My previous post was written from the floor of the SES show at McCormick Place in Chicago.

My reporting should be considered biased (when it comes to our own shows!). But read the OnlineSpin section from Mediapost. This column says it all in spades.

And the New York City show in early March (it used to be held in Boston) should be even bigger and better than the Chicago show.

I am excited about the Internet business for the first time in three years --and I am really excited about our own properties. One cannot emphasize enough how valuable our content is and how our huge vertical focus allows us to leverage the readership into our events, our research and graphics areas.

We have a really neat announcement coming shortly about a new show whose "time has come." Stay tuned.