Influence Forum 2006
I was invited to an event called Influence Forum held from September 10 - 12 at Cypress Lake Resort, Hunter Valley.
Web 2.0
Ross Dawson, of the Future Exploration Network was on the panel of Web 2.0. Ross talked about Web 2.0 and user-filtered content.
I also had a discussions with him over lunch about Web 3.0 (What will be the next big thing in web technologies).
Also on the panel of Web 2.0 session is PokerStars.com and I don’t think PokerStars should be in the Web 2.0 category because I do not consider PokerStars a web application and the PokerStars game only works under Windows.
In my personal opinion, a web application should be platform independent, it should be accessible on any operating system by any web browser.
I had a nice time playing poker during the Gala dinner hosted by PokerStars though.
Samsung UMPC
I finally had the chance to play around with Samsung Ultra Mobile PC, which I wrote last March. I like DialKeys, the onscreen rounded QWERTY keyboard.
For the price of $1700, I would rather get a notebook though. Since the UMPC is still to big to fit into your pocket therefor a bag is still required to take it around with you.
Other bloggers
I also had the chance to meet other bloggers:
- Duncan Riley of b5media — the blogging network.
- Richard Giles — Richard podcasts on gadgets and technology news.
- Paul Montgomery of Tinfinger
- Dan Warne and William Maher of APC Magazine
I’d like to thank Phil Sim, the managing director of MediaConnect for inviting me to the event. It was a good experience.