Little tech party last night…
…so there’s this site that I follow pretty regularly called PaidContent.org. If you work (or have worked as in my case) in the digital media industry then this is a URL that is no stranger to your daily web surfing ritual. Last night Rafat and crew made a pass through Seattle and had a great little party which was largely sponsored by thePlatform - a company I merged with some time ago now and with whom my wife still works. I have to say this was a great time and it felt a bit “1999″ in terms of the energy, exuberance and optimism that hung in the air. In some ways it felt like a RealNetworks reunion party too because there were so many old faces I hadn’t seen in a very long time. In any case, I have to say that every single person I talked to said they were working so hard that there weren’t enough hours in the day to deal with all the opportunity. Indeed, I do believe we are witnessing a new wave in internet growth and innovation. Nobody complained and told me how tough times were. Not one person said that corporate checkbooks were held tightly or that buying processes were unordinarily slow. Whether the attendees were from the mobile sector (a lot were), media, software, consulting or even hardware…all agreed that life was good. Some even said we’re in a bubble!
I say, relish it and have fun. One thing that I really enjoy is hearing how well old friends are doing. George Kliavkoff over at Major League Baseball.com is now EVP pretty much in charge of all things deal related. VERY old Real alum Phil Yerkes announced he left the company yesterday to work on a wireless play and Jeff Schrock continues to carry the torch at Real and is liked by all. All my old friends are busy and we don’t get a chance to catch up near enough but I get a kick out of watching all my friends do well, move up, get promoted and succeed. The best part is, I can see they are enjoying it too. How great is that?
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