I enjoyed the show. It gave me a chance to kick the offline tires of the online community providers. I went with no expectations but a good idea of what I was looking for. Actually, I knew more what I wasn’t looking for. I wasn’t looking for anything that reminded me of the dotcom days….
Today I met with some solid companies at Web 2.0 NY. More on that later. The most pressing news flash is that schwag is back! Call me nostalgic but walking the aisles was reminiscent of Comdex ’99. Evidence attached (sans the hired booth babes or the many booth bars that opened promptly at beer thirty)….
The revenue opportunities in the nations capital extend far beyond Uncle Sam. The region offers a wealth of high value customers that orbit the federal sphere. Law firms, policy firms, associations, think tanks, systems integrators, professional service firms and many others. As with any shifting market, staying competitive is paramount, which means these companies must…