Reflecting on Les Blogs 2.0

Worthwhile being there is how I'd sum up my experience of blogger bash), but I did spend day 2 listening, learning and conversing. Meeting new people, and re-meeting those you already know, is always a treat at events like this, and Les Blogs 2.0 was no exception. I was especially pleased to meet three people who I've wanted to meet for a while but not had an opportunity until now - Suw Charman and Salim Ismail. Of course, the list of people I wanted to personally meet far exceeded those I actually managed to. It's just impossible to get to meet and talk to everyone you want to at such an event. Plenty has already been posted about Les Blogs 2.0 by many of the participants, so for wide commentaries on varying aspects of the event, do take a look through those posts for unique views - check the collection at the ' One of the reasons I was at Les Blogs 2.0 was to moderate the panel discussion on Well, sort of: can't see everyone's faces. So, from left to right - Roy Lindeman, Jian Ni, and So I don't have a detailed commentary about the discussion - but you can watch the whole thing as Nokia N70 cameraphone, or rather, 'multimedia device' as Nokia calls it. I'd agree with that - an outstanding device. But no digressing for the moment about cool gadgets: a post soon about my N70. If you click on either pic, you'll go to the bigger versions on Les Blogs 2.0 photo collection there.) One major point that did emerge from the panel discussion concerned what's coming next - and that's video - and what's holding it back from rapid mainstream adoption. The tools are here now - hardware, software, networks, places to publish content. Big hurdle - lack of a universally-common file format. And some Konfabulator widgets) showing 100% the whole time. I don't get that even from my home wireless network! Mind you, I was sitting right next to one of the many Linksys routers ;)Finally, a word of thanks to NevilleHobson.com blog which focuses on business communication and technology.

Neville is currentlly the VP of New Marketing at NevilleHobson.com