By Erik of SoBeGirl Video

Wow, what a show! It was a networking maniac’s dream. The faces, the names, Las Vegas, the girls the Players Ball. D-money is the man and he put on an awesome party inviting Snoop Doggy Dog to rock the house. This was the first time I saw Snoop and they were in a groove so deep they had the whole club in a zombie like trance. The outfits for the Balls themes - Pimp and HO made it all that much better. And a lot of folks went all out with fur coats, red smoking jackets and sequin shoes.

SoBeGirl can party but the Players Ball just about tops the list. It was great. The young and old just enjoying the hi-life we have made for ourselves using the Internet and the oldest vice around. Hanging out with young millionaires and trading secrets, building - friendships that are based on common interest and mutual trust. That is what the Las Vegas Show was about and for SoBeGirl it was a smashing big hit.

I met so many new people and made so many new friends that I cannot remember all of them. The convention floor was packed with people from all over the globe. Japan, Australia, Israel, the Chech Republic, Germany, Canada, the list goes on and on. Lots of new technologies driving innovative products that will surly revolutionize our industry were just some of the most outstanding displays. Of course Video is the wave and you can find an assortment content providers each providing a unique spin on the way their video is being served.

If you have never been to Vegas before then let me sum it up for you. The strip is like one big slot machine. The bells and whistle’s from the gambling devices entice you to play. Every where you go you see them and hear their call. If you have the itch then you can play to your hearts content. I mean 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

The food is cheap and the people in the hospitality industry are extremely nice. And Las Vegas has some of the biggest hotels I have ever seen. They are humungous buildings rising high into the dessert sky each spanning multiple blocks. And the place is hot. Hot like an oven. I assume that if you have the time and you can get off the strip to see the town you will find some great things. But for SoBeGirl this time it was all work.

Up early in the morning to hit the convention floor for some networking and then off to one of the great parties put on by some of the biggest names in the industry. Helmy, Cybererotica, I-gallery, CEN to name just a few. The networking never stopped. The days and nights just merge into one another as if they were the same. And in Vegas they are. If you like to drink then you will be very happy with plenty of open bars that are presented to you at every party. I am not talking beer open bars so, choose your flavor of top-shelf liquor and simply leave a tip for the bartender.

Hip cloths and hot girls are just par for the course. All you have to do is introduce yourself to that guy or gal next to you and next thing you know you are trading cards and talking about all the business you can do together once each of you gets home.

The number of women at the top of this industry always impresses me too. There are several prominent content providers headed by women and each one of these girls could easily be a model herself. Their beauty and brains are impressive combinations proving that a woman can do anything she sets her heart to in the Adult Entertainment biz and beyond. It is just a little disappointing that they are not more vocal in empowering other women to do great things like they have but there are others that up the slack.

I especially enjoyed meeting the newbies who all forked over 150 dollars to get onto the convention floor. They are hoping to break into the online adult biz that they have heard so much about. Some don’t even have a web site at all and some do but are just getting started. Most don’t have any grand illusions. They are just looking for some supplemental income and want to know how to get started. These guys are the future and I gave them just as much of my time as I did to anyone else.

The food and drinks, the girls and parties, the new friends and business contacts, and the knowledge gained. How can anybody put a price tag on all of this? If I take the cost of the trip and think about what I gained by being there then my conclusion is that the 2001 Internext Las Vegas show was a bargain. So if you’re on the fence wondering if these shows are worth the price just ask SoBeGirl. See you at the next one!