This Tuesday we are going to have an Ignite associated with the Web 2.0 Expo. Doors open at 7PM. The talks start at 8PM. There will be a break after the first set of talks. You must have an Expo Badge to attend. RSVP at Upcoming.
First Set
Vanessa Fox - 5 Things Developers Should Know About Search Engines
750 million people search. Ensure your infrastructure lets search engines turn those searchers into your customers.
James Levy - Medill Eats Its Own Dog Food
In the aftermath of a serious trust scandal, a journalism school asks tough questions about its future. Transparently.
David Calkins - Robots Everywhere!
Robots are finally here. Brains, bodies, sensors, and actuators - building, using, and buying robots. Where's your bot?
Christy Canida - How to Build Online Community Using the 7 Deadly Sins
Building online community doesn't have to be complicated -- just give people what they REALLY want.
Vinnie Lauria - How to "Use" your Users
From new features, to bug testing, to driving new traffic - how to get the most out of the community using your product.
Christian Crumlish - Grasping Social Patterns
I will discuss a set of social design patterns I am framing out as Yahoo!'s pattern detective.
Annalee Newitz - Why Giant Monsters Rule
Giant Monsters 101 -- an intro to the greatest giant monsters, what they mean, and how to appreciate their mega-charms.
Kathy Sierra - Kicking Ass
How to make your users kick ass.
Second Set
Lane Becker - By the time I finish this talk, everyone in this room will want to run a marathon
Why every person who spends their day in front of a computer should get up from the chair and run a marathon.
- Gregory Dicum - Asking Questions
Conducting interviews for bloggers and podcasters -- techniques, tricks, and pitfalls from offline journalism
John Adams - Snarkatron
Discusses Snarkatron,a social experiment which allowed audience members to interact with performers using SMS/RSS/WWW
Salim Ismail - The Metaphysics of Growth
There are core processes that govern how growth/evolution happens. We'll drill into them and how it affects technology
Jim Edlin - Can the web become America's next polling place?
Do we really need expensive, specialty machines from dubious companies to run elections, or can the Web do it better?
John Adams - You Aren't From Around Here, Are You?
What technical end users mean when they talk about Web 2.0, as observed in the field well away from Silicon Valley.
Dan Shapiro - Make Money Fast: Where the dough is in mobile
Overview of how to make money building software for mobile phones
Ted Rheingold - Dogs on the Web
Let's follow Ted into Dogster
- Sean Bonner - How to cause global chaos with a checkbox
Riot inducing feedback and fun times when redesigning a global blog network.
Attend
Events:
Ignite Boston 3
Tommy Doyle's in Harvard Square
Cambridge
5/29/2008
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Ignite Where & Lauchpad
SFO Marriott, Salon E - 1800 Bayshore Hwy
Burlingame
5/12/08
> Find out more
Ignite Paris 1
18 rue Claude Vellefaux
Paris
6/20/08
> Find out more
