Just Flew Back From Chicago - Boy, Are Our Arms Tired!

Back from the FOLIO: Summit - what a great time learning from and along side some of the brightest minds in the publishing business! A great time was has by all.

From our perch at the back of the E-Media room, here were some of our highlights:

1.) Our keynote VIP luncheon with Yahoo’s Matt McAlister. Matt took the audience all the way to the edge of publishing technology and the group was excited about the view. The most common question after the presentation? When can I get a copy of the PowerPoint show? The answer: Soon!

2.) User generated content forum, which included Nick Palazzo from Stack Magazine, Daniel Orum from IDG and Derek Powazek from JPG. These guys have totally figured out not to just how to get feedback from their audience but how to develop content wrapped around that feedback.

3.) A great RSS forum featuring Robyn Peterson from PC Mag. When you’ve been doing RSS since 2003, you’ve got a lot of great data about adoption and Robyn shared it all with the crowd. Most interesting? Unlike previous shows, the size of the crowd for this show seems to indicate a firm realization among publishers that the time is now for RSS. Personally, we found no publishers asking us to explain RSS, but many asking us to explain how our solution works with RSS - a pleasing change, indeed!

4.) Bo Sacks. Need I say more? There’s simply no better cheerleader for the reality and the possibility of the magazine industry.

As always, a big thank you to Kerry, Tony, David, Kelly, Gina, Meredith, Jennel, Carrie, Allyson and the rest of the Red7 Media crew for yet another show that surpassed all expectations. Well done!