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Parties, Events & Fun @ SES San Jose 2005
When SES began, the big event was the cocktail reception at the end of the
first day. Then people usually grouped up and headed off to dinner in different
directions. These days, it's a dizzying collection of parties and events that
are on offer. I wanted to highlight a few such as the traditional Google Dance,
the brand new Yahoo Search Night Off, the Ask Jeeves "Dan Band" Opening Night
Bash plus tell you how to find more.
The Google Dance
For those not familiar, the Google Dance originally referred to the how
Google used
to do a roughly
monthly update of its index that resulted in changes to rankings. The
movement of sites within these rankings got dubbed the "Google Dance" by those
at WebmasterWorld.
Google embraced the term when it decided to throw a party for SES San Jose
2002. It bused attendees down to its old campus where there was music, drinks
and yes -- dancing! You can see
pictures from the very first 2002 dance
here. The next year, the
event moved to Google's new digs even though Googlers themselves hadn't moved
in. There was even a nice couch to relax on, as
you'll see in these pictures.
There's a story about that couch. To find out if someone's a true SES veteran,
ask them if they know what happened to it!
Last year, the event got even larger, complete with a Google Village, as
you'll see in these pictures.
For 2005, the Dance is back with yet another new feature, Meet The Google
Engineers. What's that? A chance to ask Google's engineers from both the
editorial and ad sides any questions you may have. So get to the dance on the
evening of August 9! More information can be found
here.
Yahoo Search Night Off
Earlier this year, I tried to rally people behind the idea of
Search Marketing
Day, when all search marketers would declare a day off. After all, the
industry continues to grow and grow, with an ever increasing number of things to
keep ahead of.
Sadly, a
vote to pick a date didn't reach a consensus. OK, I'm going to try again
later. In the meantime, Yahoo has heard my cry and that of other search
marketers. After a long day at SES, they declared the evening of August 8 will
be "Search Night Off."
To help everyone celebrate, Yahoo's booked Paramount's Great America
amusement park. Bring on the roller coasters! More information on the even can be found
here.
Ask Jeeves "Dan Band" Opening Night Bash
At our New York show last year, Ask Jeeves booked American Idol star William
Hung to come sing to a party it hosted for a relatively small group of attendees.
The music is back for San Jose, but this time powered by the
The Dan Band of
Old School fame and accessible
to any SES attendee. It happens on August 8, just after the Yahoo event. More
details via the Ask Jeeves blog
here.
And More Events!
There are even more things happening at SES San Jose. The
special
events page on the conference web site shows activities where sponsors have
paid to get the word out in front of attendees about various activities, so
check 'em out!
Beyond these, the
SES San Jose
2005: Parties, Events & Gatherings thread at our SEW Forums has a running
list of many more. There's also an
at-a-glance guide at the forums to
parties and events that forum moderator Joseph Morin has compiled,
with things listed by time.
Have a great time!
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