Web 2.0 Expo attendees, let’s talk about Europe

Written on April 13, 2008 – 2:38 pm
Ernst-Jan Pfauth, editor in chief

I bought a white suit yesterday. For those of you who don’t know why, I’m glad to tell that it’s one of the most infamous clothings in the Valley. Ask the San Jose Mercury News, ask Micheal Arrington, ask Wired. They’re all familiar with the meaning of the suits: entrepreneurial trouble from Amsterdam. And now they’re coming back, with a slightly different team and a different mission.

This time we want to put our European Web 2.0 blog under your attention, let’s discuss the European start-up scene and its influence on the technology industry.

We’ll show up at the Web 2.0 Expo (April 22 - 25) to cover and learn about the latest developments in our beloved industry and especially to meet people who also think outside the Valley. After all, that’s what our blog is about. So are you a social media watcher whose also interested in Europe, building a start-up that aims for the European mainland or do just want to learn more about our wine-and-cheese lifestyle? Then look for the guys in the white suits.

Boris and I are looking forward to meeting you and have a good and interesting time!

I hope you like that post!

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About the author: Ernst-Jan is a blogger and journalist, who previously worked in New York to cover news at the United Nations. Next to writing, he's also a singer in the band Christina Five.

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By Juhani Polkko on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply

Hi guys, I couldn’t find a party list for the Web 2.0 Expo, so I created one here: http://en.xihalife.com/b/juhani/1540

Complete with Google Calendar links. Hope to see you in San Francisco!
By Ernst-Jan Pfauth on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply

@Juhani, awesome list! I’ve added it to my calendar and dugg it.

So I guess I see you when I’m holding a beer in my hand ;-)
By Patrick on Apr 13, 2008 | Reply

the Mercury news article is no longer available :( Have fun, I’m jealous.
By cvander on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply

Hi there.. I’ve been following the great work from NextWeb and would love to meet in Web 2.0 expo.
By Steven C on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply

go get them guys…;-)
By Ernst-Jan Pfauth on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply

@cvander, great! See you then!

@Steven C, we will! ;-)
By Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten on Apr 14, 2008 | Reply

@ernst-jan:

“So I guess I see you when I’m holding a beer in my hand ;-)”

That must be a typo. You meant “holding a glass of champagne in my hand” right???