It was about projects and initiatives, ideas and missions, but above all it was about PEOPLE - yes, people like you and us, people seeking an alternative way for learning, sharing and teaching knowledge, people caring about the web and the freedom to express themselves.
We knew that Codemotion was big. Last year's edition was 2040 people attending. We expected a little more, indeed.We hoped so, at least. Last year's agency (our friends at Macaroni bros) did an incredible job in curating all the visual communication and being chosen by such an event was pretty honouring for us. It all started in October 2011.
In our previous experiences events are those things where you either listen to experts talking or attend to a show or a performance.
In both cases you're a spectator there
In terms of events this is the closest metaphore of a closed web could be.
As a user you're supposed to listen, consume, and follow.
We enjoyed a lot all the meeting, indeed. It has very alive and fermenting attitude crawling beneath the Frites
For sure, we enjoyed a couple of things most.
First of all I want to thank Mark Surman for the incredible conversations, presentations and great attitude he showed to all of us.
As a web-agency we started using Mozilla Firefox as a development platform when its name was Phoenix in the early 2004.
Well this is something that was here even before social media broke in the web-scene. Now being open or public has its downside. Respecting people privacy is an issue as much as getting information public.
