What Bloggers Are Saying About Us

“The idea of a bunch of bloggers getting together just screams geekville. But the more blogs i read, the more I blog and the more fans of blogs i meet, the more a blogging convention seems like an idea whose time has come.”
-- HustleKnockin'


GodblogCon
http://captaincollo.blogspot.com
3/5, 1:55 pm
a Biblical thought..."If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Rivers of living water will brim and spill out of the depths of anyone who believes in me this way, just as the Scripture says." (John 7:38)a Book thought...The blessing of a pure heart is a very deep work. It's like heart surgery. It's foundational. He reaches deep into your heart, and pulls out all roots of pride. (p123 Munn)a Dave thought...

Godblogcon 2008 and USA visits
Tall Skinny Kiwi
2/28, 5:30 am
I just accepted an invitation to speak at Godblogcon 2008 in Las Vegas, September 19-21. Having watched Godblogcon pass me by last year and the previous times, I finally get to attend. The conference is associated with the 2008 BlogWorld...

Godblogcon 2008 and USA visits
Tall Skinny Kiwi
2/28, 5:30 am
I just accepted an invitation to speak at Godblogcon 2008 in Las Vegas, September 19-21. Having watched Godblogcon pass me by last year and the previous times, I finally get to attend. The conference is associated with the 2008 BlogWorld...

RonUpNorth Welcomed to the Feline Theocracy
http://ronupnorth.blogspot.com
2/18, 11:31 pm
Last November my boss over at the Trib asked me if I wanted to attend the Blogworld conference in Vegas and bring back a report on new media opportunites. I thought it was a little strange since it had nothing to do with my job (I'm a tech); but I couldn't turn down an all expense paid trip to Vegas. So my natural response was "hell yea".I had never blogged before, but after going to the expo and experiencing the energy and community of the bloggers first hand, I couldn't wait to get home and set up a blog. I came back energized and bursting with ideas to bring back to our web team.

Blog World Expo planned for September 2008!
Blog Directory
2/6, 11:07 am
From the official event website:"The 2008 BlogWorld & New Media Expo will take place September 20-21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, with the exclusive "Executive & Entrepreneur" conference beginning November 19th. The first and only industry-wide tradeshow, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting the dynamic industry of blogging and new media.

Re: "Windows Live Writer"
Blogging Ministry
2/5, 1:46 am
Windows Live Writer I was introduced to Windows Live Writer, a new desktop editor for blogging, at the BlogWorld Expo in November 2007. All the publicity about the program seemed too good to be true. However, I have found the off-line editor to be far better than than my wildest expectations.

In case you missed the November BlogWorld Expo: Milbloggers to Journos: Can You Hear Us Now?
Milblogging.com : The World's Largest Index of Military Blogs (Milblogs)
1/26, 7:16 am
(Poynter Online) A watershed moment for milblogs happened in 2005 when CNN's then-news chief Eason Jordan was reported as saying at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that he knew of 12 journalists who were killed by coalition forces in Iraq. (Jordan later backpedaled from those remarked.)Said Schippert, "Milbloggers banded together over that. The gauntlet was laid down, and we told Jordan to put up or shut up. We asked him to release the tape from this conference and own up to what he said. That got milbloggers a lot of attention, and Jordan left CNN not long afterward.

ShareASale “Under the Stars” Party at Affiliate Summit
Super Affiliate Tips from Super Affiliate Zac Johnson - Let the Reign Begin!
1/20, 9:14 pm
Every year at Affiliate Summit, one of my great long time friends, Brian (founder of Shareasale) throws an opening night party at one of the hottest locations in Las Vegas. Just a few months ago at BlogWorld, Brian had an excellent opening night gathering at the Wynn Casino & Hotel.

Creating and Feeling Abundance
The Good Life- Attract Money, Wealth, and Prosperity - Find Inspiration and Motivation
1/14, 11:29 pm
A couple months ago I took a trip to Las Vegas for the BlogWorld Expo. It was a great experience and I met so many people. I even bumped into bloggers like Liz Strauss whose blog I've been reading for quite some time. I also attended a Zappos party where I met and briefly spoke to Suzie Cheel of Abundance Highway. Now I'm a subscriber to Suzie's blog and have been reading about her own abundance journey.Suzie has a blog post titled Abundance is a Feeling which is a great read. What has really helped me get to that realm of feeling abundant is looking at my vision board every day.

Patreaus Did Not Betray Us - Senate Did
MAXINE
1/11, 1:44 pm
Gen. David Petraeus, the top commander for U.S. troops in Iraq, appears at a graduation ceremony for 700 Iraqi National Police cadets in Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007. Image Credit: AP Photo/Khalid MohammedPatraeus Did Not Betray Us - Senate DidIn a move that can only be shouted back to the "Leftosphere" ... "FACTS DO MATTER"!

The Price of Integrity
http://mangonelle.blogspot.com
1/9, 7:24 pm
Who was it who was recently talking about guilty pleasures? Gosh - maybe it wasn't in blogworld at all - maybe it was RL. Ooh - if it was, that might be a fun tag. Well, one of mine is CSI. The Las Vegas and Miami variations, anyway. LV because Gil Grissom has me ensorcelled by his wisdom and integrity, and Miami because Horatio Caine makes my jaw drop with the vastness of his self-delusion (and Calleigh Duquesne. My oh my.

My Thoughts on Sponsored Reviews
The Write Spot
1/2, 6:41 am
At BlogWorld Expo 2007, Matt Mullenweg, founding developer of WordPress, said that sponsored posts could kill the blogosphere and be a really corrupting influence. (You can hear Matt's full comments in the YouTube video by James Guske around the 5:44...

Mark Cuban - Support The Troops - An Open Comment - UPDATED With OReilly's Response
MAXINE
12/27, 8:09 pm
Mark Cuban while delivering the final Keynote speech for Blogworld & New Media Expo, Las Vegas Convention Center 11-09-2007 - Image Credit: Edmund Jenks - MAXINEMark Cuban - Support The Troops - An Open CommentOn Friday, Mark Cuban went off on a rant at his blog (Blog Maverick) about how FOXNews is somehow devoid of principle for taking his company’s advertising dollars because its chief political and cultural commentator is not in favor of Cuban’s latest Hollywood effort to Hate America.

It Takes A Village To Kill A Terrorist
MAXINE
12/25, 8:28 pm
Hugh Hewitt while broadcasting live from the exposition floor of Blogworld & New Media Expo. in Las Vegas - 11-08-2007. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (MAXINE)It Takes A Village To Kill A TerroristYesterday afternoon, