5 minutes and 20 slides rotating automatically in front of NYC’s brightest geeks to enlighten, entertain, and educate… but done quickly.
If you were one of the 800 audience member’s at Ignite @ Web 2.0 Expo yesterday evening, you got to see this in action from 18 speakers. (Full list and description.) If you weren’t, don’t cry: We have it here for you! We’ll also stream our keynotes this week on w2tv.co.
We’ve seen a number of big media splashes this year about bad user data practices: data theft at Playstation, Facebook’s ever-changing privacy policies, Apple’s iPhone tracking scandal. But how does this affect the younger, smaller startups building their business on user data? How can they prevent similar fiascos and what best practices should they follow?
Attorney Christina Gagnier will answer these questions Thursday at her Web 2.0 Expo session Law and Data. Christina has been active in the field of intellectual property since 2002, and she regularly consults for technology firms on policy issues, including those about user data. Continue Reading »
When she taught writing, Jen Dary would start with a quote from Steven King describing writing as telepathy: “I never opened my mouth and you never opened yours. We’re not even in the same year together, let alone the same room… except we are together. We’re close. We’re having a meeting of the minds.”
“You forget that someone is on the other end reading,” Jen, a Web 2.0 Expo New York speaker and designer, said. “It’s communication… You’re communicating something through your words.” Continue Reading »
Maybe you’ve been burned before by CSS3. Maybe you held back because you thought it wasn’t ready. Au contraire.
As Web 2.0 Expo New York speaker Denise Jacobs says, CSS3 is set to display your sites in multiple devices right now. Her session, CSS3: Ripe and Ready to Respond, covers the gamut of CSS3 properties from colors, web fonts, and visual effects, to transitions, animations and media queries.
“CSS3 is the best thing since sliced bread for web design and development,” Jacobs, a designer and much more, said. “If you’re not doing it now it doesn’t take that much to get up to speed.” Continue Reading »
Not monitoring your online reputation? You may be a tweet away from a company reputation crisis.
“If I am stuck at the airport and the Delta agent is being a jerk to me… there is no way in the world I would be able to get any help or redress 10 years ago. When you got home you could write an angry letter,” Consultant Dorie Clark said. However, our ability to instantly post complaints online changes everything. “Now consumers have been empowered. Now you can do something about it.”
“Because companies want to control their reputation they are going to be on it.” Continue Reading »
Note to readers: I debated publishing this article entirely in lolcat speak, but ultimately fought the urge. If you’d prefer to get meta, however, have at it.
Internet memes are like the Force: It’s created by all living things (dogs, cats, socially awkward ducks, Scumbag Steves). It surrounds us, penetrates us, and binds the galaxy of web-based humor together. But while we casually laugh at their absurdity and lingo or obsessively iterate new jokes built on their base, Patrick Davidson of MemeFactory studies and documents this Internet phenomena as part of his PhD program (yes, really), and along with two colleagues is writing a meme textbook. Continue Reading »
Almost every business struggles to find hardworking, reliable talent. But according to BlogHer’s COO Elisa Camahort Page, there is an easier way.
Elisa will speak at Web 2.0 Expo New York on Non-Traditional Hiring: Mining Your Customer Community as a Rich Hiring Pool. Citing examples from her own hiring experiences at BlogHer, Elisa’s session will highlight the methods your company can use to find brand evangelists, and define strategies that can help you uncover their relevant expertise and skills, and convert them into quality employees. Continue Reading »
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been hoodwinked by manipulative UX design on a website. Maybe they used a bait and switch tactic or disguised ads as navigation options. You likely never returned and are perhaps bitter at the experience – but have you considered that your own website might do the same thing?
If you haven’t, you may want to check out Nick Disabato’s talk at Web 2.0 Expo New York next week, Deceptive UX: How to Trick People and What to Do About It. Nick, author of interaction design book Cadence & Slang, said many companies still don’t understand that a site’s UX can negatively affect people’s opinions about their business practices. Continue Reading »
Really bummed you couldn’t make it to Web 2.0 Expo New York this year? Cheer up! We have live video coverage for you of our keynotes on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
We’re also streaming Ignite, our popular annual after dark event featuring lighting talks crafted to inspire, educate, and entertain.
Here’s a quick FAQ about the videos: Continue Reading »
We’ve officially SOLD OUT of our popular Web 2.0 Lite pass, and while we still have full conference badges available (for now), we realize there’s a significant demand for a budget-friendly option.
In the interest of making our content more accessible to all, today we’re announcing a new $50 Expo Hall Only pass. As the name suggests, this pass gives holders access to our Expo Hall as well as Sponsored Sessions. However, it does not grant access to keynotes, regular conference sessions, or evening events.
Register today to get your pass. See you in NYC next week!
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Oct 11th, 2011 |
