Buzz Marketing with Blogs: Blogher REALLY Is Going to Be Great

Blogher REALLY Is Going to Be Great

I arrived in San Jose thanks to a ride to my flight from Seattle from Tris Hussey and Arieanna Foley. (It’s a long story to explain why I had to fly to San Jose from Seattle from Vancouver, but frankly not a very interesting one.) I made my flight with seconds to spare and had an uneventful flight to a slightly smoggy San Jose.

The day continued to look at up when I was told that the Westin currently has complimentary wifi. So what if bottled water costs $3.49 when there’s free wifi, anyway?

The Blogher pre-conference orientation for speakers was great. The discussion guidelines and ideas promise that this conference really should be different from the standard 55 minutes from panelists with Powerpoints and five short minutes of questions. We have been urged to turn every issue back to the audience for input, and to determine the direction the discussion needs to head. Fingers crossed for me as I do the $$ and Sense panel at 3:30.

After the orientation, more than 200 (that’s my guess) of the speakers, organizers, and attendees adjourned to Andiamo for excellent Mexican food and conversation, and not a few Coronas and wine margaritas. I talked with Toby Bloomberg, Amy Gahran, Rahat Mahmood, Susan Mernit, Susan Getgood, JD Lasica, Mary Hodder, Lisa Williams, Julie Leong, Staci Kramer… the room was packed.

The feeling here tonight is so full of enthusiasm and collaboration, with people talking conceptually about the relationships blogging can build, and the way community connections spring up. I’m loving the emphasis on the social aspects of blogging, even among business bloggers. It’s a refreshing change from SEO, promotion, and traffic numbers, though all of that plays its role in this medium of ours. Perhaps I’ve just been more exposed to those topics lately…

I’ll try to blog tomorrow during some of the sessions, which will depend a bit on locating power outlets!

Posted by Susannah Gardner on 07/29 at 11:31 PM • Blogging Events

Comments

Great to meet you in person! If the Friday dinner is any indication of the conference BlogHer will be a huge success!

Posted by Toby on 07/30/05 at 05:02 AM
Whew ... glad you made it!

Posted by Tris Hussey on 08/01/05 at 08:32 AM