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Originally Posted by Mayor
So glad we skipped that show. Sooo very glad. What do you think killed the show, people being served at the last Vegas, prices, competition or what?
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#1: Alot of people got Priced out.
I got priced out, I am not afraid to admit that.
Big bucks for rooms, big bucks for tickets and then big bucks for just spending money.
Normally I wage 200-300 a night for stay, unless of course my visit to Internext was sponsored. This year actually Latin Cash set me up rooms so that was awesome but last minute decision not to go was made. I canciled the rooms. In most cases rooms were far more expensive this time around.
#2 There were alot of gatherings in 2005, infact I think a record number and I believe many people/sponsors tended several of those thus I am sure they had budgets as well in mind for the year, some made decisions about Internext mid year not to go but instead sponsor small gatherings.
#3 Many predicted to many people would be at Internext, since there were other conferences happening at the same time. To many people means a reckless mad house so I think that factored in as well.
Lastly I do not even know if this would or should be just targeted at AVN. AVN did nothing different than they normally do cept the double shows. But it has been done before. I think in 2002. One thing that was out of control were the smaller gatherings which created a whole new climate in the Internet Adult Companies that I doubt AVN factored in. Or maybe they did factor it in which is why the Internet Showroom floor was somewhat smaller than usual.
I think alot of it was people getting priced out. Most Adult Webmasters make as much as I do, which is not alot but enough to get by with. Being priced out more or less made the Decision on Vegas a no brainer.