[Hell Puppy]

I'm not sure I see the point of going to this or any other show right now. We've long belabored the point that the shows themselves haven't adapted in order to offer value to attendees and sponsors.

What's to be gained?

I mean, if you're going looking for affiliates to send you traffic now, wow, 1998 is calling and it wants you to know you've been left behind. Conversely, if you have traffic to sell, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say you probably have a darned good idea of the places you can send it that will pay you.

Those still standing are smart enough that it'll take more than a hired hand in an affliction shirt wearing ugly oversized look-at-me Brietlings or blowjobs from "reps" who have worked for 4 different companies since last year to convince them to partner up for some business development.

Content, software tools, processing? Really, I think the business is small enough at this point, that we all know where to get these things.

Now employees will always want to go. Heck, it's a free trip for them and time away from doing real work. We'll see the "best show ever, got tons of business done!" threads as we always do in a couple of weeks. And why not, these shows also give them a chance to line up the next job.

I do enjoy Vegas. But frankly I'd be more inclined to go anytime OTHER than CES with a handful of true friends and business partners and just have a good time. There'll be less crowds and the town wont be gummed up with guys who bring a knit shirt with a logo and a $20 bill with no intentions of changing either one.