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BlogHer Blues

I’m not going to Blogher this year. At first I wasn’t phased by this reality, since it really wasn’t practical for me financially or logistically anyway. I was willing to accept that.
But then the BlogHer chatter on the internet started pulling at my Poor Me strings this week. I have kept in touch this […]

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There was much discussion at BlogHer around the community of the blogging world, built largely through commenting on other sites, responding to comments on your own sites, linking to one another, and so forth.
One question I forgot to ask in the many sessions I attended was regarding comment etiquette. When someone new […]

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I had a great time floating in and out of contact with Maryam this weekend. She just moved back to the Bay Area from Seattle this past month so it hardly seems like we’ve skipped a beat, but I know soon it will sink in that she is gone. I was glad to […]

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If BlogHer Day One was the Bad Hair Day of social networking for me, then Day Two was the Glamour Shot Day.
I met many wonderful women, had great conversation, and stretched myself as a networker. I don’t have time this morning to fully give my impressions of the day and introduce you to my […]

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BlogHer Quote of the Day

“Blogging is the gateway drug of technology” - Elisa Camahort

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It’s a funny thing about me – you could have put me in front of a microphone on stage to address all 400 people at Blogher today and I would have stunned you with my articulate genius. I commented freely and confidently in all the sessions I attended. But I couldn’t even manage to […]

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[live blogging – please excuse typos, grammar, and lack of links]
10 Types of Web Writing: And how to execute them professionally. Lisa Stone and Lynne D. Johnson walk you through everything from short-form sign post blogging to long-form essay blogging.
Lynn Johnson
Fastcompany.com editor
Lynndjohnson.com
Lisa Stone
Hard print writer & editor
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Conversationswithdina.com – engaging readers in conversation, dialogue
“I […]

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[Live Blogging – please excuse typos, grammar, and lack of linking]
Audience Building
Elise Bauer talks traffic: how to build it, how to understand your site statistics, how to optimize your site to build search engine traffic, how to use syndication and subscriptions to build recurring traffic…the works!
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These are the opinions of Elise Bauer, […]

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I had attempted to live blog by posting notes after each session, but my web site’s hosting company aparantly had a power outage that rendered my site down all afternoon.
Which is a bummer, since I’m all about instant gratification.
So if I can manage to keep an internet connection, I will now post some notes.

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[Live Blogging – Please excuse type and grammar errors and lack of links!]
Day One: So, you have this crazy idea…
You want to start a community-based blog site, but aren’t sure where to start. Melanie Morgan, Nancy White, Susannah Gardner & Lauren Gelman are among those who will help you examine what’s out there, define what […]

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