conferences

Jeremiah Owyang posted recently asking his readers what conferences they would be attending in the coming months and I thought that would be a great question for Online Marketing Blog readers as well.

SEMpdx Searchfest Ok, this one has come and gone but I wanted to provide a short debrief. I have to say that I had a fantastic time. Searchfest marked my one-year anniversary speaking at conferences. They opened the door for me at Searchfest 2007 and were kind enough to invite me back this year. Boy, am I glad they did.

At every conference or tradeshow, you get a badge.  I have a box full of them on my desk, an increasing number of them with the title of "Speaker" affixed beneath my name. 

In the search marketing industry, face-to-face events seem to abound. If you're a bit lost, here's the beginnings of a rough working guide to the next 4-5 months in the field and what to expect.The Big:

Apologies in advance to my friends who are “working” in Las Vegas and Chicago at the two popular search engine marketing conferences and one user experience show - all going on this week. I’m at home, all warm and cozy and haven’t yet had to race to a press room or freak out over a dead laptop battery. Sheer heaven. For those of us who stayed home…

$3.2 billion in a cash tender offer for WebEx shares will bring the online conferencing company into Cisco's fold.

There are some great learning and professional development events taking place in Europe during the next few weeks that you might want to consider being part of.

Why drag yourself out to a bar when you can sit all by yourself at your desk blogging with a Scotch in hand?