OMMA Notes: ‘This Is Going To Explode’

We missed the MIXX conference three blocks away, and only caught part of OMMA but we were glad to run into Mike Shields of Mediaweek, even if his bosses haven’t seen the light of letting us peak behind the curtains of their paid publications. It was fun running into Shelly Palmer, who terrified us with his stream of geek consciousness, insisting we must understand everything he was saying (we believe his main point was that things are changing fast — if you think you’re hot sh*t because you’ve downloaded iPod video, then you’re two generations behind).

We did attend a few more panels and came away these observations:

What is it with ad agency guys and their caps, indoors? (See Tom Ajello, pictured.)

Is a CDN better than an RSS? Or should we all just VRML?

Comedy’s either worthless or worth a lot.

25 percent of the ads you see on TV are for TV shows.

Anyone who says “this is the way it is doesn’t know what they’re talking about.”

On CNET’s tenth anniversary tour, “People would come, drive a long way, in kind of a creepy way, to see the big yellow van,” said CNET’s Dennis Smith.

And finally, from Shelly: “When things (TV and all on the Internet) get a little simpler, this is going to explode.” (Clear the room!)

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