Archive for the ‘SE Trade Shows’ Category

Jun 18

I think anyone who has ever attended a conference before, whether it be trade/industry related or online related, probably has a pretty good idea of what the event was like… as for the play-by-play, you’ve come to the right place.
For starters, the first thing that hit me was the complete and utter lack of signage […]

Jun 17

Here’s a list of a few ideas and concepts that seem simple once you hear them, but I hadn’t thought of before hearing them at panels while attending SES.
1. Companies using Digg and other social media sites to promote their clients are gaming the system, at least a little bit.
This is more of a confirmation […]

Jun 16

I attended two sessions where panelists took sites from members of the audience and critiqued sites of individuals in the audience. I was fortunate enough to get Ancient Standard up on the screen and in front of a room full of eyes at both sessions. Even if the panelists had nothing constructive to say […]

Jun 15

Continuing with SES Toronto 2007 coverage, I’d like to tell a little story. A story about three panelists, all from the same company. Perhaps, you’ve heard of it… it’s called Microsoft. I’ll be honest, I’m not a windows fanboy, I really dislike Vista… but I’m not a die hard Bill-hater either.
Obviously, Microsoft will […]

Jun 14

On the train ride home after day one, the discussions Jay and I had about SES tended to revolve around how useful / worthwhile the day had been. The main question that kept coming up was “if I had just paid $1150 to attend this conference, would I feel like I got value out of […]

Jun 13

SES 2007 Day Two Overview

2007 at 6:48pm | by Dave

Well, I’ve returned back from the second day of SES Toronto 2007, and I am wiped out.  The second day was a LOT better than the first for me (obviously expect me to go into why in more detail over the next few days), and I’m somewhat sorry that Jason didn’t come to check out […]

Jun 13

SES Toronto 2007 at a Glance.

2007 at 4:29am | by Dave

Wow! We’re finally here. I’ve been extremely excited to attend SES since I found out we’d be covering the show around two weeks ago, and it’s great to finally be here. We’ll be going into more in-depth coverage in future posts, but I’d like to give a brief overview of my thoughts on the show […]