On Day Two of the Next Web conference, we are once again streaming it live from Amsterdam (click more). Kicking things off is Robert Scoble, who is talking about the new digital divide: People with friends and people without friends. The old digital divide (rich versus poor) still exists. But the new digital divide is a consequence of how social software works. You have a better experience on Facebook, Twitter, FriendFeed, Upcoming or even Google Reader the more friends that you have. But if you don’t have any friends, the experience really sucks.
The speaker lineup today includes: Robert Scoble, Werner Vogels (Amazon CTO), Jessica Mah (17-year-old blogger/entrepreneur), Chris Saad (DataPortability.org), startup demos, and comedy troop Boom Chicago.
Update 5: and we’re done. That Wikipedia movie was awesome.
Update 4: The winners of the Next Web European web awards are here.
Update 3: Watch the world Premier of documentary movie: The World According to Wikipedia.
Click more below.
Update 2: Boom Chicago performed. Then Amazon CTO Werner Vogels (live blog). StumbleUpon founder Garret Camp talked about the future of discovery and search. Startup demos one and two. Boom Chicago. Chris Saad and Khris Loux (data portability).
Update 1: Mike Butcher of TechCrunch UK & Ireland is live blogging the startup pitches.
Wish I can be there now!
Embarrassing basic mistakes by many people pitching… my god.. cannot even explain USP’s.
When I try to open part one, my whole come comes to a halt. Was thinking it may have been the stream but this one seems ok…
well, other than the fact that it has to buffer every 5 seconds (1500k connection in AUS)
Another one that I missed this year.
great event guys!
This sounds awsome … i wish i could be there that could be so awsome…
Wish I was there.
-Michael B
the Soocial.com presentation was awesome! Startus are having a hard time presenting in an entertaining way.
I’ve been hearing about Jessica Mah a lot lately yet I can’t seem to get a straight answer about how she is an entrepreneur, what hosting company she started, etc. Her blog has barely over 500 readers and the one website she was promoting on there never even got off the ground. I’m not trying to bad-mouth her as she seems really driven, but I’m just interested on why she is being invited to TED, Next Web, etc.
Anyone know?
Jessica Mah?
Are you serious? Since when does failing at business and dropping out of school a success make?
Are you aware that your silverlight thingy is blasting dance music, with no obvious way to stop it? (you’ve to click on it to see the sound control…)
Watch the world Premier of documentary movie: The World According to Wikipedia.
Good to hear about that, we would like to watch this documentary.