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By: What Happened at Gnomedex 9.0? » Happenings » Gnomedex

What Happened at Gnomedex 9.0? » Happenings » Gnomedex — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:23:48 +0000

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New Comm Biz » An Interview with Bryan Person — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:09:59 +0000

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By: What Happened at Gnomedex 9.0? | Chris Pirillo

What Happened at Gnomedex 9.0? | Chris Pirillo — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:58:56 +0000

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By: Marshall Kirkpatrick

Marshall Kirkpatrick — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:18:07 +0000

Nice meeting you too Tac! Viva Gnomedex!

By: tacanderson

tacanderson — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:34:06 +0000

Agreed, Nathan. Everyone really seemed to be on a level playing field. It wasn't about how well known you were as much as it was about what you were doing or how cool a person you are. Everyone there was interesting and interested. I wonder if there's a correlation?

By: Nathan Bergey

Nathan Bergey — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:37:59 +0000

I agree completely with the self selection theory. It's something that I didn't completely understand until I got back and thought about it. I was there despite not owning a startup, having a popular blog, or being a journalist. But I'm curious and geeky and interested in meeting people who do all the aforementioned things. Just being there put you on a level playing field. It says: “I'm part of this whole tech/new media/internet thing enough that not only do I know what Gnomedex is, I bothered to show up.” And showing up is half the battle