The SES convention started off with a keynote by Clay Shirky who reminded me a lot of Fromone Pidontknow.  No doubt he gets that a lot.  He talked about how communication habits are changing due to the technology available.  The speech was interesting because

1. He seemed to be very passionate about his subject matter
2. He was well prepared and seemed to know the message without cues
3. I was drinking a caramel macchiato
4. I am interested in the subject

You can listen to it online.  The material is covered in his book, here comes everybody.   The two bits of his talk that I found most interesting were

1. The web facilitates Lynch Blogs and other forms of organization without organizations
2. The way we communicate has changed – but the motivation to do so has always been there

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