Comments on: AdTech Expo Hall – Big Business, Big Spending, Little Innovation

By: tabletop displays

tabletop displays — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:15:00 +0000

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By: scotthoffman

scotthoffman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:12:47 +0000

Morgan, your post on AdTech was the starting point for me, so thanks again.

Yes, I think that you and I had similar experiences. I did find some "points of light" in the crowd, but they were few and far between.

I also subscribed to your feed as well! Keep on Rockin!

By: In defense of advertising

In defense of advertising — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:02:42 +0000

[...] under fire. There was the Zynga / Offerpal coverage, a very commercial showing at AdTech NY (and on Cliqology), and my own expose on How and Why Twitter Spam [...]

By: scotthoffman

scotthoffman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:12:47 +0000

By: morganb

morganb — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:19:12 +0000

Scott – I'm glad I wasn't the only one that had that feeling! Great post and I agree with you wholeheartedly. Maybe it was my misunderstanding of the show, but I too was looking for innovation and inspiration. Instead I found out about a lot of companies that “Love non-US traffic.” Good to know, I suppose, but far from inspirational.

Thanks for sharing with me and I'm subscribing to your RSS feed. I'm excited to hear more!

By: How and why Twitter Spam works and makes money

How and why Twitter Spam works and makes money — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:04:41 +0000

[...] major trade shows like Ad:Tech that seem to cater to this type of marketing. It is big business. (see post) The Twitter spam practice seems to be widespread, and while in this instance I tracked a single [...]

By: scotthoffman

scotthoffman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:12:24 +0000

Jon was great to see you as well. Thanks for the comment…it is very appropriate. “ad:tech best represents the dark underbelly of the web marketing”

By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:03:42 +0000

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By: jonathanmendez

jonathanmendez — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:01:35 +0000

Thanks for the mention Scott and great bumping into you there!

Indeed I think you sum it up when you say that it has become a more a trade show and less a conference. I would say that might have even been a larger dichotomy in that regard at ad:tech SF (which in a strange way doesn't feel that long ago).

For me ad:tech best represents the dark underbelly of the web marketing. But maybe what we've learned this week from the Zynga and Facebook flap is that the dark underbelly may be the only belly where there is fat.