Google Wave my way :)

Google wave is an awesome tool of communication. It pretty much combines email, instant messaging, chat and social networking into one pot! And the best of all: Its in real time!!!
According to my research I found the following overall review on Google Wave:
Bottom Line of Google wave is:

A combination of e-mail, instant messaging, and real-time document sharing, Google Wave is really only an intriguing technology demonstration at this point. Its real value may become evident when third-party developers take advantage of its open API.

Pros
The next generation of instant messaging. Drag and drop files for collaboration.

Cons
Lots of bugs and crashes. No voice chat. Waves can quickly get messy and disorganized, especially with many participants.

Network Neutrality

Network Neutrality's main focus is to reinterate the Internet's main job of forwarding packets toward their source without picking and choosing between packets based on what their source is, where they are headed to and even their content. This is creating competiton just like MyStoreOnline can compete against Wal-Mart, where any blog can compete for readers against the big publishers and even a door for new innovations to enter the marketplace.
The main areas of concern for Net Neutruality comes down to the following questions which determine which side we should really be pushing for:
How will we access it?
How will it be charged?
How fast will it be?
How fast will it grow?
Who will have access?

So which side should I take? Here is what I am concerend about:
That ISPs might end up slowing traffic at peak times, therefore this will take away from the legitimate users...  However, I would argue that if net neutrality laws were passed the markets would in fact work to consumers' advantage.  ISPs would be forced to minimize disruption to their users, or will end up risking that consumers would switch over to a competitor ISP with a better network.  This would cause a better infrastructure and higher internet speeds for all the consumers, no matter how much bandwidth they use.

Please refer to http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-9773538-38.html for more information.

SEO

Since the topic discussed by our guest speakers was SEO, Here is more information about SEO.

SEO is an acronym for "search engine optimization" or "search engine optimizer." Deciding to hire an SEO is a big decision that can potentially improve your site and save time, but you can also risk damage to your site and reputation. Make sure to research the potential advantages as well as the damage that an irresponsible SEO can do to your site. Many SEOs and other agencies and consultants provide useful services for website owners, including:

Review of your site content or structure
Technical advice on website development: for example, hosting, redirects, error pages, use of JavaScript
Content development
Management of online business development campaigns
Keyword research
SEO training
Expertise in specific markets and geographies.

This information was derived from http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=35291

Findability

What is findability?

Findability is simply how easy it is to locate or navigate to an item or piece of information.

Much of the time, "findability" is discussed in the context of searching for information on the Internet, where it is a huge challenge; in the online world, if you can't find it then (for you) it might as well not exist.

But findability also applies to physical containers of information, such as books in a library, or even to physical objects themselves (for example, finding things using GPS or RFID).


http://www.relevantinfoservices.com/findability.html

Findability takes us beyond usability and information architecture into the realms of design, engineering and marketing. And it encompasses wayfinding and retrieval in physical and digital environments.

So findability builds on the foundation of library science and human-computer interaction, but addresses the new challenges and opportunities of social software, collective intelligence and ubiquitous computing.


Usability
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A measurement of the ease of use of any interface on the Web.

The better your Usability the better your Accessibility and Findability will be on your website.

Accessibility
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The means by which people can view the site regardless of the handicap involved, whether it be disabilities or technology.

The better your Accessibility the better your Usability and Findability will be on your website.

SEO
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Strategies and tactics used for improving how easy a search engine can find a site that best fits the requested search.

Better practices in Usability, Findability, and Accessibilty will help build a better foundation when coding for SEO

iPhone Development

General iPhone Web page best practices: http://www.devworld.apple.com/iphone

Working with the viewport:
http://www.iphonecompatible.net/design-tips-tools/define-a-viewport/

CSS for good iPhone Web pages:
http://www.cssgalleryapp.com/

The WebKit and using it's features for iPhone Web apps:
http://developer.apple.com/webapps/designingcontent.php

the iUI:
http://code.google.com/p/iui/