Comments on: Finding the Lesson http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/2006/07/30/finding-the-lesson/ Lessons From the Launch of Tradeshows & Internet Media Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:23:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Rich http://www.tradeshowstartup.com/2006/07/30/finding-the-lesson/#comment-1715 Rich Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:53:33 +0000 http://www.newmediastartup.com/?p=70#comment-1715 Tim, I just happen to be sitting in front of my screen when my Google alerts come through ;-) Thanks for taking the initiative to Digg the article. I'm sitll getting familiar with Digg. I'm beyond the age of video games, but seems to me that's an industry that's so dominated by 3-5 companies that any one of them leaving would be a huge blow. And judging by the Digg comments about Kentia Hall at the LACC (which I not-too-fondly remember from Spring Internet World in LA), E3 isn't doing enough to prop up the small guys - I get the sense they've been "ghettoized". Maybe E3 is doing something about promoting "rising stars in games" but I don't see anything about that shouted in any headlines coming from the show... too bad, missed opportunity methinks. Remember that E3 itself was born as a "renegade" show that broke out of CES in the mid-90s. So there's already history among exhibitors that if they're not satisfied, they'll bolt. Should be interesting to see what happens. Tim,
I just happen to be sitting in front of my screen when my Google alerts come through ;-)

Thanks for taking the initiative to Digg the article. I’m sitll getting familiar with Digg.

I’m beyond the age of video games, but seems to me that’s an industry that’s so dominated by 3-5 companies that any one of them leaving would be a huge blow. And judging by the Digg comments about Kentia Hall at the LACC (which I not-too-fondly remember from Spring Internet World in LA), E3 isn’t doing enough to prop up the small guys - I get the sense they’ve been “ghettoized”. Maybe E3 is doing something about promoting “rising stars in games” but I don’t see anything about that shouted in any headlines coming from the show… too bad, missed opportunity methinks.

Remember that E3 itself was born as a “renegade” show that broke out of CES in the mid-90s. So there’s already history among exhibitors that if they’re not satisfied, they’ll bolt.

Should be interesting to see what happens.

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