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... :)