Dave Winer says he feels cheated because Steve Gillmor, who pioneered the concept of "the attention economy," isn't speaking at PC Forum. I don't. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to hear Steve speak, but the theme of this year's PC Forum is "Users In Charge." I can see where Steve's sweet spot and Esther's conference theme overlap, but, at least as I see it in the hours just before the conference actually starts, they don't overlap to such a degree that the elephant in the room becomes Gillmor's absence. Perhaps my view of that will change after the conference begins later this afternoon.

Last year, one of the online tools Esther used to facilitate conversations and introductions asked you to name three of your "technology heroes." Dave was on my list. If she asked that question again this year, he'd still be there.

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