Visit the Googleplex

2nd day of SE Strategies in San Jose

[karyam]

For those of you who are going to SE Strategies Expo in San Jose next week, you might be interested in the following: "At the end of the second day, Google is transporting attendees out to the Googleplex, where food, drinks and more will be provided -- such as lots of Googlers answering questions. When you register for Search Engine Strategies, you'll be sent information on how to preregister for the event."

Enjoy...

[WebRookie]

Thanks for the info karyam, I hadn't heard about this, sounds great!

[lazerzubb]

TAKE PICTURES AND SEND THEM TO ME!

[karyam]

You can already see pictures here :)

[google.com...]

[starec]

Can you try to find out if Googleguy really exists?:) And post a picture of him/her please?

[Chris_R]

I'd love to see the googleplex - I'd pay money for a tour, but $1400 for a seminar - nah...

[karyam]

Same here...

[Chris_R]

Hmmm - now I am tempted - there are a lot of good speakers (better than the last time I looked) Who else is going?

[karyam]

I just wonder if this is for beginers or not. Has someone ever been to this expo?

[bluemi]

I was always wondering - does the money spent for such events (and they are usually not exactly cheap) really make sense? Is there anything that you can learn there that you can't read elsewhere, like for example in this forum, on SEO websites and in newsletters?

[WebRookie]

I have a pass for the seminar, so it is the right price for me. ;)

Yes, I have been to this seminar once before a few years ago. I found it helpful, especially when starting out.

Yes, you can learn just about anything you need to at Webmaster World. But I also think if your company wants to send you, by all means, go. Great networking opportunities.

I think there is always something else you can learn in any situation you go into.

[edited by: WebRookie at 5:00 pm (utc) on Aug. 6, 2002]

[Chris_R]

I think it depends where you are in the industry. For most people - no. Sometimes people say more than they would put down in writing.

[karyam]

Well, WebRookie, we're waiting for that picture of the Googleguy ;)

[WebRookie]

If I run into him, I'll have the camera ready. ;)

[Go60Guy]

I'll practically guarantee you that if you spend your $1,400 to go to the Webmasterworld Pubconference you'll get much more for your money.

[Jane_Doe]

I'll practically guarantee you that if you spend your $1,400 to go to the Webmasterworld Pubconference you'll get much more for your money.

I've been considering going to the Pubconference but its quite a trek for me. So what would I learn at the Pubconference that I could not learn by spending that same amount of time studying the posts at Webmasterworld?

Any plans to have a U.S. (especially California) conference?

[JayC]

Any plans to have a U.S. (especially California) conference?

Jane, you just missed it [barconference.com]. Hopefully there'll be another one in 2003.

[karyam]

I'm in Orange County and I wasn't even aware of that one :(

[Jane_Doe]

I had not found webmasterworld yet back in February! Too bad! I hope there is another conference in 2003.

[karyam]

Here's the link to register. You must RSVP no later than August 9!

[services.google.com...]

[nutsandbolts]

I.. Need.. A .. Plane.. Ticket!

[karyam]

That's easy to find on the web :)

[rcjordan]

>So what would I learn at the Pubconference that I could not learn by spending that same amount of time studying the posts at Webmasterworld?

Not much, so far as technical information goes, but the real answer has already been posted.

WebRookie: Great networking opportunities

Chris_R: Sometimes people say more than they would put down in writing.

Have you noticed how many affiliate members immediately said they were going to pubcon? There's a reason... PubCon is the street bazaar of international webmasterdom. While some will only see about 200 at a pub for the afternoon, others will be cutting deals for everything from co-branding to links to scripts to translations.

[ciml]

As well as the networking that rcjordan mentions (and who could sum that up than better than RC?), you can pick up things in tone that are hard to read off the screen.

I couldn't get to BarCon, but PubCon last Summer was an eye-opener for someone like me whose interest in search engines had largely been academic and tangential to my daily work.

I used to go to some of the big computer conferences back in the late eighties; this is entirely different. Mr Mackin's idea was inspired; skip the 'pointing at an OHP' part and the 'sales-stand spiel' and instead cut straight to mingling with the real people who make this business work.

[karyam]

So, did anyone go yesterday?

What does Googleguy look like? :)

I want to know everything!

[mayor]

>>What does Googleguy look like?

That depends entirely on how well your site ranks :)

[karyam]

Did you get a chance to go Mayor?

[mayor]

No, Karyam ... I went to the last WebmasterWorld BarCon and am hoping to make the October WebmasterWorld PubCon ... IMHO that's were the action is at, especially for the entrepenurial crowd who don't have to justify to a bureacratic boss spending a thousand bucks to drink beer at a British pub.

[WebGuerrilla]

Had a great time at the Google Party last night. They really put a lot of time and money into it. Full open bars with quality microbrew beers, and all the food you could eat.

The most amusing part of the evening was the name of the party.

"Google Dance 2002"

The evening went great until some security people caught a few of us trying to break into GoogleGuy's office. (All we wanted to do was install a couple of packet sniffers... :))

[NFFC]

Just a word to the wise.

If you think Pub Con is just a fun day at a bar then the day may surprise you. It's cool, it's relaxed, it's each to their own but there is another level there for those who look hard enough.

Imagine a whole year of WebmasterWorld condensed into 8 hours :)

BTW, word is places are almost gone, I'd get registered ASAP.