I, audience.

Yesterday marked the first Audience conference, organized by Loren Feldman of 1938 Media, at the Hudson Theatre in New York City.

This was a unique event where the focus was on the audience, and there were groundrules out of respect for the speakers and fellow audience members – no Twitter, no open laptops, no photos, no live streaming, etc.

For the longest time, we refused to have WiFi in session rooms at Affiliate Summit. I think it’s rude to speakers and attendees that want to pay attention.

But we finally assimilated. Let’s hope Loren doesn’t.

The crowd got together for cocktails the evening before, so I did snap a picture or two there.

At most conferences, I preoccupy myself with taking pictures to post to Flickr and Facebook. This time, I was just listening, enjoying, and learning.

I’ve seen many of the speakers who were at Audience in other venues, such as Brian Clark, Rae Hoffman, and Jeremy Schoemaker, but they were different and better here. It was intimate, candid, engaging, and fascinating to hear their stories.

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