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NetSquared: In the Beginning

Tech Soup

Pope John Paul II died, and Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. which heralded a new, participatory web culture. An example of an API is when you put a Bing or Google Map on your website.). Google Maps. " The year was 2005. TechSoup was then called CompuMentor. The Iraq War was raging. Citizen journalism.

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Mr. Manager, Tear down this wall!

Forum One

People curious to learn more about these trends packed a room at the National Press Club in Washington on September 16 to discuss the challenges and successes of content syndication. Others went on to crown the achievements from the participatory public sphere that have arisen as a result of increased access to content.