Comments on: Social Media Club

By: Ian Delaney

Ian Delaney — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:37:46 +0000

Hi there Jimmy,
I can certainly recommend the London club as having a sociable and welcoming atmosphere. It was my first session there, and was made to feel very welcome. And I’m just a complete dolt who reads a lot of blogs, so with your tech background, I’m sure you’d be very warmly welcomed at your local club! It’s intended to bring together all kinds of people in the first place. And there’s free beer (… or was that supposed to be a secret?)
Ian

By: Raj Anand

Raj Anand — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:34:50 +0000

I think the atmosphere was really comfy — cold beers and wines with some really nice people made all the difference :) . Check out the pics:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/27148944@N00/pool/

Raj

P.S.: I’m a techie as well and felt at home

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 17:29:39 +0000

Great post Ian,

I was looking into heading to the Social Media Club taking place later this week, but was honestly a bit shy and thought I many be in over my head. I am just a tech guy, part engineer part developer, who writes a tech blog about the East Coast of the US.

Is it a fairly comfortable atmosphere ?

Just trying to gauge if I should try it out or not.

Thanks
Jimmy
East Coast Blogging

By: Raj Anand

Raj Anand — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:22:50 +0000

Hi Ian and SMCLondon attendees

It was nice to meet up with everyone at the event although briefly. I look forward to meeting up with everyone soon.

By: Amit

Amit — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 10:20:34 +0000

It was nice to meet you Ian. I hope we get the chance again to have a more elaborate conversation, and to learn more together.

By: Antony Mayfield

Antony Mayfield — Sat, 20 Jan 2007 06:09:17 +0000

Thanks for the notes, Ian — wish I could have made it there. Though it sounds like I would have had issues getting back…

By: Ian Delaney

Ian Delaney — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:52:17 +0000

Thank you, Alan. Hopefully, Lloyd will gather us together in his SMC post.

By: alan patrick

alan patrick — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:29:28 +0000

Hi Ian I've just linked to your blog article, I also wrote an article on last night over at broadstuff

By: Ian Delaney

Ian Delaney — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 18:12:54 +0000

Hi there Bob,
I’d love GNU to become the focus of a web OS, and it has the clout to resolve a lot of the fear around trust and ownership that comes with Google. I wonder why there isn’t any such move?

By: Bob Boydston

Bob Boydston — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:01:26 +0000

Years ago when I was Symantec (Norton Group), some of us discussed the concept of a Web OS. Many thought it folly because they were locked into the PC based (and Unix based) concept of an operating system, i.e., from a developer’s perspective. But, from the USER’S perspective an OS is simply a “place” where “things” can be accessed. Users, of course, are less concerned about how the OS keeps its integrity, simply that it does.

In terms of Google doing it, I think something line with GNU would be a better starting point. I think it is more in the spirit of the internet.