|
The first Internet Show was the InterActive 2000 show. It was put on by Steve Hearn a 900 number media guy from Las Vegas. It was my idea to make a show that competed with the Infotext show that year because the owners changed the venue of the Infotext show to Century City that year.
Larry Levinson (audiotext service bureau in Florida) and myself funded Steve to do the show and the previous owner of the Infotext show shared his notes with Steve on how to put on a show in Las Vegas.
It was at the Monte Carlo. All parties were scheduled not to interfere with each other and it was one of the most productive shows I ever attended. Steve then sold the show to AVN.
Prior to that CE was exhibiting at the InfoText shows which were the shows for the 900 number and 800 credit card debiting audiotext industry. Prior to the Internet I was involved in a service bureau for 900 numbers.
It was funny, the first year CyberErotica exhibited at the Infotext show all my friends in the audiotext industry were asking me why I was exhibiting at this show. When I told them about the Internet, they told me the Internet was a fad. Boy were they wrong and most of them are out of business today.
.....just a blast from the past!!
Peace Out!!
|