Real-time search is not just the newest buzzword. It is a new way to find things where the *when* is as important as the the *what*. Sometimes you want to know about the history of earthquakes, but if you’ve just experienced one, you’re probably more interested in that particular earthquake. Real-time search throws away much of the traditional search engine architecture, and breathes new life into pre-Google search technologies. Come learn why it is important and how it is different!

About Me: I’m the CTO of Collecta, a new real-time search engine, and have spent the last several years building technology that enables efficient real-time search.

Jack Moffitt – New Things Now: Intro to Real-time Search

Whether you are selling $1.00 trinkets or $10,000 software packages, there are certain things you can do to improve your conversion rate and increase online sales.

Social Learning – How the web is changing learning and education by Doruk Aytulu of Veezyon.com

Spikes and rapid fluctuations in energy prices from unfriendly countries coupled with global warming concerns have sharpened our perception that the United States needs to become energy independent and do so in a clean, renewable, and sustainable manner. I will talk about how non-profit companies like KinAestheticWind, Inc (http://www.kinaestheticwind.com) can play a role in achieving these goals using innovative projects like electric lowriders and flying monkeys

Have you ever wanted to take the plunge and join or start a startup? Startup weekend lets you try it out at an event where, during a 72-hour period, impromptu teams try to build a viable, fundable business, complete with a working prototype if feasible. Lets bring Startup Weekend to Albuquerque!

Want to start developing casual multiplayer games, but you’re scared of servers? Fear not, Flash Media Server can help. I’ll go over the basics of server time, how to easily deal with latency issues, and how to approach a multiplayer project.

Sean McCracken is the Director Of Research & Development at Influxis.  He live in Rio Rancho, and has been in the Albuquerque area for about 3 years now.

They can’t vocalize it. And it’s not on anyone’s design checklist. But enterprise websites have special needs.

Here are just a few things I’ve learned by building large websites for the City of Albuquerque, Albuquerque Public Schools, Duke City Fix, and the Bioneers.