WidgetCon – The Birth of an Unconference?

// September 24th, 2006 // Uncategorized

For those of you that have had your head in the sand, you should definitely check out emerging discussions on WidgetCon - the conference on Widgets! See below for the play-by-play on the evolving story. If this event happens - which looks likely given the demand - the historical evolution of the conference will be something interesting to remember. It is definitely growing in a manner that is consistent with the collective participation theme that pervades the Web 2.0 movement.
  • Dare puts out interest in a Widget Conference in a P.S. statement posted on a rather loaded post on the nature of Web 2.0 Conferences
  • Om kindly volunteers to host Dare and others at an informal event. Seth from Meebo and a bunch of others (including Clearspring) volunteer to throw in some help.
  • The man with his ear to the ground, Marc C, starts to get the word out (he is good at that).
    • Tim Post, Widget enthusiast extraordinare, is now also spreading the word. I am just waiting for Steve Rubel, Fred Wilson, and Mike Arrington to start chatting on it. I am excited to help in any way to make this event a success. Should be good times.

    7 Responses to “WidgetCon – The Birth of an Unconference?”

    1. Tim Post says:
      September 24, 2006 at 3:52 pm

      I’d like to suggest, irony intended, that we use a web badge/widget to spread the word and build interest in the proposed WidgetCon.

      If anyone has the time and talent all we need is a “cool� image/icon.

      I just bought widgetcon.org and will glad donate/transfer it to the widgetcon group once it’s set-up. Somebody already bought widgetcon.com yesterday. Hopefully, they’re a “friendly.�

      - Tim

    2. Derek Anderson says:
      September 24, 2006 at 6:47 pm

      This is an an awesome opportunity. I wish I could attend something like WidgetCon 0.1 (1.0 is too over done) I like how you refer to Tim Post as an “enthusiast extraordinare� He is that and more. Tim has helped me push my site forward in new directions and I thank him for that.

    3. Hooman Radfar says:
      September 25, 2006 at 1:16 am

      Awesome idea, Tim. I think I have some creative ways we can use the badge. Let me check with my graphics folks. I am in contact with Marc Canter, Om Malik and some folks at AOL about trying to make this happen as well. Do you guys want to set up a mailing list, or something?

    4. lawrence coburn says:
      October 5, 2006 at 11:13 pm

      Hi guys, sounds like a great idea. I’d love to help out as well.

    5. Tim Post says:
      October 6, 2006 at 6:22 am

      Hooman:

      Sure, I have the beginnings for a email list and will set it up this weekend. I can be reached at 781-551-5511 or at postzavtra at gmail dot com. Let me know whom I should send the list.

      Have a great Columbus Day weekend.

      TGP

    6. Hooman says:
      October 9, 2006 at 3:38 pm

      Guys, I just talked to Om and am getting the details on the conference. Tim, would love to see that mailing list. I will let you guys know what’s up as I find out more. Thanks for stopping by.

    7. Widgify » Blog Archive » Widgets Live - A WidgetCon is Born says:
      October 12, 2006 at 7:35 am

      [...] In a previous post, we traced the brewing discussion pertaining to a potential Widget Conference. Well, it seems that this is no longer a mere discussion. Dare Obasanjo, the accidental progenitor of the event, announced that Widgets Live will take place the same week as the Web 2.0 conference. The first ever conference dedicated to widgets, gadgets, and modules will take place on Monday, November 6, in San Francisco. The one-day conference will capture and summarize the emerging widget economy and allow developers, business leaders, and content producers to collaborate and better understand how they might participate in syndication at the edge of the network. [...]

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