News Release: Web 2.0 Expo New York Announces 2009 Keynotes and Event Program: Event Spotlights Success with the 'Power of Less'

Sebastopol, CA, October 20, 2009 — Today Web 2.0 Expo New York announced this year’s keynotes and new program elements. O’Reilly Media, Inc. and TechWeb, co-producers of Web 2.0 Expo and Web 2.0 Summit, welcome a lineup of distinguished keynote speakers including Jay Adelson, Chris Brogan, Caterina Fake, Jascha Franklin-Hodge, Beth Novak and Kevin Rose, in addition to an expanded program with first time sessions and a New York Launch Pad. Web 2.0 Expo New York returns on November 16-19, 2009 to the Javits Convention Center. More information is available at ny.web2expo.com.

“The Power of Less is about how the principles of Web 2.0 can turn constraints into opportunities and drive innovation,” said Jennifer Pahlka, co-chair of Web 2.0 Expo. “We are inspired by the canonical examples of this power, such as Twitter’s character limit, but also by the products and services launching now, in a time of less, that will change the world.”

Web 2.0 Expo New York 2009 brings Launch Pad to New York for the first time and adds a series of new sessions to the program including a track on the topic of Government 2.0. On the heels of a successful Gov 2.0 Summit, the Gov 2.0 sessions will further illuminate how transparency, participation and collaboration can break down silos and increase efficiencies on the government level. In addition, the event presents a brand new Bootcamp program. These full day intensive programs, taking place Monday, November 16, are titled “Good Design Faster,” “Search as Strategy” and “Communilytics: Applied Community Analytics” and will further cover design and online communities, respectively, as they relate to successful business practices.

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News Release: Web 2.0 Expo New York 2009 Presents First Launch Pad

Call for Participation from Companies Transforming Our World

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 21 - O’Reilly Media, Inc. and TechWeb, co-producers of the annual Web 2.0 Expo, today announced the first Web 2.0 Expo New York Launch Pad, taking place during Web 2.0 Expo New York at the Javits Convention Center November 16-19, 2009. Launch Pad is a program designed to spotlight cutting edge and innovative new companies to the Web 2.0 market. This year, Launch Pad focuses on companies that are transforming the world in which we live. A call for Launch Pad submissions is now open and will close on September 25, 2009. To submit a proposal and for more information visit:http://www.web2expo.com/webexny2009/public/cfp/77.

Web 2.0 Expo New York is the leading global gathering of developers, designers, marketers, and business professionals building the next generation Web. This year, the event focuses on the theme “the Power of Less,” exploring how the principles of Web 2.0 can turn constraints into opportunities and drive creativity. The event will explore how transparency, participation and collaboration can break down silos and increase efficiencies. With that in mind, Launch Pad challenges Web 2.0 companies to showcase innovative and promising new products and services that withstand the test of venture capital and consumer scrutiny in challenging economic times.

“We’re excited to be bringing the Launch Pad program to Web 2.0 Expo New York to explore what the East Coast has to offer,” said Brady Forrest, Web 2.0 Expo Co-Chair. “The East Coast has its own rich start up culture so we are looking forward to engaging with media savvy companies-companies that will take advantage of real-time data streams, sensors in phones, the explosion of social media data and beyond.”

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