Dawn Applegate
Dawn Applegate is the Conferences Publicist for O'Reilly Media, Inc. A graduate of UC San Diego, Dawn has over 20 years experience working in the high-tech industry. A native of Sonoma County, Ms. Applegate has spent the majority of her life in the Bay Area working for firms such as J. Walter Thompson, Sun Microsystems and Hi-Tech PR. Her role with O'Reilly includes handling all media inquiries, passes, and details at O'Reilly Conferences as well as writing and distributing press releases for conference related news. Dawn also manages the news and information blogs for O'Reilly Conferences.
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News Release: Graphing Social Patterns West 2008: Registration Open!
December 19 2007
Okay social networkers, start your engines...the whistle has blown and registration is now open for Graphing Social Patterns West 2007: O'Reilly Launches "Graphing Social Patterns" Conference. GSP West to cover social networks, application platforms from Facebook, MySpace, Google, LinkedIn read moreNews Release: Ubuntu Live Conference Call for Proposals Open
December 18 2007
The following press release regarding Ubuntu Live was released today: Ubuntu Live Conference: Taking it Further in 2008 read moreNews Release: Registration is Live!
December 17 2007
It's now time to register for MySQL Conference & Expo 2008, here is the full press release: Program Unveiled for MySQL Conference & Expo 2008 read moreNews Release: Program Unveiled for the O'Reilly ETech Conference
December 07 2007
Registration is now open for ETech 2008, here is the official press release: Keynote Speakers Include: Saul Griffith, Kathy Sierra, Lawrence Lessig, Tim O'Reilly, and Alex Steffen read moreYahoo Developer Network: Open Source Projects Welcome at MySQL 2008 Conference
December 04 2007
Always good to spread the word about opportunities to reach potential clients at MySQL: We are arranging a "DotOrg-Pavilion" where we would like to give Open Source Projects related to or based on the MySQL Server or other MySQL Products an opportunity to showcase their work. read moreWorld Changing Blog: Our own Alex Steffen is a keynote speaker at ETech 2008
December 04 2007
This is a nice plug for ETech (past and present): The social web of today pretty much had its gestation at Etech gatherings in the early 2000s. read moreNovember 27 2007
This video is actually from the Web 2.0 Berlin event, but offers a great definition of what the phrase Web 2.0 means: Tim O’Reilly on Web 2.0 read moreWorld of Usability: Finally a Useful GPS Device for your Car!
November 27 2007
News from Dash Express, a follow up from products seen at last year's Where 2.0 Conference: Last year at the Where 2.0 conference, I first saw the Dash Express, a location-aware device that connects to the Internet to get information in real-time from your car. I just got e-mail from Dash… read moreZD Net: The season of social network platforms
November 27 2007
This is an interesting article that references the Graphing Social Patterns: The Graphing Social Patterns conference earlier this month explored multiple aspects of the FB and social networking phenomenon. Coming up this week is SNAP (Social Network Application Platform), a one-day conference focusing on the Facebook platform and beyond. read moreTom Foremski Blog: Challenges ahead for Facebook developers
November 27 2007
Tom discusses a recent presentation at the Graphing Social Patterns conference: He also says that Facebook will not be the dominant social network, he predicts different social sites for people's different interests. He was speaking at the recent "Graphing Social Patterns"conference organised by Dave McClure. read moreNovember 27 2007
Nice Velocity mention.... Still want to know more? If so, you should enlist for O'Reilly media's planned Velocity conference in San Fransisco June 23-24 next year, which they claim is a first of its kind. In addition to Cal Henderson, Amazon.com and other global web sites will be presenting. read moreNovember 27 2007
Interesting comments on Ubuntu's adoption... Earlier this summer, I was at O'Reilly's Ubuntu Live conference in Portland, and the Ubuntu tribe were almost all using the GUI interface. read moreConfig Management Blog: O'Reilly Announces Velocity Conference
November 27 2007
A nice mention in the Config-mgmt mailing list blog regarding Velocity: Looks like it's pretty web-site focused, but it should be interesting for others, too. read moreHigh Earth Orbit Blog: Where2.0 2008 Proposals due in 1 week
November 27 2007
Just a reminder for all those proposals for Where 2.0, the time is now! Last reminder, proposals for the O’Reilly Where2.0 conference are due December 3. So make sure and get your submissions in! read moreNovember 27 2007
This video is actually from the Web 2.0 Berlin event, but offers a great definition of what the phrase Web 2.0 means: Tim O'Reilly on Web 2.0 read moreGISuser.com: Mentions Where 2.0 2008
November 19 2007
We got a nice "hit" on GISuser.com for Where 2.0: http://www.gisuser.com/content/view/13201/ read moreAdaptive Blue: AdaptiveBlue Is Sponsoring ETech
November 19 2007
We are very excited to let you know that AdaptiveBlue is going to be one of the sponsors and exhibitors of the next year's ETech conference. If you are not familiar with this conference, it is really one of the best emerging technology conferences that draws a fantastic crowd of… read moreNovember 19 2007
A nice pick up on the latest TOC news release: Driven by the Internet, technology is fundamentally transforming publishing. read moreNovember 19 2007
Here's a mention for our latest conference: Velocity: O'Reilly has announced a new conference called Velocity. From their front page: read moreYahoo Developer Network: Velocity Web Performance and Operations Conference
November 16 2007
