Sorry, but this was my least favorite session. It had some great potential but Kevin spent way too much time on the history of Khan and not enough time tying in the details to running a startup or project. Someday I’ll have to do my own version of this idea as a blog entry. Moderator: [...]
I thought this was mostly fluff, but the speaker was interesting. Many of the most popular and interesting cities and web sites weren’t really designed, they just happened. MySpace wan’t designed, it just sort of grew out of an idea and became popular despite it’s often garish appearance. MySpace, like Vegas has abandoned Pure Form [...]
Wow, this session rocked. Jim and Brendan did a wonderful job of talking about leveraging a short attention span to keep things interesting and productive. Do things because you can do things. This was the reoccurring theme in this talk. Just do it because you can. Of course, that isn’t to say that you should [...]
Not as interesting as I’d hoped, but there were some good nuggets of information. Some of the basic points they made are: Consistent updates, Use RSS to inform your customers, Don’t be too stingy with information, teach your users how to use RSS and update frequently. Tom Markiewicz CEO, EvolvePoint Emily Chang Co-founder, Ideacodes Bill [...]
This was a very good session that explored the realm of religious blogs and why the authors write about their beliefs. I’ve been reading RLP’s (Real Live Preacher) blog for about a year and had just recently heard of the Velveteen Rabbi so it was a real treat to get to hear them talk and [...]
It’s all about the water. Or more specifically it’s really the small aspects of one’s meal that determine how well you appreciate your waiter. The same holds true for web applications. It’s not how well the app does it’s job but more about how much it annoys you. Any annoyance is a barrier to entry [...]