Facebook is a Widget incubator and we live in Widget world now and can drag, drop and subscribe to what we want and need when we want and need it. Some Widgets will outgrow Facebook and find new homes and communities.
I talked to several other Web 2.0 alumnus and we all agreed there were too many talks from infrastructure vendors and not enough from content creators.
The photographers were obnoxious with complete disregard towards the participants and speakers, many of the photos taken by the attendees are of superior quality.
A tree now grows in Niger in my name thanks to the Summit organisers, but does it erase the carbon footprint caused by my trip from New York to San Francisco?
John and Tim were wonderful hosts, the atmosphere was fantastic, the food superb and the Palace Hotel truly is an historic venue. The people I met at breakfast, lunch and dinner were as engaging as anyone on the stage.
Web 2.0 has always been about participating and we will.