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Forget Demo Days, This Is Where Startup Ecosystem Building Happens

Monday, 13 October 2025 by Paul O'Brien

In just a little less than a month, in Augusta, Georgia, the nation’s top startup ecosystem builders and national ecosystem support organizations convene to gain insight from real world case studies, and explore and experience new communities, against the backdrops of some of the nation’s top emerging ecosystems. This is the time of year for

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Austin Captivates Film, Music & Gaming

Wednesday, 11 September 2013 by Paul O'Brien

Sunday, October 6, the future of the digital entertainment industry realizes it’s home in Austin with the premier of Captivate at Austin’s Palmer Events Center. In an era where voiceover contracts, micro-transactions, crowdfunding, augmented reality, and 3D printing converge are defining the future of entertainment, Captivate takes a unique look at the convergence of film,

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Can I Get an S? Can I Get an M? Can I Get an X?

Thursday, 02 October 2008 by Paul O'Brien

Is that grammatically correct? If S is a consonant, should it be “Can I Get a S?” an S? Who’s going? I couldn’t be more excited; the conference is expecting over 2,000 search marketing professionals, agencies, and marketers and I haven’t been to NYC in some time. Monday through Wednesday next week, the industry converges

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One Conference To Note

Wednesday, 17 September 2008 by Paul O'Brien

Monday’s post about the best online marketing conferences brought to my inbox a few questions about which of those are really worth attending. While, unfortunately, there is no short answer, there is one upon us worth your attention. “Etailers of all sizes are trying to eliminate risk, improve sales volumes, and increase profitability. Online Market

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The Definitive Online Marketing Conferences List

Monday, 15 September 2008 by Paul O'Brien

One of the advantages of working for a local search engine that uses event listings to promote the business listings, is that I have, at my finger tips, a rich index of seminars, summits, and conferences all rank ordered by demand (popularity), based on the search query volume for each. It is amazing what a

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Who’s at Ad:tech next week?

Friday, 11 April 2008 by Paul O'Brien

ad:tech San Francisco, the interactive advertising and technology conference and exhibition, starts next week at the Moscone Center. The show blends keynote speakers, topic driven panels and workshops to provide us with the tools and techniques needed to keep up and compete. It has, perhaps, the best show floor in the industry making it one

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See you at Web 2.0 – The New Rules for Business

Thursday, 24 January 2008 by Paul O'Brien

Next week is Webguild’s Second Annual Web 2.0 Conference & Expo at the Marriott in Santa Clara, CA. January 29th will bring together a thousand industry leaders, marketers, and professionals to cover popular Web 2.0 technologies and the future direction of the web. Learn from industry experts (yes, I’ll be there so you can include

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