Our new tradeshow Web Video Summit runs next week in San Jose at the Marriott (June 27-28). I can report with about one week to go that this is going to be a very good first trade show. We have a strong exhibition floor. We sold out our limited space. We could have sold more booths but we thought it better to be cautious with a first time show so we limited ourselves to a small exhibit hall. Paid registrations are strong and overall attendance should keep the exhibitors happy.

Best of all interest is building for the New York City WVS show in December at the Roosevelt Hotel. Therefore we are eagerly looking forward to WVS next week. Tradeshows are definitely a part of the rebirth of the JupiterOnlineMedia division. And let me add that our new Semantic Web Strategies show in October is getting good exhibitor vibrations. We are very optimistic about this show too.

Many readers know I have been in and around the tradeshow business for many years. It is exciting for me to be back in the tradeshow saddle. I thought I might have forgotten how "to ride" but apparently I can still do it! Recently an analyst mentioned in a report on our company that "times had passed us by" - in other words our OnlineMediaDivision, our efforts at tradeshows etc. were going to be too little too late. While I cannot guarantee anything I would bet against such a prognostication.