On Webvisions

WebVisions is a Portland-based web conference that I’ve attended twice before . Sadly, due to a crisis at the office, I was only able to attend the first day of sessions this year, which means I missed Andy Baio’s presentation on internet memes and Jeffrey Veen’s keynote . What I did see was good, but not great. In a nutshell, I think that WebVisions is a B-grade conference that’s trying desperately to become an A-grade one. It has moments of greatness, and manages to attract... Read More...

It’s hard to beat a relatively cheap, local conference. Last year, I attended with the design team from Pop Art and was suprised at the A-List names they had speaking. This year, I went back, but it was a lot more hit-or-miss. Only a couple names a recognized on the roster, and none as big as last year. The workshop I attended was great, as were the keynotes, but the individual sessions were largely average quality, and there were a few real bad ones. Somewhat disappointing, but everyone has... Read More...