At the Make Web Not War Conference in Montreal

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As some of you have probably noticed via my twitter updates. I am currently attending the Make Web Not War conference in Montreal. The focus is on web development, social web and open data infrastructure of tomorrow. A refreshing change from typical corporate events, the energy at this ‘startup/web 2.0′ along with passion at this conference is to die for.

I loved the panel discussions on passion and authentic social behavior required to succeed in this world of Web 2.0 – 3.0. On a surprising note, I am shocked in awe to report that Microsoft has done a great job in promoting this conference in a very subtle community building manner. Their logos are barely seen, yet they are the main sponsor of the event.

Their Open Data architecture to enable open data collaboration is also an interesting concept. It does tie in with the Government 2.0 effort currently in place. FYI: Canadian cities sharing their data include: Toronto, Vancouver, Ottawa and Naomi. Vancouver’s pilot is online at http://vanguide.cloudapp.net/. Sadly, it requires you to install Silverlight but worth installing to check out the implementation from true social web nature. Rocovery.gov is also a prime example of this shift.

If you are interested in learning more, follow the #webnotwar twitter stream. I’ll be posting my summary and possible integration with IBM’s Digital Strategy (in my opinion) when I get back to Toronto.

Current State of the Internet: FACTS

Straight from WOMMA,

Once a year, the President gives a State of the Union. Since there is no president of the internet, JESS3 handled the job of showing just how large these interwebs have become. You might ask “What part do I play?” How many emails did you write yesterday? 10? 20? 100? Those contributed to the 247 billion sent daily. Of those 200 billion were spam.

1. Write a blog? You have something in common with 126 million people.
2. Twitter savvy? There is no way you could keep up with the 27.3 million tweets posted every day.
3. How many online videos do you watch per month? Americans average 182.

JESS3 / The State of The Internet Video.