The Best Technology Writing

Pal Steven Levy is hoping you all can help him figure out the best tech writing of 2006 to add to a collection for a book. I've not written a lot of long form stuff this year, as I did mostly interviews for Business 2 and shorter stuff for the site, so I encourage you to find what you love out there and help Steven. But if you feel like logrolling your pal Battelle, I am fond of these: Conversational Media parts one and two.

I know that I owe you all parts three and four, that fact weighs on me each day. I would like nothing more than to write. Sigh.

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Davos

Every couple of years I am invited to the World Economic Forum at Davos, and even better, they give me a reason to come - an honor, or a club to join, or some such. This year I was invited onto a media council and am moderating or sitting on panels on Beyond Web 2, Privacy, the Future of Talent, and more. I'm very pleased that some of the folks at the WEF came to our Web 2 conference last year and were inspired to start the WEF "bloggregator" - part of an ongoing effort to open up the WEF to all comers. Jeff Jarvis, Arianna Huffington, and many others are involved. Check it out.

And I hope to be posting on my experiences there, though having been before, I'll admit it's quite a trip, and it's not always easy to stop and get perspective while on the merry go round. I'll do my best.

If anyone reading this is going, please do let me know in comments or via email. Thanks!

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Got a Startup? Launch It at The Web 2 Expo This April

Most of you know that I am a partner and Program Chair of the Web 2 Summit. That event has been oversold for three years now, and my partners O'Reilly and CMP have launched a second event targeted at a broader (and much larger) audience. As part of that program they are replicating the Web 2 Launchpad that's been part of the Summit these past two years. If you have a new company with a major product or company launch in the April timeframe, this is a great place to do it. More information is here. The deadline to apply is Feb 1....

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Well, That Was Too Short

Funny thing, vacations. You take a week off to sit on the beach, and by day six, you realize you need another week.

Anyway, I'm back, but it might be a slow re-entry. Bear with me, folks. Much is afoot in this new year.

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Downtime

Save Searchblog roundups and a post or two from Melanie, and my predictions post, which I hope to do this weekend, Searchblog will be quiet over the next ten days, as I take a holiday. See you in the New Year!

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