Eric Norlin

Eric began organizing technology conferences in 1999. In 2002, he became an owner and organizer of Digital ID World, which was acquired by IDG via a joint venture in 2005. More recently, he founded SaaScon (Software as a Services conference) in conjunction with IDG World Expo. He also currently runs the successful Defrag Conference.

Eric's foray into technology began when his father brought home a Commodore 64, evolved into work with the National Security Agency, and transitioned into roles running content for technology conferences, writing articles for technology publications and serving as a VP Marketing at Ping Identity. Eric's work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, Inc. Magazine, CNet and NetworkWorld.

The Value is in the Glue

Mar 08 2010 04:49:00 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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A Note To My Colorado Friends

Feb 15 2010 07:11:00 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Rhyming History

Feb 10 2010 06:52:45 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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APIs, TOS, and building a hooked web

Feb 05 2010 10:26:27 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Exploring the in-between

Jan 28 2010 06:41:49 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Conference Diversity

Jan 11 2010 02:24:00 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Wrapping up Defrag by looking ahead

Dec 17 2009 08:41:13 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Gluecon 2010 - even stickier

Dec 15 2009 01:13:00 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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A product/solution idea?

Dec 09 2009 11:51:06 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Behind the Scenes of Defrag

Nov 09 2009 12:13:00 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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The Exclusion that is a Community

Nov 02 2009 09:09:42 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Woke up this morning…

Oct 28 2009 03:25:00 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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The “Rise of the iPhone” Analogy

Oct 19 2009 12:56:00 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Is the “Email Era” Over?

Oct 12 2009 08:59:26 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Stating the Obvious: Gaming the Cycle

Oct 07 2009 11:31:30 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Understanding the Human IT Cycle

Oct 06 2009 11:06:48 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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First Principles

Oct 01 2009 07:03:44 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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It’s All About the People, Right?

Sep 26 2009 08:11:52 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Memo to Startups: Waiting for that Moment

Sep 18 2009 07:11:19 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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The Blending of Marketing and IT

Sep 15 2009 06:39:27 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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The Liminal State

Sep 03 2009 01:35:22 PM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Extending Early Bird @ Defrag

Sep 01 2009 08:54:04 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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On the “Synaptic Web”

Aug 31 2009 10:19:00 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Crossing the Social Media/E2.0 Chasm

Aug 29 2009 07:56:37 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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The Constrained Future of Social Computing

Aug 28 2009 09:16:15 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Muddling Through Metaphors

Aug 26 2009 07:59:34 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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U, V, W and Informational Dark Matter

Aug 24 2009 06:43:34 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Distributing Innovation

Aug 20 2009 07:07:17 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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The Productivity Boom

Aug 14 2009 07:00:17 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Cluetrain at 10 awesomeness

Aug 07 2009 02:35:43 PM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Making Enemies

Aug 06 2009 12:01:30 PM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Resolving Some Dissonance

Jul 30 2009 06:55:48 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Moving Beyond RSS (Maybe)

Jul 23 2009 09:11:00 AM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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Open-ended Scarcity (and Abundance)

Jul 22 2009 03:58:25 PM Posted By : Eric Norlin
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