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First blogger at Davos

By Dave Winer on 1/23/10; 12:10:15 AM.

A picture named harder.gifThe World Economic Forum, the organization that puts on the annual conference at Davos, has published a 40-year history of the event.  Permanent link to this item in the archive.

On page 200, under Social Media at the Forum, my longtime friend Lance Knobel is credited with establishing the first WEF blog, in 1999, Davos Newbies.  Permanent link to this item in the archive.

Just after that it says, in "2000, Dave Winer, founder and CEO, UserLand Software Inc, became the first blogger invited to attend the Annual Meeting."  Permanent link to this item in the archive.

Of course that's not quite accurate -- Lance was also there that year, so it's a distinction we share. Permanent link to this item in the archive.

Here's a Google query that returns my reports before, during and after Davos.  Permanent link to this item in the archive.

My favorite picture, and there were many good ones, was of the lunch on the last day, halfway up one of the mountains that surround the town of Davos. And yes, I am wearing a jacket and tie! No kidding.  Permanent link to this item in the archive.

Bottom-line: It's nice to be remembered! Thanks! ;-> Permanent link to this item in the archive.




  
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A picture named dw.jpgDave Winer, 55, is a visiting scholar at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software; former contributing editor at Wired Magazine, research fellow at Harvard Law School, entrepreneur, and investor in web media companies. A native New Yorker, he received a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Tulane University and currently lives in New York City.

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