Internet Mogul Ram Shriram @ WebGuild

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The WebGuild 2006 Conference: Web 2.0 - The New Web Thursday October 19 brough out the who's who of the internet world.

Internet pioneer Ram Shriram - Founding Member of Google shared his insights on Web2.0, user generated content and social networks at WebGuild 2006. Ram described “Web 2.0″ as not simply a new technology but an evolution in technology more than a revloution. He said that search has essentially made the world flat and that has put tremendous power in the hands of the average person.

The cost of starting such entities has dropped tremendously in the last couple of years and has removed a barrier that previous existed, he said. He also, shared that the growth of social networking have in part been driven by user behavior enabled by more dynamic content.

Looking forward he predicted that the mobile phone with ever increasing utilization rate and penetration in countries such as China, India, Brazil and Russia will be the under pinnings of the next major trend.

The panel was moderated by Safa Rashtchy of Piper Jaffery and attended by VCs (Bill Tai - Charles River Ventures, Highland Capital, Intel Capital, Shasta Ventures, Clearstone Ventures and more) entrepreneurs, journalists, web technologists, government officals from Poland, England, Australia, Canada and recruiters from Google there to snag some smart folks.