Web 2.0 Summit to focus on "points of control" in technology battles

The Web 2.0 Summit is unveiling its theme of “Points of Control” today, and the map depicting the theme is a pretty handy way to look at the competition among the powers that be in the technology world.

Headed by John Battelle and Tim O’Reilly, this year’s summit will take place Nov. 15 to 17 in San Francisco. The conference theme depicts the competition as a global battle on a faux map, with various technology giants occupying key countries in the global war.

“More than any time in the history of the Web, incumbents in the network economy are consolidating their power and staking new claims to key points of control,” the theme says. “Meanwhile, insurgents both large and small are hoping to gain footholds or take ground in new territories.” The summit will take feedback on the theme and the map and adjust it as necessary.

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