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June 10, 2009

As we approach the six-year mark from the original Web 2.0 thesis, the trends are becoming clearer than ever. Once applications live in the cloud, the key to success will be harnessing network effects so that those applications literally get better the more people use them. But that's just the beginning. Today we see that applications are being driven by sensors, not just by people typing on keyboards. They are becoming platforms for collective action, not just collective intelligence. The "data shadows" that people and things leave in cyberspace are becoming richer and deeper, and are being exploited in new ways. All this is adding up to something profound and different. When web meets world, we get Web Squared: the theme of this year's .

John and Tim, co-hosts of Web 2.0 Summit, are in the process of preparing the program for the 2009 edition of the conference. In addition to outlining their ideas for how the Web is evolving, they'll welcome "web squared" examples from webcast participants--how the world is putting the Web to work to make business more efficient, culture more vibrant, and society more tolerant.

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