This week I have had several meetings thanks to UK Trade & Investment and LTN (London Technology Network). To be honest, it was a good idea to join them in this venture. Just endorse it for all who want to begin activities in the United Kingdom.
Among the activities of the week, we’ve participated in the The Next Generation Web event. Considering that took place in the One Great George Street, in the heart of Westminster, what better place?
Among the attendees, Universities and Industry, an excellent mix, but with slightly different visions : ). Some more focused on the damn money and the rest more on pure research.

I liked the exposure of SpinVox, and the round of questions related to social networks. The first comment that call my attention was,' There are studies on the detection of the sexual orientation of a person through his network of contacts' (at this point some would be smiling, others would already be on Facebook). I imagine that this study might cover detection of political orientation or if I use to go to Starbucks (of course).
And another question was' Where is the line between private and personal life? ', We’re a constant broadcasting system, including Facebook, Twister, Blog, Flickr, YouTube, LinkedIn, ... there is an uninterrupted generation of information, indexed and published. Not only our publication, but for those around them –you know, that photo your friend uploaded, and you appear background when you should be at home-.

I also liked the large presence of games companies, us with advergaming idea, location-based games, ideas for serious games, ...

Labels: company, events, social networks