Steve Souders, co-chair blogged about Velocity on Yahoo's Developer Network: O'Reilly just announced Velocity, their first conference focused on web performance and operations. It's scheduled for June 23-24, 2008 at the San Francisco Airport Marriott in Burlingame. I'm proud to say that Jesse Robbins and I are co-chairing Velocity. read moreO'Reilly Radar: O'Reilly launches Velocity Web Performance and Operations Conference
November 16 2007
Velocity conference co-chair, Jesse Robbins, posted the following: I'm happy to announce that Steve Souders and I will be co-chairing Velocity, the new O'Reilly conference dedicated to Web Performance and Operations. read morePress Release: Velocity Conference: Call For Participation Open
November 15 2007
Start your engines ladies and gentleman, Velocity 2008 call for participation is officially open! Velocity Press Release read moreLaNacion: Nokia vs Apple: golpe a golpe
November 12 2007
More coverage from Web 2.0 Summit from LaNacion (albeit in en espanol!): En San Franciso, durante el Web 2.0 Summit, la marca finlandesa de celulares presento una nueva computadora de mano mientras Apple, paradojicamente, anunciaba mejoras para su iPhone read moreLaNacion: Nokia vs Apple: golpe a golpe
November 12 2007
More coverage from Web 2.0 Summit from LaNacion (albeit in en espanol!): En San Franciso, durante el Web 2.0 Summit, la marca finlandesa de celulares presento una nueva computadora de mano mientras Apple, paradojicamente, anunciaba mejoras para su iPhone read moreIssues in Publishing: The King is Dead! Long Live the King!
November 12 2007
Blogger Fran Toolan writes about publishing issues, referencing TOC in a larger piece: I would argue that publishers need to become - or re-emerge as - 'Reader Services companies'. They need to facilitate the styles and habits of the reader in whatever form or fashion that reader is, and to lower… read moreMedialoper: Gearing Up for TOC 2008
November 12 2007
Medialoper is lending support for TOC 2008: TOC is an O'Reilly Media sponsored event, designed to help the slow moving world of book publishing ease gently into the 21st century. It's the place to be if you have any interest at all in the future of publishing. It's also one of… read moreLaNacion: Ese fenomeno llamado Facebook
November 08 2007
LaNacion’s coverage from Web 2.0 Summit. The reporter said that was the story was in the top ten of most viewed stories that day… Mark Zuckerberg, ex estudiante de Harvard, es el cofundador y CEO de la ultima nina mimada de las redes sociales online; estuvo en el reciente Web 2.0… read moreNovember 08 2007
More coverage from LaNacion from Web 2.0 Summit, this time on Google Health: Por que la marca mas valuada del mundo pone en cuestion la salud?; en pleno debate por la seguridad social en EE. UU., en el Web 2.0 Summit de San Francisco, la empresa revelo su interes por esta… read moreLaNacion: Ese fenomeno llamado Facebook
November 08 2007
LaNacion's coverage from Web 2.0 Summit. The reporter said that was the story was in the top ten of most viewed stories that day... Mark Zuckerberg, ex estudiante de Harvard, es el cofundador y CEO de la ultima nina mimada de las redes sociales online; estuvo en el reciente Web 2.0… read moreNovember 08 2007
More coverage from LaNacion from Web 2.0 Summit, this time on Google Health: Por que la marca mas valuada del mundo pone en cuestion la salud?; en pleno debate por la seguridad social en EE. UU., en el Web 2.0 Summit de San Francisco, la empresa revelo su interes por esta… read moreNews Release: The O'Reilly Tools of Change For Publishing Conference Registration Is Now Open
November 07 2007
Here is the official registration is open release for the Tools of Change Conference: 2008 TOC Conference Will Turn the Page on Publishing Technology read moreLa Nacion: Los duenos de Internet
November 06 2007
This was published on the site of the oldest and second largest newspaper in Argentina regarding Web 2.0 Summit: San Francisco fue la sede de la Web 2.0 Summit, un encuentro sobre las tendencias web actuales y futuras; organizado por Tim O´Reilly y companias lÃÂderes como Facebook, Microsoft, Nokia y Google,… read moreInternet Magazine 2.0: Social Media
November 06 2007
This article is in Japanese but covers social media news from Web 2.0 Summit: Web 2.0 Summit Report — Next edge; social graph in the real-world society read moreInfectious Greed: Money:Tech: Tradable Data Story of the Day
November 06 2007
It's great having a conference chair who also has an active blog. Here's what Paul Kedrosky had to say about Money:Tech this week: Two stories caught my eye today with respect to my conference on financial technology and alternative data sources.First, today's Jimmy Cayne story in the WSJ about how the… read moreGallyCat: SharedBook Enters the Web 2.0 Cookbook Market
November 06 2007
Always nice to get a conference mention in the GalleyCat. Ron Hogan plugs TOC: When I met SharedBook CEO Caroline Vanderlip at the O'Reilly "Tools of Change" conference this summer, one of the first ideas I got from her company's "reverse publishing platform," which essentially allows users to pick and choose… read moreLa Nacion: Los dueños de Internet
November 06 2007
This was published on the site of the oldest and second largest newspaper in Argentina regarding Web 2.0 Summit: San Francisco fue la sede de la Web 2.0 Summit, un encuentro sobre las tendencias web actuales y futuras; organizado por Tim O´Reilly y compañías líderes como Facebook, Microsoft, Nokia y Google,… read moreInternet Magazine 2.0: Social Media
November 06 2007
This article is in Japanese but covers social media news from Web 2.0 Summit: Web 2.0 Summit Report -- Next edge; social graph in the real-world society read moreAllaboutalpha.com: EVENT: Finding alpha at the intersection of finance and technology
November 06 2007
This is a good article that points out why the Money:Tech conference is so timely: But the event described below is truly unique in that it is about the intersection of finance and technology. Financial blogs are just one example of the inhabitants of this intersection. Others include various forms of… read moreBusiness Week: What MySpace-Facebook Rivalry?
