Archive for July, 2005

Keynote Speaker

Friday, July 22nd, 2005

We’re considering this guy. Here’s his eMediaWire press release.

Invites Going Out Soon

Thursday, July 21st, 2005

In the conference trade this is known as “building expectations”, laziness would be a more accurate description though.
Invites and confirmations of invites will be going out in….you guessed it the next few days.

Reminds me of how the roadshow started

Wednesday, July 20th, 2005

I ran across this listing today in a local events calender. I love the pitch
Art for the Masses is a one day event for local artists to sell their work directly to the public. No gallery, no middleman, no wine, no cheese, just hardcore capitalism.

A Quick Thanks to the Threadwatcher’s

Wednesday, July 20th, 2005

Very nice of the guys over there to add us to the header, in this market segment that is some prime real estate. Thanks to Nick_W and the Threadwatch crew.

Ladies, Gentlemen and People from Wales - I Present chris_r

Wednesday, July 20th, 2005

The Brit one that is [may be confusing on the day, we will have at least two chris_r's].
Furious behind the scenes negotiations, a renumeration package approaching that of Shaun Wright-Phillips and a promise from The Gurtster not to nag for a whole week is all it took.
So to confirm Edinburgh September 10th, your chance to [...]

How Chicken Air got its name

Wednesday, July 20th, 2005

My first experience with EU low-fare airlines was going over to Stockholm from Stansted. As I recall, that flight didn’t assign any seats –not even by section– so it was first-come, first serve. It was booked 100%. Though the plane was actually nicely fitted out, who would know!?! Damn, there wasn’t one square inch that [...]

Web2.0 –Let the hype begin

Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

So Snap has $10M in funding, why is Debbie laughing?
Reading over JZ’s 2004 list of presentations at Web2.0 I keep hearing the squeek of a bubble. Clue me in, what web-altering ideas were presented there that are still hot items in 2005?

Quieter now

Tuesday, July 19th, 2005

There was a time when Mackin, NFFC, Oilman, I and a few others were driven to convert …in the forum trade that meant getting people to leave other forums (by, ummm, various means), join ours, and actively participate.
Then Mackin decided he wanted to go to London for a beer and a non-conference devoted to [...]

Gurtie, Gurtie Me [To the tune of Marvin Gayes Mercy, Mercy Me]

Sunday, July 17th, 2005

Gurtie has confirmed, repeat confirmed.
Now we can get the show on the road! [wonder if she can twist chris_r's arm, as in ridings?]
Look for an update in the next day or so on current confirmed attendees, in the meantime if the organising comittee gets its act together more invitations will be winging their way out.

Anyone Know Andy Beal?

Friday, July 15th, 2005

I hear he may have a window in his schedule, be great to drag him over to SEOrs.