Rose tinted web?

I went to the Online information conference today. I had the pleasure of listening to a key note speech by Jimmy Wales of wikipedia. It was irreverent but relevant and I think it set the tone for the conference. It was good to here the latest wikia developments too - I’m particularly interested in the Search functionality discussed. I now know where to go for all my Muppet information, which is very important to me as I am a child of the 70s!

I went to three other sessions today and I am still processing the presentations saw. I always view the Online Information Conference as a way of gaining some new thinking. One thing I am interested in is the fact that everyone seems to be developing a community. This is an approach that obviously has some interesting applications for some organisations more than others. As a consumer of web services however, I am not sure whether I would sign up to every community out there. Online Information sensibly tried to use the existing flatform of Facebook to engage its community.

For me Web 2.0 is now about creating distribution models beyond branded monolithic websites. I am much more interested in how I can plug information together into something that works for me at home and at work.

It will be interesting to see what transpires tommorow.

We’re watching The Thing - it is an 80’s Carpenter classic, but the effects are amusing now. I could think of a convoluted analogy between The Thing and the way in which some professionals seem to be adapting to Web 2.0, but I’m enjoying some wine at the moment.