rallying millions of people to love, protect and steward the open web

mark surman

mark surmanmozilla

mark surmanmozilla

title:

what’s next for open?rallying millions of people to

love, protect and steward the open web

love, protect and steward the open web

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love, protect and steward the open web

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“We must use the generativity of the netto create a constituency that will protect and nurture it.”

Zittrain photo by Joi Ito under C

C BY.

“We must use the generativity of the netto create a constituency that will protect and nurture it.”

Zittrain photo by Joi Ito under C

C BY.

my point:

my point: the people in this room createcool, world changing technology

my point: but technology may not be enough to preserve the web we’ve built

my point: we need millions more people to love, protect and steward the web

point #1 the people in this room createcool, world changing technology

the

web

we

love

the

web

we

love

the

web

we

love

the

web

we

love

youmadethis

the

web

we

love

point #2but technology may not be enough to preserve the web we’ve built

point #2but technology may not be enough to preserve the web we’ve built

the web is healthy now

but likely many threats and struggles ahead

network throttled, sliced up

mobile web still thinks like a phone

web video looks like plain old TV

identity and data locked up in silos

security + privacy fail = web lockdown

security + privacy fail = web lockdown

seatbelt moment: we have the technology more people need to care, and act

100will we have an open web

years?

point 3we need millions more people to love, protect and steward the web

love, protect and steward the open web“We must use the generativity of the net

to create a constituency that will protect and nurture it.”

Zittrain photo by Joi Ito under C

C BY.

we don’t fully know yet, but we have some ideas

how?

idea

explain open, simplyand then get a million

more people to do the same

idea

focus on what mattersdrill down to concrete solutions to

the biggest threats and problems

idea

encourage people to actconcrete things people can do to makethe web better. starts w/ one web day.

idea

encourage people to actconcrete things people can do to makethe web better. starts w/ one web day.

who should do this?

who should do this?

who should do this?

who should do this?

open your calendaradd: one web day -> september 22, 2009explain open. have a conversation. act.

first step:

takeaway:we need millions more people to love, protect and steward the web

we can make this happen

100we will have an open web

years!we can make this happen

100we will have an open web

years!thanks