a pox upon both your houses
So
O'Reilly Radar posted about the upcoming Ignite event at
Gnomedex.
"Awesome!" thought I, "An Ignite in Seattle! Where do I sign
up?"
From Gnomdex's site:
This
summer, hundreds of the world’s leading bloggers, podcasters, and
tech-savvy enthusiasts will once again descend upon the city of
Seattle, Washington.
Hrm.
The
eighth Gnomedex conference is generating buzz in the blogosphere,
which underscores our reason to produce it. Indeed, we will once
again become the crossroads between producers and observers,
between users and developers.
Uh oh.
What
Do You Get?
* A single-track conference with quality content
* A full conference pass
* Breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages (unlimited)
* Wi-Fi, professionally managed
* Your own electrical outlet for power
* The official Gnomedex t-shirt
* Business networking opportunities
* Free online promotion in the Gnomedex Blogroll… and
more!
Uh oh.
Gee, this is starting to sound like one of those insanely expensive
bullshit marketing "conferences". Just how much do these tickets
cost, anyway?
New
Gnomedexer
If you've never been to Gnomedex before, this is the ticket for
you!
Aug 21, 2008 $599.00
Protip, jackasses!
Bloggers don't attend $600 a head
conferences; people with
expense accounts attend $600 a
head conferences. If you want to be
hip and
cool,
try charging about five hundred dollars
less.