Internet World a Void

Internet World used to attract crowds like bees to a honey pot. But the dot-com downturn and $1,400 admission prices are scaring them away. Declan McCullagh photographed the empty hallways.

Chicago -- For the up-and-coming dot-com entrepreneur, Internet World was the show to attend.

Last year, Internet World Spring was mayhem, attracting a record 58,000 to Los Angeles.

This year, things are dramatically different.

Organizer Penton Media set the admission price at a whopping $1,400 -- before the dot-com downturn -- and nobody's showing up.

Declan McCullagh's pictures speak for themselves.