hi

hi
mark surman

mark surman
mozilla

the open web
is your future

the open web
is your future
or, “how to build a
successful career,
and have fun,
turning users
into hackers”

my point:

my point:
openess and participation
created a better internet

my point:
these values will shape
your career, and the future

my point:
you need to understand
and be these values

<start>

the web we love

the web we love

the web we love

what makes
the web we love?

the web we love is
open

the web we love is
participatory

the web we love is
hackable

hackable
users can make the web they
want.

hackable
users can make the web they
want. extreme configurability.

the web we love is
hackable
and your job is to keep it that way

<history>

2003

2003
arrow II on flickr
source: never was an
concorde makes final flight
second iraq war starts
human genome completed
int'l year of freshwater
australia wins cricket world cup

2003
arrow II on flickr
source: never was an
concorde makes final flight
second iraq war starts
human genome completed
int'l year of freshwater
australia wins cricket world cup
and,
the web is in danger

2003
the web is in danger
mozilla foundation formed

2003
Mozill is a global community of people who believe that
openness, innovation, and opportunity are key to the
continued health of the Internet.
the web is in danger
mozilla foundation formed

2003
the web is in danger
mozilla foundation formed

2003
the web is in danger

monopoly

also

the web was becoming less
open

the web was becoming less
participatory

the web was becoming less
hackable

it wasn't the web we love

it wasn't the web we love
nor the web we have today

web we love
web we have today

together we
rebuilt the platform,
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving

together we
rebuilt the platform, open source
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving

together we
rebuilt the platform, open source
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving

together we
rebuilt the platform, open source
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving

together we
rebuilt the platform, open source
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving

together we
rebuilt the platform, open source
rebuilt the browser,
improved the web,
got things moving

using
openness
participation
hackability

Mike Connor,
Developer
1

Mike Connor,
Developer
Firefox
dev team
60

Mike
Connor,
Developer
Firefox
dev team
Daily
60
contributors
100s

Mike
Connor,Firefox
Develop
er dev team
Daily
60
contributors
100s
Contributors
1000s

Mike Connor,
Developer
Firefox
dev team
Daily
60
contributors
100s
Contributors
1000s
Beta testers
500,000+

Mike Connor,
Developer
Firefox
dev team
Daily
contributors
60
100s Contributors
1000s Beta testers
500,000+
Daily users
60 million

we encouraged people to
participate

we encouraged people to
participate

we encouraged people to
participate

we encouraged people to
participate
1000s of people

we encouraged people to
participate
$200,000

we encouraged people to
participate
a bet on openness

we encouraged people to
participate
this is the logic of the web

we encouraged people to
participate
this is how the web thinks

this is how the web thinks
and it will shape your career

<next>

<next>

<next>

<next>

<next>

2009

2009
on flickr
source: chrisjohnbeckket
1 million english words
european elections
guantánamo bay shut down
int'l year of natural fibres
the smiths reunion tour

2009
on flickr
source: chrisjohnbeckket
1 million english words
european elections
guantánamo bay shut down
int'l year of natural fibres
the smiths reunion tour
and
mobile goes open

epic
battle

epic
battle
source: storm gal on flickr

source: mr tentacle on flickr
vs.
source: storm gal on flickr

source: mr tentacle on flickr
how can open win?
vs.
source: storm gal on flickr

how can open win?

hardware

hardware
software

hardware
software
web

hardware
software
web
cloud

hardware
source: nix pix on flickr
software
web
cloud
network

hardware
source: Nick Hendry on flickr
software
web
cloud
network
pricing

hardware
software
web
cloud
network
pricing
permissions

hardware
software
web
network
cloud
pricing
permissions
open mobile ecosystem

open mobile ecosystem

<so what?>

how the web thinks
will shape your career

how the web thinks
will shape your career
help users hack and participate

how the web thinks
will shape your career
help users hack and participate
you will succeed, and have fun

how the web thinks
will shape your career
help users hack and participate
you will succeed, and have fun

how? get involved now
help users hack and participate
you will succeed, and have fun

how? get involved now
help users hack and participate
you will succeed, and have fun

how? get involved now
help users hack and participate
succeed, and have fun

how? get involved now
help users hack and participate
you will succeed, and have fun

thanks

thanks
to lilly, beltzner and everyone i stole slide
ideas from. everyone who commented.
and all the great photographers on flickr.
mark surman
mozilla foundation
mark@mozillafoundation.org
this deck @
www.slideshare.net/msurman