The Internet is basically the ur-social network and highlighting this is one of the big thrusts this year at the Web 2.0 Expo. With so many platforms and podiums from which to broadcast the minutiae of our lives (as well as the glut of input from everyone you've ever spoken to once at a conference) a crucial concern becomes upping the "signal to noise" ratio -- i.e. getting your filter on. This was precisely what I took away from my inaugural open social workshop hosted by Six Apart's David Reco