The Pile I’m Standing In

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 introduce [...]

Read Full Post »

[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 – – [...]

Read Full Post »

[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! – – – These are the opinions [...]

Read Full Post »

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 [...]

Read Full Post »

[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, [...]

Read Full Post »