Last week I attended one day of the two day 140 Character Conference at the beautiful Kodak Theater in Los Angeles. Many of the great talks were Tuesday, but Wednesday definitely had some highlights.

What is the 140 conf? The #140Conf is an event that explores the effects of emerging real-time Internet on Business. The event specifically says it’s not about microblogging or where people share twitter “tips and techniques”.

The conference was even set up to be fast paced like twitter. Individuals has 10 minutes, featured talks has 15-20 minutes and panels were set for 15-20 as well.

Also in the Kodak theater were companies showcasing their products. Seesmic, Bing, Avaya, and Kodak all had booths on the outside of the room. I found the Kodak booth most interesting since they had all their products lined up with knowledgeable people there to discuss the different product lines. I had specific questions about the type of camera I wanted and they were able to answer my questions.

A few highlights of the event for me was watching Drew from BlameDrewsCancer speak, listening to how Twitter has affected sports industry and journalist sites, and Jessica Gottlieb for being brutally honest.

Overall though, I didn’t feel like I learned much of anything. Some of the group panels seemed frantic and rushed to the point where they were cutting each other off. Meanwhile people that weren’t organized it seemed like they had too much time. In the end, while the constant change of panels was interesting but it definitely felt like there was very little to learn.

I think it was a great first attempt and they will probably learn and alter it as needed. The next #140conf is taking place in London on November 17: london.140conf.com/

Here are a few videos about the conference. A number of the sessions are up at Real Player’s Youtube site here.