Foo Camp 2008: Shangri La For Geeks
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- shangri
- , camp
- , unconference
- , foo
- , sanfrancisco
- , oreilly
- , barcamp
- , activity
- , Innovation
- , idea
- , Delicious
- , o'Reilly
- , conference
- , technology
- , geek
- , tech
- , foo_camp
Bookmark History
Saved by 6 people (0 private), first by anonymouse user on 2008-07-14
- Gr8wheelss on 2009-04-23 - Tags no_tag
- Amaurydebuchet on 2008-12-27 - Tags oreilly , barcamp , sanfrancisco , geek , unconference , foo_camp , Delicious
- Brumbaugh on 2008-07-21 - Tags shangri , foo , o'Reilly
- Olifante on 2008-07-16 - Tags no_tag
- Pavank on 2008-07-15 - Tags no_tag
Public Sticky notes
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales
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“user generated meta data” session led by Esther Dyson
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Everything said in sessions is off record, although people tend to Twitter most of the conversations anyway. Hallway/lawn conversations are also off record unless everyone agrees otherwise, which is rar
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For bloggers and press, it’s like being in a candy store but not having any money. You can listen and talk, but you can’t write about the endless streams of tidbits you pick up.
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ast attendees eagerly await their invitation to Foo Camp in the Spring, but most are disappointed. O’Reilly tries to make sure that half of all attendees in any year have never been to a previous Foo Camp. That means most people don’t get in again after attending, and it’s rare to meet an attendee who’s been to more than 2 or 3.
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But the imperfections aside, Foo Camp is a special event that leaves most attendees charged with ideas for new things to change the word, and new friends to stay in touch with. It reminds me of everything I love about Silicon Valley, without all the annoying distractions that come and go with the ups and downs in the flow of venture capital.
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