November 02 2007
Sarah Lacy, who is working on a book about the rise of Web 2.0, attended Web 2.0 Summit and gave her spin on the Facebook/MySpace debate: Those were among the few nuggets of news emanating from O’Reilly Media’s annual Web 2.0 Summit, which also featured Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who said… read moreBusiness Week: What MySpace-Facebook Rivalry?
November 02 2007
Sarah Lacy, who is working on a book about the rise of Web 2.0, attended Web 2.0 Summit and gave her spin on the Facebook/MySpace debate: Those were among the few nuggets of news emanating from O'Reilly Media's annual Web 2.0 Summit, which also featured Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who said… read moreO'Reilly Radar: High Performance Web Sites
October 31 2007
Tim recently had an O'Reilly Radar post on high performance websites, which includes a discussion on our new conference: Velocity: We've long believed that one of the side-effects of Web 2.0 and the demands of the internet as platform is that more is required of web sites than ever before in… read moreDave McClure: 2007 Event Media Coverge
October 31 2007
Welcome to the new O'Reilly Media Graphic Social Patterns news & coverage page. This link will take you conference Chair Dave McClure's site, where you can read the coverage for the 2007 event: This page is a list of recent press articles and links about Graphing Social Patterns read moreThe New York Times: Murdoch, a Folk Hero in Silicon
October 30 2007
David Carr attended Web 2.0 Summit and filed this report yesterday: Half an hour into the party, there was a ripple of excitement, and people started murmuring and pointing toward the door. When the crowd parted, I expected to see Mark Zuckerberg, the young overlord of Facebook, or Steve Ballmer,… read moreMarketWatch: Are we in the midst of "Bubble 2.0?"
October 29 2007
Interesting article on Web 2.0 Summit: The bubble question also lurked in the minds of many attendees at the Web 2.0 Summit conference in San Francisco last week. Along with Facebook, search and online advertising juggernaut Google has an even scarier valuation. In Google’s case, Wall Street justifies its market cap… read moreOctober 29 2007
Dean Takahashi covered Web 2.0 Summit: John Battelle and Tim O’Reilly opened the Web 2.0 asking a question, “Is this a bubble?” Few folks raised their hands in the ballroom of the Palace Hotel. But this is the land of the faithful. True believers are the ones who are starting Internet… read moreeWeek: Facebook to Crash the Online Advertising Party
October 29 2007
More from Web 2.0 Summit from eWeek: CEO Mark Zuckerberg parries dogged questions about online advertising. Google Health: I’m Feeling Yucky read moreThe Red Herring: Is Web 2.0 Growing Up?
October 29 2007
Joel Dreyfuss has some interesting theories of everything new sounding familiar at Web 2.0 Summit: At one point during the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco this week, I thought I’d fallen into a time warp. I suddenly found myself listening to pitches that might have been appropriate in the 1990s… read moreRead/WriteWeb: Lots of Summit Coverage
October 29 2007
Richard MacManus, a Web 2.0 Summit veteran filed the following stories: 2007 Web 2.0 Summit Review: How the Web 2.0 Conference Has Evolved Over 2 Years MySpace Evolves - Developer Platform Details, Partnerships, Growth Figures Twine: The First Mainstream Semantic Web App? The New Era of Semantic Apps Web 2.0 Summit 2007: Mary Meeker and… read moreUSA Today: Facebook's Zuckerberg: Not your father's CEO
October 29 2007
Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance at Web 2.0 Summit had many mentions in the media, here is what USA Today’s Jefferson Graham had to say: Much has been made of the youth of 23-year-old CEO Mark Zuckerberg (left) of the red-hot social network Facebook. read moreCRN: Web 2.0 Confab Takes Aim At Closed Platforms
October 26 2007
Lots of stories from Web 2.0 Summit from CRN/Channel Web, here’s a good one: Among the many buzzwords associated with the Web 2.0 hype, none has quite the cachet as “open.” Yet no idea is more profoundly troubling to the companies trying to build profitable Internet businesses. And for the rest of… read moreRecent Posts | All O'Reilly Posts
