PR 2.0?  Huh?  The evolution of PR practices to the Web 2.0 world … is it real?  Are they kidding? So what is this new PR … Jeremy made the point that PR hasn’t changed pre se, but it’s how it’s done.  All the panelists are talking about engaging people, being a part of the … [Read more]

When you know 3/4 of the folks speaking at a session … you know you have to be there and you know that it should be fun.  I’m here in the RSS and Marketing session.  Niall is doing his intro, but I wish he had polled the audience to get the user level.  That said … [Read more]

 Yesterday in the Launch Pad portion of the keynote the startup Vidoop made their pitch for why they have a better way to deal with password … don’t have them!  Okay this isn’t entirely accurate, but really what is going on here is that we all have a ton of different passwords.  Heck we also … [Read more]

You know what … I’ve tried Joost, I do have to download the latest version … I think P2P is going to be huge. I think I’m going to get a little more coffee and chat with folks.  Oh do I have Joost invites?  I honestly don’t know!  Maybe I should check!   Technorati tags: … [Read more]

Okay ad revenue is there, but the content on a local basis isn’t.  Of course.  They started with the traditional online news sources.  Okay, then look at bloggers.  And the point is there … bloggers don’t usually cover real local news (I don’t go to the local RCMP station to see when Pender’s been up … [Read more]

What is the network division at Yahoo all about … they pretty much connect everything. So … John asks … what about it appearance that Google is running circles around Yahoo.  Jeff says that Panama is doing well … okay … expected. So Jeff is spinning that Yahoo isn’t passe, Google isn’t lapping them … … [Read more]

How can a session with the title What I Learned from Syphilis- Epidemiology & Viral Marketing not peak your interest?  David Hornik is starting off, and I’d like to say first that thus far … he’s got my attention.  A good speaker and interesting.  Lots of slides .. but it’s a good thing in this case.  It’s … [Read more]

Web 2.0 Expo has been one of the first conferences where live streaming (or livecasting) became easy.  Yes, it’s been done before, but the gear was huge.  Now folks like Jeremiah and Scoble can tote the stuff around in their laptop bags.  The next question is, is this a bad thing for conferences?  Let’s start … [Read more]

Eric Marcoullier of MyBlogLog … why can’t you take your friends with you around the net? Build communities around your site without even needing to go to MyBlogLog (hmm, would Yahoo like that?). Kiva … allowing micropayments and microfinancing for the Third World. It’s not a donation, it’s a loan that you get back (return? … [Read more]

Man, I shouldn’t have taken such a long brain break!  So I’m sitting on the floor.  There are free seats, but they are in the middle of rows.  Ugh.  Basic intros right now … Moving from 1.0 to 2.0- Philosophies and Structures for Change … First panel question: What do you think of when you think … [Read more]