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Web 2.0 Expo Speaker Spotlight: Sarah Milstein

By Suzanne Axtell
March 3, 2009 | Comments: 1
Web 2.0 Expo Speaker Spotlight: Sarah Milstein
What is Twitter and how do we use it, particularly in a business or professional setting? Web 2.0 Expo speaker and research report author Sarah Milstein previews her presentation in this interview.

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Tim O'Reilly Makes the Argument for Open Publishing--Just Pick the Hat to Fit the Head

By Sara Peyton
February 24, 2009
Tim O'Reilly Makes the Argument for Open Publishing--Just Pick the Hat to Fit the Head
At TOC, Tim O'Reilly, the founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, eloquently answered a question posed by Matthew Bernius, the co-director of the Open Publishing Lab at RIT. The question: "Why should publishing be open?" Tim's answer: "We have found through experiments that we can make a living when we give our content away." It's simple, Tim insists. All you have to do is pick the hat to fit the head. Watch the video to learn more.

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Tech Terms Every Small Business Owner Should Know--A Forbes.com Special Report with Help from O'Reilly

By Sara Peyton
November 3, 2008 | Comments: 1
Tech Terms Every Small Business Owner Should Know--A Forbes.com Special Report with Help from O'Reilly
If you're running a small business or thinking about starting one in today's brutal economic climate, a special report put together by Forbes.com can help you make the right decisions about technology. The package includes five stories illuminating everything from "hardware and networking to executing and securing transactions in cyberspace." Each story includes a glossary of terms put together by a team of O'Reilly editors: Shane Warden, Kurt Cagle, Timothy M. O'Brien, and James Turner. The stories and glossaries aim to help "entrepreneurs and their employees make smart technology decisions and purchases, communicate more effectively with in-house information technology staff and, ultimately, please their customers." Read on to learn more.

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Update: Work on Stuff That Matters--Tim O'Reilly @ Web 2.0 Expo

By Sara Peyton
September 20, 2008 | Comments: 1
Update: Work on Stuff That Matters--Tim O'Reilly @ Web 2.0 Expo
Tim O'Reilly, founder of O'Reilly Media, didn't mince words as he addressed the crowd this morning at Web 2.0 Expo in New York City. As CNET reported today, he said: "You have to conclude, if you look at the focus of a lot of what you call 'Web 2.0,' the relentless focus on advertising-based consumer models, lightweight applications, we may be living in somewhat of a bubble, and I'm not talking about an investment bubble. (It's) a reality bubble." Indeed, in the wake of Wall Street's tumble and anxiety all around, Tim is asking people to think about what they would do differently and to "work on stuff that matters." Click here to view Tim's keynote at the Expo.

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Cupcake Champions at Ignite NYC

By Mary Rotman
September 19, 2008
Cupcake Champions at Ignite NYC
Cupcake champions at an Ignite event? More like cupcake decorating... and it was a hit. From AC/DC battery cupcakes to a replica of the Golden Gate Bridge (albeit not to scale) to the winning iPhone cupcakes. This Ignite event was a huge success and kicked off the start of the first ever Web 2.0 Expo conference in NYC.

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