Session
Media 2.0: How Web 2.0 is Transforming Traditional Media
Charlene Li, Forrester Research
Oliver Muoto, VP, Business Development, vFlyer
Gabe Rivera, TechMeme
Ted Shelton, The Personal Bee
Rich Skrenta, Co-founder and CEO, Topix
Track: Strategy and Business Models
Date: Monday, April 16
Time: 9:00am
- 9:50am
Location: 2009
When Web 1.0 first came on the scene 10 years ago, print media published web sites that basically contained online versions of their print publications. Readers were expected to go on the web sites and read a static, electronic version of a newspaper or magazine. This approach and attitude is changing dramatically, as traditional media sites are becoming more interactive and aggressively seeking to develop active online readers. Bloggers are getting funded to produce new micropublishing ventures, and other sites like Digg and YouTube are creating new ways for stories and media to be discovered.














































































