Supernova 2009: Real Time Flow Track

We’re excited to announce a special track at Supernova 2009: Real Time Flow, co-hosted by BT. Join us for a cutting-edge exploration of the shift from a web of static pages to real time streams of interactions.

Last year, our innovative Open Flow track considered the technologies and practices that allow information to move freely between users, websites, and organizations. In the months since then, many of the ideas that were radical then have gone mainstream. At Supernova 2009, we’ll address the next step: making use of open data flows in real time.

The Real Time Flow track, chaired by leading web technologist Tantek Çelik, will feature high-level participants from Google Wave,… Read More

Supernova Interview: Joseph Smarr, Plaxo, and Interoperability

In this interview, Joseph Smarr, CTO of Plaxo, and a past Supernova speaker, discusses the way Web 2.0 is allowing interoperability between different sets of data and even completely disparate websites.

Key to some of the interconnections is not just the data layers and open APIs but the relationships the companies, engineers and users have between each other. As the Network Age progresses, it seems important to note that it is not just what you know that will make your company successful, but who you know and how you can cooperate for the benefit of your user and customer communities.