Widgetcon?
10:33 am July 2nd, 2007 by Sal Cangeloso
The first conference designed specifically for widget marketers. A full day of dialogue and productive networking. Case studies, examples, data, insight. An invite-only guest list comprised of the leading agencies, most innovative clients and widget-savvy publishers.
It’s a convention, about widgets. You know, those embeddedable web applications that are popping up all over.
Personally I think the whole widget thing is about 70% hype, 20% misguided hopes, and 10% actual substance, but I was hoping to attend the convention so that I could learn more, talk to some people, and reevaluate things.
Well, I was wait-listed. For Widgetcon! Here is the email:
Thanks for requesting an invitation to WidgetCon 2007. We wish we could accommodate everyone who wants to attend, but unfortunately we can’t. So for now, your name is on the waiting list. In the event that a spot opens up, we’ll be moving people off the waiting list and into the event. All shuffling will end by Thursday July 5. We’ll let you know definitively by then if we’ll be able to find a spot for you.
Hopefully I’ll hear from them before the 5th and be allowed in.
Despite the initial turn-down and my shattered ego, I would still love to attend. They actually put together a pretty solid list of speakers including Steve Rubel, David Card (Jupiter Research), and Andrew C. Frank (Gartner). Somehow they stretched Widgetcon into an all day event, but I still think it would be worth the time.
Edit- OK, it’s confirmed. I’ll be at Widgetcon. I was accepted!
