Trade shows go virtual

Along with blogs and podcasts and so on, virtual trade shows are becoming the way to go for many organizations in our high-tech society. Here's one hosted by Ziff Davis on technology for SMB/entrepreneurs. If you've never attended one, ZD is sure to do a good job so this is a good opportunity to test it out.

I attended one last year--maybe one of the first--that had live streaming video for many of the presenters. It was pretty compelling to be able to see the person speaking instead of just listening (I practice tuning out the radio, though I have music on all day, and I fear my tasks would so distract me without a person to look at that I wouldn't absorb enough to make it worth the trouble).

Anyway, this one's got virtual booths (hey, maybe we should consider having one--exposure without the sore legs), hot button panel discussions, chances to network with fellow attendees, etc. If you're not totally wired and networked and so on, you can learn more about how to play with the big guys at this one. Register here.