Re: Iff you've signed up for WAVE '98.....

[Don <dr2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thing that got the chuckle out of me was that this was a roadshow about
e-commerce and they couldn't even get the registrations from the web...:)

Had FAR more marketing types ("business partners") than actual attendees
it seemed....probably wrong, but there was a VERY heavy SELL SELL SELL
presence....  The whole things a info-mercial....so if brace yourself...



On Tue, 20 Oct 1998 boothm@ibm.net wrote:

> IBM's explanation to us was:  "This is the first show we've done with 
>web-only registration.  We are finding the only way to learn about the web is 
>to use the web."  The show near us had twice as many show up as they had 
>expected.
> 
> In <Pine.SUN.3.96.981020162244.16925B-100000@access5.digex.net>, on 10/20/98 
>    at 04:24 PM, Don <dr2@access.digex.net> said:
> 
> 
> 
> >If you signed up for WAVE 98 from the web page, don't be surprised if you
> >get there and find out they've never heard of you...it happened to me in
> >DC today and evidently it's a regular occurance....   Perhaps this
> >explains why IBM won't bring the AS/400 to any of the expo's
> >downtown...:)
> 
> >...This was worth a good chuckle this pm....
> 
> >Don in DC
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