Anyone who has attended the Las Vegas Internext Conventions over the past five years has noticed the gradual decline of the shows popularity.  Internext was once a mad house of huge booths, hot girls, tons of people, and massive giveaways.  Now in January of 2006 the show has turned into a wide-open space sparsely populated with people.  I think its safe to say that at many points during the 3 day show the number of people operating booths outnumbered visitors walking the floor.  I felt bad for the exhibitors of the show as many sat alone with glazed looks on their eyes.  Will exhibitors question the importance of assembling a booth again? Will AVN change its ways in the future or will they let Internext wither away?

The timing of this years Internext Expo proved to be a problem.  To have this show at the same time as CES, one of Las Vegass top trade shows is ridiculous.  Not only does this mean that hotel rates skyrocket, but the mass amounts of people will congest everything from dining to transportation (as anyone trying to snag a cab at Venetian can attest).  Besides CES, Internexters’ had to contend with hoards of fans there for the AEE (Adult Internet Expo). This is no big deal, except the round bar in the Venetian that usually was a key meeting point and location of countless business deals was transformed into a mob of unrecognizable faces.