mashup* hits a high note today
Our discussion event on converging technologies - mashup* - proved a great success last night. The numbers swelled from an initial 100 to nearly double that and we were treated to a terrific discussion about the future of digital identity and reputation and the control (or not) of these by the GYM club (Google, Yahoo and Microsoft).
We are already receiving registrations for the next one... which is in the planning pipeline. To sign up - visit the mashup website linked above.
mashup*
For anyone interested in converging Internet technologies (or "mashups"), there's an essential event happening in London on 8th Feb.
Simon Grice is hosting mashup* - an informal gathering of high level Internet folk with the aim of discussing the phenomena of converging systems and services - from blogs to personal digital identity, via wikis and map-mashups.
etribes is sponsoring the event - so if you're in this space... do come along.
20,000 blogs a day
Apparently 20,000 people a day are creating blogs... (according to Lastminute.com) as reported in the Evening Standard and that's just in the UK. This pretty much reflects the experience we're having with sign ups to etribes Life - but I'm still quite surprised at the figure. At Les Blogs in December, the feeling was that the UK was behind the rest of Western Europe. Perhaps, but not far, on this evidence.- Posted by lukebj on 13/01/2006.
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Tim Berners Lee finally gets a blog!
Tim Berner's Lee, creator of the Internet has started a blog using Drupal - the software behind etribes Life. Nice to see that he approves of our choice!
etribes Life launches into Paris orbit
Thanks to everyone who came to the etribes Life launch last night in Paris. It was great to have you all there and great that you all enjoyed it so much!
We ended up with over 120 of the Les Blogs attendees coming along - which was something of a miracle, given that we didn't put the date on the invitation.
I hope we gave a reasonable insight into what etribes is and what we're planning... if not, feel free to contact me on luke at etribes.com.
For all of you press-minded folks - I enclose a press release about the launch... enjoy!
Its ok - found it!
Don't panic - thankfully Marc Canter has saved the day by mentioning 'structured blogging' - which (though I'm yet to discuss it with him) is what I think opens up blogging to the wider market... He also forecast the death of 'RSS' as a term - which is right because it means jack diddley to humans (as opposed to geeks). So three cheers for Marc.
Les Blogs - there is something missing...
Les Blogs is fascinating in many ways... but it's very internally focussed. Nobody's talking about the 90%+ of people who don't blog OR the 75%+ who don't know what a blog is.
I can feel the buzzing of something in my bonnet...
Blogging remains the domain of writers and journalists - i.e it's a media/campaigning thing. It's not about making personal publishing to the web free and easy - which is what I what I think most people really want - i.e the ability to post news, ideas, pictures, events, adverts up for other people to see.
Maybe this'll enter the conversation tomorrow... but I have a niggly feeling it's off the radar...
etribes - Live in Paris!
So we're gearing up to launch the Beta version of etribes Life (this site itself is a LifeSiteTM) at Les Blogs in Paris (see excited post below). We're inviting all les bloggeurs, journos, company execs and technology "evangelists" at the event to join us for a complimentary drink at Bar Panoramique at the Hotel Concorde Lafayette. It's on the 33rd floor of the tallest building in Paris - so it's just about good enough for us! There's more information here... if you're in Paris - do come along!
(p.s. I hear there's going to be a break-dancing competition later on, so bring your kneepads)
When is a blog not a blog?
This is what we've been asking ourselves this month. While. professionally, most of my contacts have blogs or at least know intimately what blogs are, privately, 80% of my friends don't blog and around 30% are too embarassed to tell me they don't know what a blog is for fear that I'll ridicule them in mine. The fools!
For all their air of popular culture, blogs are still a minority activity for people who like writing - yet, here I am, offering 'etribes Life' accounts to everyone I know and, you know what, they are simply delighted to accept. That is, as long as I don't call it a 'blog'.
I get the feeling there are thousands of non-bloggers out there just waiting to start blogging without realising it. They just need a service with another name. There's so much in a word...
Les Blogs here we come!
I've just booked my place at Les Blogs the up-coming blogging summit in Paris. Very much looking forward to meeting people and telling them all about etribes Life... Oh, and listening to what they have to say, of course!
I'm especially interested to talk with investors, exclitable bloggers and journalists - so if you're there and you want to meet up - email me @ luke at etribes.com.
