Alec Saunders SquawkBox

The BBC has written a story about communications etiquette which is quite interesting.  Reporting from the LIFT 07 conference, they talk about the phenomenon of "technology addiction", and how people are prioritizing different kinds of communications depending on medium.

It's a variation on the theme that Stowe Boyd articulated Monday at Etel.  Stowe argues that the firehose he calls flow is the new normal, and that we ought to think about communications differently.

One of the more amazing things about Etel were the people there.  I had grand plans to attend a series of different talks, but instead spent most of the show meeting with people over coffee, in and around the show.  Surj and his team did a terrific job of bringing together a who’s who of the “emerging telecommunications” industry.

Here’s a few of the photographs I shot.  You can find more from me and others organized under the flickr tag etel.

Kevin Gavin and Ken Camp sharing a laugh at the LaunchPad reception.

Stuart Henshall and James Bodie, talking Truphone.

Jim van Meggelen, caught in conversation.

Brad Templeton.

Bruce Stewart and Moshe Yudkowsky.

Joey Wan and Surj Patel

Phil Wolff

Andy Abramson, Bruce Stewart, Phil Wolff, Craig Walker, and Shel Israel at the bloggers dinner organized by Andy.

James Bodie, and Ken Camp discussing Truphone.

Pat Phelan on the left, and Talk-Plus!’ Jeff Black on the right.