las vegas

Quick takes from Day 1 at NAA MediaXChange in Las Vegas:

• Old friends? Fewer. Attendance is down, no way to hide it -- besides, some of my closest acquaintances have fully or partly left the newspaper end of digital media. I spoke to one friend who said he was here mostly just because his company's executives wanted to make a good showing for NAA to support the industry.
• Old friends in new jobs? More, some by choice, some by necessity.