Later today I'll give a keynote address, at a
BBQ.
That's got to be a first.
It's a tradition that when I give a talk, I prepare it on
Scripting News, in the open, for all to see.
Since this talk will be given in the heart of Silicon Valley, it seems
reasonable to talk about the heart of Silicon Valley. What happened to
it? Did it ever exist? Was it swamped by arrogance? Did it come back
only to be lost again?
And what of The Long Tail. Where is the Big Head? And the Big Ego?
Is Web 2.0
totally 1.0? (Ref Microserfs.)
Check it out, all the Web 2.0 companies are building on a 20th century
model, intrusive advertising. Do any of them see the opportunity with
commercial information people actually want?
And what of the change in century? Isn't it interesting that between
the supposed 1.0 (pet food companies doing high tech IPOs) and 2.0
(build to flip the Flickr of evrything) we changed millennia? Are we
still creating monocultures?
These are all things to think about. One final thing.
Can Silicon Valley laugh at itself?
Perhaps when it can, it can be said to have a future.
# Posted by Dave Winer on 10/21/05; 9:17:13 AM - --
