Like any other “happy market”, this phenomena called “web 2.0″ will have a high point at which natural evolution will take its course and a few will survive it. Like any product and/or service, these web sites must provide some value that, at the end of the day, will make money. Just attracting communities will not pay the bills. That said, I did see some community based sites that provide a human value, which I hope survive this evolution. They just have to find a way to monetize their service and focus on the value and people, not just the exit.

Overall, a good convention to attend.

Gross.

These pics were shot with an Olympus E-500 with a super wideangle lens (Zuiko 11-22 zoom). I thought they were a little dark. They were all shot in RAW and color balanced a bit after the fact. The exhibit hall was incredibly dark and, to be honest, I didn’t like these pics much although I’ll put a slew of them up someplace.

btw, great photos and spot-on commentary by Mr Dvorak!