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CES Gets Small
technologizer.com - 1/12/2009
CES Gets Small
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Over at VentureBeat, Dean Takahashi is reporting that this year’s Consumer Electronics Show drew 110,000 employees, down 22 percent from last year’s event. The official, audited attendance figures won’t arrive for a few months, but unless they’re sharply higher it looks ...

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appleinsider.com - 1/10/2009
Source: Apple plans to attend CES in 2010
— appleinsider.com — On the heels of announcing its plans to bail on Macworld Expo next year, Apple will be instead attending the more generic Consumer Electronics Show in 2010, according to sources familiar with the matter. (more) Source: Apple plans to attend CES in 2010

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Best of CES 2009: Editors' picks
obsessable.com - 1/13/2009
Best of CES 2009: Editors' picks
— obsessable.com — It wasn't a year of huge breaking announcements at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show, but we found some devices worth favoriting. After a week at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, we came home exhausted and overwhelmed - but kind of in a good way! There weren't any ... (more) Best of CES 2009: Editors' picks

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CEA confirms Apple-related exhibits at CES 2010
news.cnet.com - 1/12/2009
CEA confirms Apple-related exhibits at CES 2010
— news.cnet.com — CES 2010 will have several Apple-related booths to visit, but are Apple and CEO Steve Jobs really planning to attend? (Credit: James Martin/CNET News) The Consumer Electronics Association has confirmed plans to host a Mac-centric area at CES ... (more) CEA confirms Apple-related exhibits at CES 2010

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Are trade shows dead? My answer might surprise you
Scobleizer — ... Harry McCracken, who used to be the lead editor over at PC World, notes that CES is getting smaller. 22% smaller this year. I will predict it will be even smaller next year. Why? Because I know many of the marketers at the world’s largest tech companies and they say they are going to downsize their booths next year. But, I’m also hearing enough people say that they are getting good value out of their investments here so they will increase in size or stay the same. So, I was wrong to say that CES is going to die. It’s pretty clear ...

How To Fix CES in 2010
LIVEdigitally — ... I agree with my friend Harry McCracken that CES 2009 was definitely smaller than past years. But I vehemently disagree with ...

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