Go inside Google+ with Tim O'Reilly and Bradley Horowitz

What does social data mean to Google? Find out in a free webcast on August 23.

Google's past data efforts were largely tied to the discovery and categorization of information, but Google+ adds a new component to that mix: people.

This shift raises a host of important questions:

How will the social data from Google+ be put to use?
Is social data critical to Google's mission of organizing the world's information, or is it more aligned with the company's advertising model?
What long-term value does this data bring to users and Google itself?

Tim O'Reilly and Google VP of Product Management Bradley Horowitz will explore these questions and others during a free webcast on Tuesday, August 23 at 10 am PDT / 1 pm EDT.

Register to attend this free online event.

The webcast offers an extended preview of another conversation taking place at O'Reilly's Strata Summit, Sept. 20-21, in New York City. Part of a week-long series devoted to data, Strata Summit offers two days of high-level strategies for thriving in "the harsh light of data," delivered by the business and technology pioneers currently leading the way.

Strata Summit New York 2011, being held Sept. 20-21, is for executives, entrepreneurs, and decision-makers looking to harness data. Hear from the pioneers who are succeeding with data-driven strategies, and discover the data opportunities that lie ahead.

Save 35% on registration with the code STRATA
(Offer expires 8/22)

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Live Chat [22 August 2011 12:49 PM]

Those are definitely compelling questions. Sometimes I wonder about the wisdom of throwing all of my online eggs into one google basket, so to speak. Should be an interesting event!