Archives for February 2006

Okay, if you’re a Google-holic, there are lots of Googlers speaking about lots of topics during SES. Here’s the ones that I know of:

Monday
– Contextual Ads – Emily White
– Lunch with Googlers – Matt Cutts, Vanessa Fox, Aaron D’Souza
Here I am pointing to it:

Tuesday
– Pundits on Search – Matt Cutts
– Auditing Paid Listings – Shuman Ghosemajumder
– Duplicate Content Issues – Matt Cutts
– Meet The Search Ad Vendors – Katie Vijungco
– Meet The Blog & Feed Search Engines – (Not sure, but I think a Googler will be there)

Wednesday
– Search Engine Q&A On Links – Aaron D’Souza
– Search Advertising: Now & Future – Tim Armstrong

Thursday
– Measuring Success Overview – Brett Crosby
– Local Search Ads – Dominic Preuss
– Meet The Crawlers – Matt Cutts
– Earning From Search & Contextual Ads – Shuman Ghosemajumder

Okay, I walked into a restroom and it was flooded. I was approached by a gray-market cabbie whispering “Taxi” to everyone that walked by. I’m in a room where they’re turning off the water to the sink, shower and toilet from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m to make repairs. And the high temperature tomorrow is going to be a scorching 34 degrees Fahrenheit. Where am I?

I’m in NEW YORK CITY, baby!! Here’s the thing about New York. It’s gritty, and it’s cold right now, and it’s wonderful. New York has an energy that you just feel in your bones.

I’m checked into the hotel and I picked up my registration materials. Woohoo, it’s SES time again:

I haven’t had a net connection for a few days, so I’m behind on email and *way-behind* on approving comments. I’ll be tackling both soon. By the way, in the Atlanta airport, I found a quiet seat by a power outlet at my gate. I happily plugged in and wifi’ed for an hour or so before I realized that the power outlet wasn’t active. It was like a decoy trap designed to sniff out geeks with laptops. Very sneaky. 🙂

For the next few days, I am here.