I’m late reporting this, but I had a great time both at Google’s press party (loved the ice sculpture and meeting folks I’ve talked with on the phone for years) and at the Bay Area Interactive Group (BIG) get-together last week. It was quite a night, I must say. At the risk of sounding naive, I’ll say I was really surprised at how long it took to get to the Googleplex (and back). It’s shocking to me just how large this area called “the Bay Area” is. (Silicon Valley is the same thing as the South Bay, isn’t it?) It’s a little intimidating, but also exciting as there are plenty of different areas to explore. (It’ll keep me busy for years!)
BIG was really lovely. The City Club in downtown SF is beautiful, and before I’d even gotten out of the elevator I’d met two guys I ended up chatting with for quite a while. The whole room seemed abuzz with optimism. I ran into one old acquaintence, Doug Weaver of Upstream Group, who was visiting from Vermont.
I’m looking forward to future events and apologize to all the people I’d meant to look out for but didn’t touch base with. (By the time I showed up, around 8:30 or 9, the name tags were gone and I suspect quite a few people had already left.)