I had hoped to attend the World Technology Summit & Awards taking place Wednesday and Thursday in Manhattan, but between last week’s trip to the UK and next week’s trip to Los Angeles, I couldn’t manage another long trip right now. Still, I’m honored to be among the nominees for the 2009 World Technology Award […]
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Meghan Asha on highlights of Traveling Geeks UK
Meghan Asha on technology & the Traveling Geeks from JD Lasica on Vimeo. I‘m back from my trip to London and Cambridge with the Traveling Geeks — I was the chief organizer of this second annual event — and I’m still going through withdrawal pains after all the amazing encounters we had. One of the […]
Photos of NetSquared
Here are 16 photos on Flickr I took at the NetSquared Global Conference held Tuesday and Wednesday at Cisco headquarters in San Jose. Pictured above is Chris Messina of OpenID, Citizen Agency and Flock fame; he gave a stirring presentation about the open social Web.
Introducing Traveling Geeks London
One reason I’ve been overstretched for many months is that I’ve been working since last August as the (unpaid) chief organizer of the second Traveling Geeks expedition to explore cutting-edge technologies in a hotbed of innovation. Last spring it was Israel. This time around: London! On Sunday we launched the TravelingGeeks.com website using WordPress, and […]
UK startups suss out Silicon Valley
Web Mission: UK startups come to Silicon Valley from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Oli Barrett, co-founder of Web Mission, talks about the group of 20 small startups from the United Kingdom that recently visited Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area, and what the participants took away from the trip. The 7-minute interview was […]