Web directions update #3: Campaign monitor

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I just attended the talk given by Dave Greiner & Ben Richardson who created Campaign Monitor and it was the first talk of today that really hit home. Don’t get me wrong, the other talks have been excellent, but this one, for me anyway was about something that REALLY interested me. That is, creating and marketing a online application that solves a specific problem, all while working somewhere else full time. For those of you plpaying at home, I’m doing exactly that with 88 Miles.

It was very reassuring that these guys went through simple experiences that I have had or am currently having. I’m going to stalk, erm, filnd them after all the talks finish and picks their brains.

I’m currently in John Allsopp’s microformats and mashup talk. It is filling my geek quota quite nicely…

More soon.

Cleaning up this town

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Kelly Goto has just finished her talk - very interesting. Maybe not in terms of real concepts, but definately has supplied food for though.
Now listening to Jeremy Keith about AJAX. Been eXcellent so far :)

I’m in the foyer of Web Directions

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That’s right kiddies, I have arrived in Sydney and I’m waiting for the first talks to start.

I’ve set up a Flickr feed (You can see the results down the bottom of the sidebar, to your right. Please mind the gap.

I’ve set up Shozu to send any photos I take from my picture phone straight to Flickr in (almost) real time, so enjoy the love. Assuming that I remember to take some photos :)

So watch this space for all the latest news from the coolest web conference this side of Sydney harbour…