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SBTUG27 October 2010
Craig Bailey www.craigbailey.net @craigbailey
SBTUG 27 October 2010
5:45pm – Doors open 6:00pm – Welcome & Intro – Craig Bailey 6:15pm – News – Nick Rayner 6:30pm – Silverlight for Business – Chris Anderson 7:15pm – Pizza Break 7:30pm – Prototyping – Jodie Miners 8:30pm – Finish
#sbtug Thank Youz
• @christhecoder• @jodiem• @aussienick• @sbtug• @CADbloke• @coatsy• @KathyHughesMVP• @craigbailey
Quick survey
• Who’s here for the first time?• Who’s using Silverlight currently?• How many business owners/analysts?• How many developers?
Your Questions
• What would you like covered tonight?– Mention your burning questions upfront
New Facebook Page
• Moving from our Facebook Group to a new Facebook Page
• www.facebook.com/SBTUG • Please ‘Like’ us
SBTUG 2010
24 November 2010Venture Capital and Government GrantsProbably…
Virtualisation Smackdown – Next Year?
Sponsor SBTUG?
• Links to you from the site• And newsletters• Mentions on the night
• Just cover the pizza cost ($80-$300)• Chat to me if you are interested
Cost
If you want pizza & drinks...• $10 donation
(Speakers eat free)
Events
• 28 Oct - The Social Network• 29 Oct – PDC Keynote at 3am or 9am #pdcau
microsoftpdc.com • 06 Nov – Office DevCon• 09 Nov – SydMo – iPhone 4 v WinP7 v Android v Blackberry• 16 Nov - Post PDC Roadshow• 20-21 Nov – CodeCampOz• 23 Nov – Yow (Brisbane, Melbourne)
Photos
• #sbtug
Tech News
• (Nick Rayner is sick…) • Google Instant• Click Fraud rate is up • PayPal micropayment system• Facebook data export• Facebook commenting system improves• Firesheep (Firefox Hacking plugin). See also
HTTPS Everywhere for protection• Tablet PCs continue to get trotted out…
Quick Poll
• Which language is used in your company?– Microsoft (.NET or C/C++)– Apple (C/C++)– PHP– Java– Other
Microsoft News
• Windows Phone 7• Office 365• Ray Ozzie leaves, and Reflects• Internet Explorer 9 Beta• Bing integrates with Facebook
“Let there be no doubt that the big shifts occurring over the next five years ensure that this will absolutely be a time of great opportunity for those who put past technologies & successes into perspective, and envision all the transformational value that can be offered moving forward to individuals, businesses, governments and society. It’s the dawn of a new day – the sun having now arisen on a world of continuous services and connected devices.”
4 Companies 2 Rule the World
• Microsoft: Desktop - Windows + Office + Servers• Apple: Mobile Advertising• Google: Search + Web Advertising• Facebook: Social connection + Social Advertising
• Note: Advertising is inversely proportional to Privacy – Google is terrible, Facebook is getting bad, watch Apple closely...
(From my April 2010 Slides)
5 Companies 2 Rule the World
• Microsoft: Desktop - Windows + Office + Servers• Apple: Subscriptions + Mobile Advertising• Google: Search + Web Advertising• Facebook: Social connection + Social Advertising• Amazon: Delivery
• Note: Advertising is inversely proportional to Privacy – Google is terrible, Facebook is getting bad, watch Apple closely...
Amazon
• AWS tiers• Self-publishing• Kindle reach• App stores• Micro-hosting (EC2 micro instances)• Lending
Amazon’s biggest problem
• They are still very US centric
The Push to Paid
• Paying for information– Time = Money
• Getting paid for information– Saving time = money
Tools & Resources
• SEObook ($300/month)• SEOmoz ($99/month)• PPCblog ($179/month)• Raven ($99/month)• GigaOM Pro ($179/year)
• iPad (News sources, Magazines, Tools)• Also, Accounting/Invoicing/PM related…
SBTUG 27 October 2010
5:45pm – Doors open 6:00pm – Welcome & Intro – Craig Bailey 6:15pm – News – Nick Rayner 6:30pm – Silverlight for Business – Chris Anderson 7:15pm – Pizza Break 7:30pm – Prototyping – Jodie Miners 8:30pm – Finish
Silverlight for Business
Over to Chris
