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Is Lanyrd meant to be tech-industry specific, or is that just a byproduct of the early adopter demographic?

15th February 2011

My answer to Is Lanyrd meant to be tech-industry specific, or is that just a byproduct of the early adopter demographic? on Quora

We want to cover all sorts of conferences (and user groups, and meetups, and conventions... any event where people get together to share their knowledge). We have a good start on technology because that’s where our early adopters are, but we’re starting to pick up in a few other categories as well. Here are some of my favourite examples:

Genealogy: http://lanyrd.com/topics/genealogy/
Crime fiction: http://lanyrd.com/topics/crime-f...
Food blogging: http://lanyrd.com/topics/food-bl...