Goin' Back to Cali

Well, we made it to San Francisco. We've used BART to get downtown from SFO, we've strolled through China Town, walked out of a restaurant serving hamburgers that start at $20, ate at a way cool diner called Lori's Diner and we've picked up a flyer for a comedy club. We're also staying in the world's smallest hotel room at Hotel Fusion with the world's worst view. However, for this weekend, I'm with my wife and that's what's really important. So, we're going to kick back, head to the comedy club in a bit, tour SF tomorrow and have ourselves a nice weekend before Web 2.0 starts. Two things have been going through my mind. One is how many people there are that were on my plane from Denver who are going to Web 2.0 and Two, considering that San Francisco is supposed to be really "green" they don't seem to have any real smoking ordinance. Maybe I'm missing it, but I have to say, about 1 out of every 3 people on the street is smoking. I was surprised to say the least.

Anyway, going to enjoy the weekend then get to work!

Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco

Once again, we're heading out to San Francisco to attend the Web 2.0 conference. Our experience the last time we went was phenomenal and personally, I'm excited to see what this conference has to offer in terms of how things have changed and advanced over the last two years.

Technology is truly a spectacle not only in what it can do, but in it's exponential growth. Two years ago, the emergence of browsers as a platform for delivering software was really just getting a toe hold. Now, in 2010, computing "in the cloud" and using your browser as the place where you conduct over 50% of your business is easily becoming the norm. The emergence of mobile technology is also a prominent component. I think at this conference, we'll see how things have shifted from the desktop to the digital mobile device and perhaps catch a glimpse of where things are going.

One last item of note. I was looking through the list of businesses taking part in the expo and noticed that aside from the big names like IBM and AOL, the businesses that had booths at the expo two years ago weren't there. It makes me wonder whether they continue to do business and have outgrown the need to participate in this expo or whether they are out of business. If I have time, I'll see if I can do a quick run down of what start ups were attending the conference 2 years ago and whether or not they still exist or have merged or have simply gone the way of the great white whale.

My next post should be from San Francisco... :)