Quoted: I ducked out of the Finance 2.0 for Early Adopters session and dropped in on the Comet session. Web Sockets in the HTML 5 specification supports bi-directional communication over a single socket. With the HTML versin 5 spec the HTTP protocol can upgrade to WebSocket protocol enabling bi-directional flow between client and server over a single socket.

Quoted: Finance 2.0 (sites like Mint.com) are growing at about 24% per year compared to 5% growth in general finance and 13% in general Web 2.0 properties. 13% of online users have name recognition of 15 top Finance 2.0 sites.Of this 13% 68% have not used the sites, 19% have used them in the past and the remaining 13% are current users. Heavy users represent

Quoted: David Armano presented a great session on Brand loyalty in a 2.0 world. We are in a world of micro interactions. We are moving to a world where potential brand touch points become infinite. Every comment, everything becomes an interaction. Celebrities and public figures are the traditional influencers. In the online world the influencers are less hierarchical.

Quoted: Yesterday Tim O'Reilly urged us to do something significant and get "beyond throwing sheep". Today I am looking at the Key Note program and wondering why one of the presentations is on I Can Haz Cheeseburger. Let's hope there is something significant that comes from that session. Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post Tim O'Reilly is talking with

Quoted: The Speed Dating Q&A at Web2Open was one of the highlights of the un-conference track. The opportunity to sit down and quiz Tim O'Reilly, Cal Henderson, Dennis Crowley, Jen Pahlka and Brady Forrest. Lots of cool questions but I wonder what the other tables talked about. Tim gave some insights in to how O'Reilly media got started. Jen talked about

Quoted: The Web2Open schedule is starting up at the Web 2.0 Expo. The schedule for the day (as at 10:30am) is on twitpic. I have a session for HealthcampNy on the schedule at 11:35. The topic for discussion is "DataPortability, Its not just Social it's good for your Health" One of the key developers of Identi.ca, Evan Prodromou, is co-hosting the session

Quoted: September 18th, The big key notes kick off in a few minutes at the Web 2.0 Expo. Interop and Web 2.0 are coming together for today's key notes. Tim O'Reilly His theme is "Web meets world" People are experimenting at the edges. These experimenters are moving to the physical. eg. Bug labs. Sensors and ambient computing is going to drive computing especially

Quoted: I am sitting here waiting for the first Keynote session of Web 2.0 Expo New York. Day one of Web2Open has just drawn to a close. What are my thoughts on the sessions? Great location - right in the centre of the Expo Hall Awful location - The open roof of the Web2Open rooms make it almost impossible to have a discussion without resorting to shoutingYes,

Quoted: Vidar Breske led the session on Brands on Social Networks. "Social Networks are about relationships not product or content" Relationships transcend the transaction. Big brands have the challenge of history. Newer brands have the opportunity to create the image but start with little brand recognition. The challenge is to avoid the "race to the bottom"