Comments on: it@cork Web2.0 Conference – Q&A and final comment http://www.argolon.com/2006/06/10/itcork-web20-conference-qa-and-final-comment/ The company behind LouderVoice Reviews for Business Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:14:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Conor O'Neill http://www.argolon.com/2006/06/10/itcork-web20-conference-qa-and-final-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-595 Conor O'Neill Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:04:00 +0000 http://www.argolon.com/2006/06/10/itcork-web20-conference-qa-and-final-comment/#comment-595 Test Test

]]> By: Donncha O Caoimh http://www.argolon.com/2006/06/10/itcork-web20-conference-qa-and-final-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-593 Donncha O Caoimh Sun, 11 Jun 2006 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.argolon.com/2006/06/10/itcork-web20-conference-qa-and-final-comment/#comment-593 Thanks Conor for the comment! I had heard about Techcrunch, and even visited there once or twice but it looked like yet another new-product-discussion blog. Thankfully I can concentrate on development instead. <br /> I've never been busier, or happier, since I started at Automattic so hopefully the code will keep flowing! Thanks Conor for the comment! I had heard about Techcrunch, and even visited there once or twice but it looked like yet another new-product-discussion blog. Thankfully I can concentrate on development instead.

I’ve never been busier, or happier, since I started at Automattic so hopefully the code will keep flowing!

]]> By: Conor O'Neill http://www.argolon.com/2006/06/10/itcork-web20-conference-qa-and-final-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-594 Conor O'Neill Sun, 11 Jun 2006 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.argolon.com/2006/06/10/itcork-web20-conference-qa-and-final-comment/#comment-594 That's exactly what Techcrunch is, rather than the oracle of all Web 2.0 knowledge that it seems to be treated as right now. I wonder if the PubSub post is the tipping point for it as a serious web-site? <br /> <br /> Pity they can't clone you and get WPMU and SB playing nice with each other ;-) That’s exactly what Techcrunch is, rather than the oracle of all Web 2.0 knowledge that it seems to be treated as right now. I wonder if the PubSub post is the tipping point for it as a serious web-site?

Pity they can’t clone you and get WPMU and SB playing nice with each other ;-)

]]> By: topgold http://www.argolon.com/2006/06/10/itcork-web20-conference-qa-and-final-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-591 topgold Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:21:00 +0000 http://www.argolon.com/2006/06/10/itcork-web20-conference-qa-and-final-comment/#comment-591 I doubt that more than one-third of those attending knew the URLs of the blogs written by people seated across the room from them. Even with a cozy group of 100 conference attendees, the networking remains incestuous. It might be good for IT@Cork to put the blog names of people on the nametags issued at sign-in. <br /> <br /> Third level colleges and universities won't put blogging on their curricula unless there's some compelling research that demonstrates the learning imperative that flows from blogging. Niall Watts has some of that underway at the moment but the results are a winter's study away. I doubt that more than one-third of those attending knew the URLs of the blogs written by people seated across the room from them. Even with a cozy group of 100 conference attendees, the networking remains incestuous. It might be good for IT@Cork to put the blog names of people on the nametags issued at sign-in.

Third level colleges and universities won’t put blogging on their curricula unless there’s some compelling research that demonstrates the learning imperative that flows from blogging. Niall Watts has some of that underway at the moment but the results are a winter’s study away.

]]> By: Conor O'Neill http://www.argolon.com/2006/06/10/itcork-web20-conference-qa-and-final-comment/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Conor O'Neill Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:21:00 +0000 http://www.argolon.com/2006/06/10/itcork-web20-conference-qa-and-final-comment/#comment-592 That's an excellent point. I guess I was a smidge disappointed that of all the people I met for the first time the previous night and at the conference, only Branedy and his wife had even heard of my personal blog and I guess that's because they live about 20km from me. <br /> <br /> OK, it is a bit atypical for a blog since the majority of the readers are not bloggers, are completely non-technical and more subscribe by email than via RSS. <br /> <br /> In contrast, I go out of my way to at least check-out, if not necessarily subscribe, to most Irish blogs I see mentioned in a positive light or who link over to me in any way or make a comment on my blog. My version of social networking. <br /> <br /> Forget the colleges (no offence Bernie!), I was still being taught Fortran in 1990 in UCD, so my expectations from them are pretty low. The students themselves should have the cop-on to go do this themselves. And I'm not talking about poxy Bebo or MySpace. <br /> <br /> Even when I was in college way back, I always found it weird that most people in an Engineering course had no personal interest in technology outside of getting their degree. I don't know why this is but it seems to be the reason that we have no really young uber-developers in Ireland who are shocking us all with amazing software created in their spare time. Slightly off-topic rant there but relates to Fergus' comment about creating an ecosystem. <br /> <br /> I look forward to seeing what Niall comes up with. The growing use of blogs in business must surely also have some relevance to their use in colleges either by students or by the colleges themselves. That’s an excellent point. I guess I was a smidge disappointed that of all the people I met for the first time the previous night and at the conference, only Branedy and his wife had even heard of my personal blog and I guess that’s because they live about 20km from me.

OK, it is a bit atypical for a blog since the majority of the readers are not bloggers, are completely non-technical and more subscribe by email than via RSS.

In contrast, I go out of my way to at least check-out, if not necessarily subscribe, to most Irish blogs I see mentioned in a positive light or who link over to me in any way or make a comment on my blog. My version of social networking.

Forget the colleges (no offence Bernie!), I was still being taught Fortran in 1990 in UCD, so my expectations from them are pretty low. The students themselves should have the cop-on to go do this themselves. And I’m not talking about poxy Bebo or MySpace.

Even when I was in college way back, I always found it weird that most people in an Engineering course had no personal interest in technology outside of getting their degree. I don’t know why this is but it seems to be the reason that we have no really young uber-developers in Ireland who are shocking us all with amazing software created in their spare time. Slightly off-topic rant there but relates to Fergus’ comment about creating an ecosystem.

I look forward to seeing what Niall comes up with. The growing use of blogs in business must surely also have some relevance to their use in colleges either by students or by the colleges themselves.

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