Category Archives: VON Show

Hello to the VON Show?

I think I should make an honest apology for underestimating Jeff Pulver and his organization. I was wrong.

As you might recall, I did not attend last Spring’s VON show that grew from a conviction that the venerable conference’s best days were now behind it, and for content, it had gone off the tracks.  I surely [...]

Goodbye to Von : Part 2

I realized I only told half of the story during part one, but before I get to that, a little bird told me that my last post about VON might upset Jeff Pulver. Let’s hit that one right away.
If your name ISN’T Jeff, then let me be absolutely clear that Jeff is in every [...]

End of an era… Goodbye to VON

It’s the end of an era for me…. for the first time in a decade, I am not going to the VON show. For the first time since my nine year old daughter was born, I am not attending. And that’s not just the US shows, throw a couple of VON Canada’s and [...]

Blogging From E-Tel

Well, here we are at the ETel show in San Francisco. I must admit, I barely remember when the VON show was like this, back in the day. When I attended my first VON show, ten years ago, it seemed very new and exciting. If you wanted to see really cool technology, and meet [...]