Looks like the most harrowing phase of the San Diego Comic-Con experience is almost here! Starting at 9am Pacific Time on Wednesday, March 9th the hotel reservations for Comic-Con will begin. It is always this day that gives me more stress than any other, because anything (and nothing) can happen. Some years I’ve gotten lucky; …
Saving Comic-Con Before It Starts Part 1 – Separating the Geeks Saving Comic-Con Before It Starts Part 2 – Breaking Up the Site It’s no surprise that Comic-Con International has gotten its share of bad press and angry emails/tweets/message board posts from fans (and now former fans) who fought for hours to get a membership …
Saving Comic-Con Before It Starts Part 1 – Separating the Geeks Today’s entry is pretty simple as it follows along the same logic as yesterday’s post. It’s time to split up the technology (or where people access the tech) so that one location isn’t bearing the brunt of the attack… Breaking Up the Site Again, …
Imagine a giant Olympic-sized swimming pool. Considering its size, it could probably fit maybe three or four hundred people all at once, tightly packed. But imagine 3,000 people wanted to take a dip and they were all told they can jump in exactly at 9am on a Saturday to get wet. However, after that moment, …