I'm moderating a panel at this summer's Supernova conference in DC. Supernova is the brainchild of Kevin Werbach, former FCC wonk turned editor of Esther Dyson's Release 2.0 and convenor of the PC Forum conference. The first Supernova was held last year in the Bay Area, and it was an intense couple of days filled with heated discussion, new technologies, and intense little gatherings at meals and corridors — an exhilarating 48 hours whose lessons I'm still absorbing today.
The talk I'm moderating is called "New Platforms, New User Experiences:"
(Kevin Lynch, Macromedia; Merrill Brown, RealNetworks; Mena Trott, Six Apart; John Ko, Cincro; RJ Pittman, Groxis)
The environment that drove the Internet — personal computer and static Web pages — is ten years old and showing its age. Native Internet content forms such as Weblogs and rich media applications are evolving rapidly. Innovation is shifting from the PC to an array of devices, from mobile phones to home media servers. Adjusting to these changes involves a novel combination of design, technology, and business savv, so as to create experiences that match users' expectations and needs.
Supernova runs in DC on July 8-9 this summer — hope to see you there!
