An Anglo, downunder, variation on the BarCamp concept: PubCamp, taking place in Sydney on 18 June, and Melbourne on 23 June. The Web is now sixteen years old. Like most teenagers, it's obsessed with its social life and wears strange clothing. It thumbs its nose at convention and is impossible for most normal grown-ups to understand. It's not mature yet, but growing up fast. And while it may be out ... Read full entry

Even though I didn't make it to this year's Webstock conference, I still ended up with a Webstock computer bag! Now I just need a decent computer to place in it ;) Thanks to Ben and the Webstock crew for sending this out :)

The Future Of Web Apps conference, aka FOWA, is on in Miami from February 28 until March 1, 2008, and features a whose who of speakers including Kevin Rose of Digg, Matt Mullenweg of Wordpress, Blaine Cook of Twitter, Leah Culver of Pownce, and Australia's very own Emily Boyd of Remember The Milk, my favourite online task/to-do list application.

BarCamp Melbourne 2008 BarCamp Melbourne 2008 is being held from 9am on Wednesday 23 February 2008 at the offices of ThoughtWorks Australia, in Melbourne's CBD. "An intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from attendees", anyone is welcome to come along for free. Everyone is asked to participate by giving a presentation or leading a discussion, essentially forcing ... Read full entry