Web innovators discovered in Boston
A species that scientists had long considered extinct in the Boston area was discovered to be thriving in the bar of the Blue Room in Kendall Square, Cambridge last night. As this photo proves, over 80 developers, business development people, VCs and lawyers were seen frolicking, well, at least mingling and exchanging business cards. This second meeting of the Boston Web Innovators Group proved that Web technology is finally coming back to life here. Note the distinctive name badges (circled in the photo), which are a signal of wanting to meet others they don't already know, always a rare sighting in Boston. Astute observers will also recognize the absence of bald spots on the males (well, except for the few bald guys), a clear sign that most of those sighted were still in their twenties. The absence of older members of this species is thought to be the result of a mysterious die-off at the turn of the century. Scientists are still debating the cause of what they refer to as the ".bomb". Up until recently these gatherings of Web technologists had been largely confined to a small area south of San Francisco, but now they appear to be spreading to the less hospitable regions of New England. There is speculation in the popular press that global warming may be at least partly responsible for their sudden appearance.
