Few Thoughts on DEMO 2008, Day 1
Day 1 of DEMO is in the can and … wow what a day of contrasts. There were some awesome demos–apps or services you start to try before the six minutes are up–and those you just have a WTF moment.
There were a couple presentations that didn’t go as well as planned (including a softly uttered f-bomb) and others that were polished and flawless. That is, of course, the way it is at conferences. However DEMO is different. Selected companies have to pay $19,000 to be here and present for 6, yes 6, minutes. That’s a ton of pressure. Most presentations were heavily scripted. Like high school drama club production scripted. I understand, but it makes you have to look beyond the presenter and more at the app. Not an easy task.
Marshall hammered out a great post during the morning session while sitting next to men–The Pros and Cons of DEMO - ReadWriteWeb. And he waxed melodic about Sprout’s new SproutBuilder–SproutBuilder: You’ve Got to See This Drag and Drop Widget Maker (go and sign up ASAP before they close down the semi-open beta)–during the afternoon session.
All this time when other bloggers and journalists were working on one great post (which then is on Techmeme, etc) … I live blogged the morning session at DEMO and the afternoon session at DEMO. Which is making me wonder…what if I did what Shel Israel and Graeme Thickins are doing which is to just tweet the sessions and have their mental energy for later.
While CoverItLive did a great job for me today … blogging for a solid three hours is rough. I don’t think I will do it again tomorrow. I’ll take notes (liberal use of SnagIt and OneNote I think) and just use Twitter for my thoughts on each demo.
In the morning, when my brain has had a chance to recharge, I’ll reflect on yesterday’s presenters and look at what is coming up as well.
Today only one Canadian company, SceneCaster, presented, tomorrow it’s the remaining 5.
I’m also slowly getting the hang of the video camera. Remembering to check the battery in the mic and that it’s actually on … good things when interviewing.
Those videos will be up … no earlier than the weekend, but yeah I got some good ones.
Until then … see you in the morning.
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1 opinion for Few Thoughts on DEMO 2008, Day 1
Benson
Jan 30, 2008 at 1:19 am
Great stuff. Wish I was there, it sounds pretty interesting and fun.
How did everyone reacted when they hear the f-bomb?
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