University of Washington Emerging Technology

A few weeks ago I offered to blog about WebVisions 2008, an annual web conference held last week in Portland. But then two things came up that prevented me from blogging live. One was some uncertainty about some news I was hearing from UW concerning shifting priorities. The other was my personal computer’s laptop battery decided that 2 hours life was enough, and that’s enough to drive you bonkers when you take notes.

I did try to take notes when I could, though. Rather than giving a rundown of all the talks, I thought I’d give two overaching themes that came up again and again in conference sessions. (more…)