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I attended Internet Summit at Raleigh, NC for last two days and there were 1400 people there. I wondered how many more will be out there who wanted to attend but could not, for whatever reason. How many conferences do you go to every year? The average cost for these conferences usually run in hundreds

My question to people here is if you are unable to attend a particular event (because of time or money) - Would you consider watching the sessions recordings later on for a fraction of the cost?

Here is the list of some of the topics covered at IS10 Delivering Social Media ROI Future of Cloud Computing (Panel) Maximizing Email Marketing CIO/CTO Viewpoints (Panel) Usability and Customer Experience Real Time Online Advertising Mobile Apps and Platforms Enterprise in 2011 Search Marketing Ecommerce in Action Social Gaming

I know the one of the biggest reason a lot of people go to the conferences is networking and there is no replacement for that but as far as capturing knowledge is concerned, would you want to watch the video online after the event for a price if you are not able to attend personally..

Just a yes/no/may be will do..

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Aren't these videos usually put up for free after the event? That seems to be the case for the ones I've cared about. – Jeremy Heiler Nov 19 '10 at 21:07
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There are so many free feeds and videos out there you would be hard pressed to get anyone to pay for one. – BBlake Nov 19 '10 at 21:58
@Jeremy - Hey, can you share some event names that you are interested in? – Birender Saini Nov 19 '10 at 23:08
@BBlake - Thanks for the feedback. Can you share some feeds? I know youtube has a lot, blip, justin and ustream tv have some as well.. I am just interested in discovering more.. – Birender Saini Nov 19 '10 at 23:10

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No. So many other things compete for my time. If you don't put them up for free I am likely to just pass.

As someone else pointed out - there are so many lectures and other quality videos for FREE that you have some unbeatable competition. You will likely set yourself up for unmet expectations.

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Thanks for the feedback. I hear you.. – Birender Saini Nov 19 '10 at 23:10

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