Facebook, the new Linked-In?

I am not the only one that’s noticed my Facebook invitations are increasing and my Linked-In invitations are falling. Having well over 500 connections on Linked-In, I feel connected but stabilized in my number of connections. Facebook, on the other hand is building up steam.

Facebook, once reserved for students, recently opened up their site to anyone that wanted to join. The response was overwhelming and The Wall St. Journal this week referred to Facebook as an “online gold rush”. It seems that Facebook is evolving past Linked-In because it is more customizable and allows independent developers to write applications that work within their user community.

While Linked-In limits you to their applications. Facebook reports that 70,000 developers have signed up for the tools needed to build applications on their site.

Vint Cerf

So one question, who do you think will be bring out the newest and best applications? Need to know more? Come to the East Coast’s largest Web 2.0 for business event on November 1st.

Executive Spotlight on Vint Cerf of Google

We catch up with Vint Cerf who is Chief Internet Evangelist for Google and also known as a "Father of the Internet”. Read his thoughts on Web 2.0, social networking, and what the future holds in the space.

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Upcoming POC Events

And not to be left out of the local Tech landscape, Microsoft COO Kevin Turner will be speaking to executives on September 21st (register here) and Surviving Dot Com CEO Mike Chasen of Blackboard will be telling his inspiring story at the Potomac Officers Club on September 12th (register here).

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• Datatel shows new kids how it’s done
  Fellow ExecutiveBiz blogger Karen Mortensen did a wonderful job analyzing the August 30th Washington Post story that chronicled the wave of regional education technology companies changing the way teachers, students and parents work and interact.
• Primus Puts Its Money on VoIP Expansion
  We’ve heard plenty of bad news lately from the world of VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). First, there was the SunRocket debacle, where thousands of customers had to scramble to find new Internet phone service providers. Then Skype temporarily blacked out, leaving millions of global users in the lurch. So it’s a relief to get a bit of good news from local VoIP provider Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. of McLean, Virginia.
• Are DC Entrepreneurs Disruptive?
  Last week Business 2.0 unveiled its picks for the country’s next disruptors - 10 start-ups poised to change the game when it comes to their respective markets and industries. Unsurprisingly zero DC-area companies made the list. I say unsurprisingly not because there aren’t highly-promising start-ups in the region poised to disrupt established industries and processes, but because there seems to be a perception among media and influencers who follow the space that most local start-ups aren’t being built to open up new markets, but instead to develop more efficient methods for serving existing ones.
• Intellipedia Expert to Speak at Web 2.0 Conference
  Chris Rasmussen, Chief Knowledge Officer at the Defense Department’s National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, will speak at the Web 2.0 for Business conference this November. Rasmussen has spearheaded Intellipedia, the Wikipedia for the Intelligence community. Intellipedia allows for employees across the 16 United States intelligence agencies with classified clearances to edit and publish information.
• Celera to Buy Berkeley HeartLab
  Celera Group announced today it will acquire Berkeley HeartLab, Inc. (BHL), a cardiovascular health care company, for about $195 million in cash, minus certain BHL transaction costs. It anticipates the definitive agreement to close during the second quarter of fiscal 2008. Celera is based in Rockville, Maryland, and is one of two Applera Corporation operating groups.

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COVITS 2007 – Sept. 16-18, Chantilly, Virginia

9th annual Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Technology Symposium, Sept. 16-18, Westfields Marriott, Chantilly. COVITS 2007 boasts the biggest concentration of technology decision makers in Virginia’s state/local/education market – more than 275 have already registered and 80% of them are responsible for IT purchasing or manage those who are. The agenda features keynotes by Va. Secretary of Technology Aneesh Chopra, Va. CIO Lem Stewart, former Va. Governor Mark Warner, CEB Chairman Jay McGonigle, and Sycamore Networks Inc. Chairman Desh Deshpande. Plus breakout sessions on the Commonwealth’s Strategic Plan for IT and $800M IT portfolio, the intersection of federal/state/local priorities, and the link between R&D and IT. Early-bird rate for industry expires August 10! Register today at www.covits.org

“Discovering Greece” — 2007 Wolf Trap Ball Pays Tribute to Culture, Heritage and Beauty of Greece

Sep 15, 2007

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