web Yes, I will go to the Web 2.0 Conference Ok, this morning's post was silly. Now here's a serious one. I will go to San Francisco this October, for two reasons. Firstly to attend the Web 2.0 Conference (why should I miss out on all the fun!). Secondly to get a job in America, so my family and I can live there. I'd made up my mind before I read Steve Jobs' Commencement address to Stanford… Richard MacManus View comments
Trends Spread this meme: I am the Father of Web 2.0 Now that Web 2.0 is all the rage and whole websites are being devoted to it, I feel it's time to get my due as being the first blogger in this space. Therefore from now on, I'd like you all to refer to me as the "Father of Web 2.0" whenever you link to me. Now, I realise that I am not actually the father of Web 2.0 - it was probably Tim… Richard MacManus View comments
Web 2.0 There's a world outside San Francisco This post by Matt Webb is worth pondering for those of us who are far away from all the Web 2.0 action. Matt wrote that "The Web is San Francisco circa 2001, writ large." He explained: "The Web's been coasting since 2001. It consists of that which started in SF and happened to adapt to the larger ecosystem, and that's it. But since 2001, there… Richard MacManus View comments
Web 2.0 Conference 2005 Web 2.0 Conference 2005 John Battelle's posted details of the second Web 2.0 Conference, to be held in San Francisco on October 5-7. This is something I'd really really love to attend, but it's looking like the travel costs are going to be prohibitive - for a po' kiwi looking to become self-employed this year. Sometimes I really really hate living in New Zealand - no… Richard MacManus View comments
Weekly Wrap-ups Web 2.0 Weekly Wrap-up, 6-12 June 2005 sponsored by: This week: 9-to-5 Web 2.0, Google Maps is where it's at, Caught between two worlds, Web 2.0 spreading its wings, New apps on the block. Web 2.0 in the 9-5 World I found a couple of posts this week about using Web 2.0 technologies in the workplace - a worthy topic. In the first, Peter Yared pointed out a disconnect between Web… Richard MacManus View comments