Beach blowouts Typical evening buffet at the ‘99 Internet Summit, held at the Ritz-Carlton in Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Desk games Now Sun’s gone (bought by Oracle), and Facebook has claimed its old headquarters.
Publicists out of ideas Lame and forgotten. Whoever sent this didn’t even spend the money to stamp a logo.
Self-promotions Douglas Coupland commissioned these to promote his 1995 Wired cover story.
Of-the-moment gifts Cameras were once hot swag, but smartphones have made them passé. Sealed versions of this relic go for $40 on eBay.
Stupid toys Computer network company Ciena distributed these at a telecom conference.
Infinite licensees Maximum Charisma went all out for the only title it ever produced.
Love in the air But was this for a dating site, a Valentine’s Day event, or something else? An archaeological mystery.
Jokey tools Wireless email provider OmniSky launched in May ‘00. By December ‘01: bankrupt.
Licensing redux Another from Maximum Charisma (this came with the plush doll).
Sex toys My hazy memory is that this promoted an online safe sex campaign.
Cocky fun Staffers from the now-defunct Industry Standard—the bubble’s bible—mug at one of their parties.
Ten-figure smiles Steve Case and Nathan Myhrvold at John Brockman’s Billionaires Dinner in 1999.
So many goodies, there’s always a “worst of” This seemed bottom of the barrel when you dug it out of the upscale TED gift bag.
“Fun” T-shirts The Accelerator Group handed these out at Esther Dyson’s PC Forum, circa 2000.