Bloggercon: the vendor problem

There was a 'Dave Winer' moment over vendors spruiking there stuff in the sessions. Apparently Winer is famous for flaming people in these circumstances. I don't want to go into a blow-by-blow account, but I do think Winer's point about vendors needing to listen to users more is absolutely valid and important to the future of blogging.
A related point, which I made to a discussion leader, is that if you go to a media 'users' conference they talk almost exclusively about the implications of new technologies, with only a passing reference to the engineering details.
I thought there was still a bit too much geekiness at bloggercon, perhaps reflecting the new medium's infancy.
Bloggercon will come of age when the tools are seen as mere background information

Comments

[Mike Manuel]

Hey Trevor, I'm bummed we couldn't meet. I was there for the morning sessions but was feeling terrible and had to leave early. Winer's Stalin-like crack down on the vendors was a little weird (awkward at the least), but I also get the idea that there’s a spirit he’s trying to engender with these conferences and you have to respect that. Hopefully we’ll have a chance to connect again at some point in the future…

[Buzz Bruggeman]

Tevor:

Great seeing you at Bloggercon. We need to meet up again. Dave is Dave, vastly more good than bad, and he is remarkably talented and has a great heart. I wonder how many others could have gotten this kind of deal done.

Buzz