Atlanta Firefox 3 Launch Party
Last night I attended a Firefox 3 Launch Party here in Atlanta at the Park Tavern off Piedmont Park. Firefox is hoping to set a new mark in the Guiness Book of World Records for the most downloads in 24 hours.
Outside in the park, it was another spectacularly lit early evening. Inside the darkly lit tavern about 25-30 tech geeks (I use the phrase in the highest of praise) and several Macs were on hand to celebrate and download. The evening was co-sponsored by Atlanta based companies StomperNet and Appcelerator.
StomperNet’s Andrew Edmonds is a big believer in Firefox’s open source philosophy. He organized a Firefox 1.0 launch party in Boston a few years back. In true open source spirit, StomperNet is using this day to launch a free Firefox plug-in for SEO.
While I am sure there are much larger parties taking place across the country, it is heartening to see members of Atlanta’s computer community getting behind a global Internet event.
Launch Party attendees
StomperNet’s Andrew Edmonds
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Hey, this is Jon Gosier in from Appfrica (http://appfrica.pbwiki.com). I’m glad I came as well, what a great turn out!
Jon
Great meeting you last night. Please use the comment space to tell me and readers a little about what you do for Appfrica.
Appfrica is a technology conference I founded/organize/fundraise that is all about promoting web technologies in Africa. We encourage and support entrepreneurs, NGOs, students and businesses to learn ways to participate and use the web to improve socio-economic technologies. Of course in areas that are “off-the-grid” we have other ideas but that’s essentially what it’s all about. The first event is July 31 in Uganda
Correction: “socio-economic technologies” should read “socio-economic conditions”
Of course you were there. You’re everywhere! LOL