I see that John Battelle is launching a new trade show. John is an original thinker for sure. His show has lots of interesting speakers --- many luminaries from the hot Internet days of Wired magazine and the Industry Standard. The show will have glitz in contrast to our Internet Planet. Internet Planet is a practical show. Two days and three tracks devoted to growing business online. John's new show will be fun and will grab lots of press, but one has to wonder about how practical it will be. In any event John's show certainly validates Internet Planet and it certainly validates that the Internet is hot again and growing business opportunities.