WOO HOO!
Thanx for posting, Bob. I have to admit, I'm feeling a little proud of myself right now that I started something that might possibly lead to more interaction between YNOT and the gay webmaster community. If you want people who know how to party, the gays have a corner market on it, buddy!
Madame, it was great finally getting to meet you at YP last weekend. Glad you recognized me. It was good to have a kindred spirit there, even if you didn't bring any hot gay boys along for me to fondle... I mean, get quotes from for my story. LOL!
YP is a party yeah, but it's not "just a party in Mexico," Jasun, or anyone else. Everyone knows that the BEST part about this industry is that we are able to do business while we are also having fun. That's what makes this business so special. We don't need to walk around in business attire and "take meetings" and be so formal; if you honestly want the business to get done, you will get the business done.
Personally, I think events like Internext in Vegas and Florida and events like YP are super-important to getting business done in this industry. Because of the informal nature of what we do (hello, it's PORN!), informal events such as YP are essential to us being able to put faces to the names and building strong, solid relationships with each other. Bob said it best in the quote in the story that I wrote about YP, so I'm gonig to repost that last paragraph here, because I think it says everything I am trying to convey in this thread:
Those who are skeptical about the relevance of such a loosely structured gathering might want to consider checking it out next year. “It definitely gets business done,” Rice claims. “Every year there’s a success story. Every year there’s a big program that comes out and blows up. I’ve seen a million images given away while sitting around drinking tequila. I’ve seen complete programs built and ideas generated. It’s unbelievable. It lets your guard down. They see who the real person is. You’re not wearing a tie. You’re walking around in your flip-flops, and you really get to know the person. And now that you know the person, you feel better about doing business with them.”
You can read the whole story here: http://avnonline.com/index.php?Prima...tent_ID=276179
Anyway, glad to see Bob posting here, and I hope everyone considers exploring this great avenue toward BETTER BUSINESS.
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