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In the past, I’d be paying more attention to the Web 2.0 conference this week in San Francisco, November 7-9. Instead, I’ll be in Santa Clara for the same three days for ISPCON, the semi-annual conference for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and the companies which work with them. We’ll be announcing a new service for [...]

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Last week, I received e-mail two invitations to the same conference.
Why?
Here’s part of the introducton to the first invitation, with the identifying information removed:
As a VIP, the cost of your airfare, hotel accommodations and conference registration will be paid for by (removed).
The [organizers have] identified you as a senior level marketer or agency executive decision [...]

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At Digital Hollywood Wednesday morning, on a panel with a long title (Branded Media Marketing – TV, Film, Broadband, Podcasting & Blogging, Mobile, Music and Games – Reinventing the Commerce & Media Model), a panelist, J. D. Heilprin, asked Maria Thomas, another panelist, from National Public Radio, if NPR was thinking of itself as a [...]

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I’ll be in Los Angeles for three days at the end of March. First, on Tuesday, March 28, I’m a panelist at OMMA Expo in the afternoon, on a panel called “Does RSS = R$$? Feeding Publisher Profitability.” Then, on Thursday, March 30, I’m a panelist at Digital Hollywood’s Spring 2006 event, Alternative Media & [...]

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Busy schedule this week + my unwillingness to spend $10 for in-room Wi-Fi access at a $300/night hotel = a bit of catch-up to do.
Some notes from my New York City visit for Media Summit 2006…
Great quote from Kevin Roberts, CEO Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, during Wednesday’s “afternoon keynote:”
The supermarket is the only place in [...]

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I’m looking forward to attending the 2006 Media Summit – New York on February 8th and 9th in New York City. I’ll be representing CNET Networks on a Thursday panel, “Internet Video, Advertising & Marketing: The Next Generation of Consumer Reach.”
Between CNET Video (RSS feed) and CNET News.com Video (RSS feed) and all that’s going [...]

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