I take it all back… Canadians are cutting edge when it comes to Web 2.0
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Well, open mouth insert foot - as they say. It's true that in Tris Hussey's [podcast interview] Monday Blogging 101 session at Toronto's mesh conference some of the questions seemed charmingly naive (i.e. in a time warp way). But the rest of the conference was an eye-opener.
This was an un-conference conference where audience participation was strongly encouraged. Audience members (who were primarily Canadian and ranged from geeks to
Well, open mouth insert foot - as they say. It's true that in Tris Hussey's [podcast interview] Monday Blogging 101 session at Toronto's mesh conference some of the questions seemed charmingly naive (i.e. in a time warp way). But the rest of the conference was an eye-opener.
This was an un-conference conference where audience participation was strongly encouraged. Audience members (who were primarily Canadian and ranged from geeks to corporate marketing and e-commerce types to VCs) spoke up articulately about Web 2.0 - what it means to them both personally and from a business perspective.
If you think the Web 2.0 thinkers, strategists and implementers are all in the U.S., think again.
My favorite presenter was 16-year-old Canadian high school student Gary King. (Check…




