web2expo.com/2008/12/the-power-of-less-and-a-conference-pass-for-less/#comment-3935 Peter Zoll Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:37:55 +0000 http://blog.web2expo.com/?p=872#comment-3935 Do you need any more speakers Do you need any more speakers

]]> By: KH http://blog.web2expo.com/2008/12/the-power-of-less-and-a-conference-pass-for-less/#comment-3927 KH Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:24:36 +0000 http://blog.web2expo.com/?p=872#comment-3927 The power of less... I think you've hit it on the nose. When you have the luxury of time or money, it's easy, and common, to get distracted, lose focus & not advance and push forward. But when you have less of either or both, and the same goals still exist, creativity can't help but be born. It's easy to focus on what is lost, but I think we now have an enormous opportunity and look forward to seeing what good can be done through the power of less. The power of less… I think you’ve hit it on the nose. When you have the luxury of time or money, it’s easy, and common, to get distracted, lose focus & not advance and push forward. But when you have less of either or both, and the same goals still exist, creativity can’t help but be born. It’s easy to focus on what is lost, but I think we now have an enormous opportunity and look forward to seeing what good can be done through the power of less.

]]> By: Vijay Bhatt http://blog.web2expo.com/2008/12/the-power-of-less-and-a-conference-pass-for-less/#comment-3925 Vijay Bhatt Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:29:42 +0000 http://blog.web2expo.com/?p=872#comment-3925 The discount code you have provided for registration for Web2.0 expo at SF, does not work. Please send a correct discount code. Thanks, Vijay The discount code you have provided for registration for Web2.0 expo at SF, does not work.

Please send a correct discount code.

Thanks,
Vijay

]]> By: Tom Crowl http://blog.web2expo.com/2008/12/the-power-of-less-and-a-conference-pass-for-less/#comment-3924 Tom Crowl Wed, 17 Dec 2008 05:10:44 +0000 http://blog.web2expo.com/?p=872#comment-3924 You gotta know I can't resist this topic. This is HUGE question! Naturally running right to macro-economics... And the "Power of Less!" Okay, here's the question... Like a colony of bacteria in a petri dish, there's a limit to consumption for humans and the rest of the life on our planet as well. But unlike bacteria... *We can think. *And we live in an environment that has at least a potential for long-term equilibrium. HOWEVER! Aside from the economy's other problems which are myriad... the current economic structure of motivations and responses FREAKS OUT when consumption goes down. (Like NOW!) And immediately the demand is "How do we INCREASE our consumption and buy more STUFF?" SO the question is... How does the "Power of Less" OVERCOME for the long-term! (not just the current recession/depression) The Power and especially Attraction of MORE! It really is tougher than it seems! It can ONLY be solved, if at all, by a true spirit of co-operation and change in cultural values to ones that are rather rare in history. It CAN be done! It's time for Civilization to move from "Lizard Brain" economics (just greed and fear) to, I don't know... "Frontal Cortex" economics... Which just means it's time to start thinking about what these idiots in charge of things have been doing to our planet! Fortunately, I have hopes that Mr. Obama has some good understanding of this. I believe he's truly trying! We need to build good systems of support underneath. It's not a job only one man can do. It's a whole world job! You gotta know I can’t resist this topic. This is HUGE question!

Naturally running right to macro-economics…

And the “Power of Less!”

Okay, here’s the question…

Like a colony of bacteria in a petri dish, there’s a limit to consumption for humans and the rest of the life on our planet as well.

But unlike bacteria…
*We can think.
*And we live in an environment that has at least a potential for long-term equilibrium.

HOWEVER!

Aside from the economy’s other problems which are myriad…
the current economic structure of motivations and responses FREAKS OUT when consumption goes down. (Like NOW!)

And immediately the demand is “How do we INCREASE our consumption and buy more STUFF?”

SO the question is…

How does the “Power of Less”

OVERCOME for the long-term! (not just the current recession/depression)

The Power and especially Attraction of MORE!

It really is tougher than it seems!

It can ONLY be solved, if at all, by a true spirit of co-operation and change in cultural values to ones that are rather rare in history.

It CAN be done!

It’s time for Civilization to move from “Lizard Brain” economics (just greed and fear)

to, I don’t know… “Frontal Cortex” economics…

Which just means it’s time to start thinking about what these idiots in charge of things have been doing to our planet!

Fortunately, I have hopes that Mr. Obama has some good understanding of this. I believe he’s truly trying!

We need to build good systems of support underneath. It’s not a job only one man can do.

It’s a whole world job!

]]> By: John http://blog.web2expo.com/2008/12/the-power-of-less-and-a-conference-pass-for-less/#comment-3923 John Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:44:35 +0000 http://blog.web2expo.com/?p=872#comment-3923 Thanks for the invite. I enjoyed the Web 2.0 event in NYC but will have to pass on San Fran. Need to focus 100% on making MeetingWave.com the tool that helps people make new contacts for business or social purposes. It ain't easy being me. Have a great time. John Thanks for the invite. I enjoyed the Web 2.0 event in NYC but will have to pass on San Fran. Need to focus 100% on making MeetingWave.com the tool that helps people make new contacts for business or social purposes. It ain’t easy being me. Have a great time. John

]]>