Last Saturday, about 300 people gathered in Lisbon, to attend the Upload 2.0 Conference. This was the first event of its kind taking place in Portugal. The aim was to gather a number of thinkers and researchers in the area of communication, to understand the constant changes that come with the social Web. I believe the aim was achieved.
In general the talks were very good. A couple of speakers clearly weren’t used to talking in front of an audience, but that can’t be held against them. It all comes with practice. The ones that caught my attention the most were Luis Rasquilha, Vasco Trigo, and Daniel Caeiro.
A fact that was much discussed was the presence of a Twitter Wall on stage, where tweets about what was going on were seen in real time. The obvious advantage of this was the interaction it provided: we could see the social web at work right there. On a less positive note were a couple of less flattering comments about some of the talks. But all in all, I think it added more to the conversation than it took away.
I got to meet new and interesting people, as well as see old friends from past conferences.
In a sentence, Upload 2.0 was well worth it, and I’m looking forward to Upload 2010.
Other reports on the web:
- Review – Upload 2.0 Meeting Lisboa
- O paradigma do Twitter Wall na Upload 2.0 Lisboa
- Upload Lisboa – 2.0 meeting
- Evento Upload 2.0 Lisboa
Video:
-http://qik.com/vd
Photos:
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/seegno/sets/72157622689985321/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/retorta/sets/72157622701228709/