Articles about Conferences and Events

Thumbnail image for Web 2.0 Expo: A Stream of Consciousness Report

Web 2.0 Expo: A Stream of Consciousness Report

SAN FRANCISCO

The economy may be in a tailspin, but last week’s Web 2.0 Expo proved that some start-ups have enough wind in their sails to see it through to the other side. The secret sauce of rocking through this downturn – and the theme of the conference – is doing more with less.

In the tradition of embracing my Attention Deficit Disorder while blogging about something I could spend hours commenting on, here’s an unabashedly chaotic and subjective look at the conference and its high-points, low-points, and every scary mascot and Marketing Fail in between.

2 comments Read the full article →
Thumbnail image for Web 2.0 Expo: I’d Write About it if I had 5 Consecutive Minutes of Internet Connectivity

Web 2.0 Expo: I’d Write About it if I had 5 Consecutive Minutes of Internet Connectivity

The Web 2.0 Expo is coming to a close, and it’s been a heckuva conference. I’ve met some great people and been introduced to some really awesome new products and companies, and of course have some thoughts to share on the conference as a whole.
My fingers, wrists and back are already hurting in anticipation of all the writing I’ll be doing this weekend.

0 comments Read the full article →
Thumbnail image for Conference Preview: Web 2.0 Expo

Conference Preview: Web 2.0 Expo

The theme of this year’s Web 2.0 Expo is doing more with less. I just did a mental double-take as I wrote that – I’m great at doing less with less, and maintaining the same with less is a challenge, but the proposition of doing more with less sounds like a lot of work, sets unreasonable expectations, and would in all likelihood end in failure/unemployment. I’ll try to remain optimistic, though!

1 comment Read the full article →
Thumbnail image for Sales 2.0 Conference: A Stream of Consciousness Report

Sales 2.0 Conference: A Stream of Consciousness Report

“I’d like to begin with an exercise. Cover your eyes with your left hand and with your right hand point north.” 500 people stand up and do just that. “Okay, now open your eyes.” Most people are pointing toward the podium – North – but some clearly have a faulty internal GPS.

4 comments Read the full article →
Thumbnail image for Sales 2.0 Conference Here We Come

Sales 2.0 Conference Here We Come

Today and tomorrow we’ll be attending the Sales 2.0 Conference at San Francisco’s InterContinental Hotel. The theme this year is How to Accelerate Sales in a Slow Economy and I plan to share with you as much information as I can absorb or inscribe.

If you can’t make it but wish you could, @damphoux will be live-blogging the event via Twitter; follow #sales20.

1 comment Read the full article →