SubscribeRSS Feed

Opera CEO to give keynote address at Webmaster World PubCon; I’ll be on a panel

Published November 13th, 2006 10:00 AM EST By Daniel Goldman

Opera CEO, Jon von Tetzchner, is scheduled to give a keynote address on the first day (tomorrow) of the Webmaster World PubCon conference in Las Vegas.

The keynote will last for about an hour where he will talk about Opera’s plan for growing its marketshare, how Opera can compete against Firefox and Internet Explorer 7 (IE), why Opera hasn’t gone open source, and what’s next for Opera.

Incidentally, the guy who runs the conference is actually a big Opera user. Read his blog post on the conference’s blog about how he got Opera’s CEO to keynote.

If you’re attending the conference, come by for the keynote, which starts at 4:00PM. In case you can’t make it, there will be multiple bloggers there taking notes of the keynote. Barry Schwartz from The Search Engine Roundtable blog will be covering the conference, watch out for his blog.

As for myself, I’ll be on a panel discussing the changes of coding websites with CSS and HTML nowadays. The session will last for a little over an hour. This panel will take place immediately before the keynote address by the CEO of Opera.

If you enjoyed this post, then make sure you subscribe to my RSS Feed.

:: Post a Comment
« Google says speed is king; so says Opera
Opera Day 1 at the Webmaster World PubCon conference »

3 Comments

Feed for this Post
  1. 1 EC Nov 13th, 2006 at 11:51 am
    using Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox 2.0 on Windows Windows XP

    Good luck!

  2. 2 WildEnte Nov 13th, 2006 at 10:40 pm
    using Opera Opera 9.02 on Windows Windows XP

    Look! An IE user writing a comment!

    (please delete this post together with above spam (c;= )

  3. 3 Daniel Goldman Nov 14th, 2006 at 9:39 am
    using Opera Opera 9.02 on Windows Windows XP

    Deleted the above comment spam. I was traveling to Las Vegas all day yesterday (For the Webmaster World conference).

About this blog


Opera Watch, an Opera browser blog, is run by Daniel Goldman, who used to work for Opera Software as a Technical Evangelist.

Subscribe

Subscribe to Opera Watch, and stay in touch with the latest Opera browser buzz.

Opera Mini

Get Opera Mini

View this page in Opera Mini

Opera Mini demo

Opera Tips

(More opera tips)

Search Opera Watch

Note: I encourage you to copy and translate my blog posts to your non-English blog. Do you have an Opera blog (with more than 90% of the content Opera-related)? Let me know and I'll add it to the list above.

About Opera


Q: What is Opera?
A: Opera is one of the most powerful Web browsers around. A Web browser is the program that allows you to view Web pages. Opera is well known for innovation for PC browsers and bringing the full web to mobile phones and devices.

Q: Is Opera free?
A: Absolutely free.

Q: Why should I download a browser? Doesn't my computer already come with one for free?
A: It's about getting more out of the time you spend on the internet. Opera is designed to be much faster than these browsers and gives you powerful features that the default browser lacks. Default browsers like Internet Explorer are also more likely to be subjected to dangerous software such as viruses and spyware.

Q: Will Opera keep me safe from fraudulent websites and malicious hackers?
A: According to Secunia, a respected firm that tracks security in browsers, Opera has the best reputation and track record when it comes to browser security. Keeping our users safe from security vulnerabilities, fraudulent websites, and malicious hackers is a top priority for Opera. Opera is maintained by hundreds of engineers, developers and security experts who are constantly looking to make the browser even safer.

Q: Doesn't Opera copy all of their features from other browsers?
A: Absolutely not. In fact, many of the features that are popular in other browsers today were invented and pioneered by Opera a long time ago. Opera invented the precursor to tabs (in 1994), Page Zoom (1994), was the first browser to block pop-up ads (2000), first to add a Search field in the browser toolbar (2000), Sessions (1996), deleting private data (2000), Mouse Gestures (2000), User JavaScript (2005), BitTorrent support (2005), Widgets (2006), Speed Dial (2007), and much more.

Q: Does Opera support extensions, such as those found in Firefox?
A: Much of the functionality provided through Firefox extensions is already built directly into Opera, so you don't have to download additional extensions in Opera. In addition, Opera is highly customizable and supports all standard plug-ins.

Q: Can I also use Opera on my mobile phone?
A: Yes. And your Nintendo Wii, Nintendo DS or almost any connected device and mobile phones. Opera Mobile oftens comes preinstalled from the manufacturers, but if it doesn't you can install Opera Mini which runs on nearly all phones.

Q: This all sounds great, so how do I download Opera?
A: -- Opera on your computer
-- Opera Mini on your phone
-- Opera Mobile on your phone
-- or learn more about Opera at www.opera.com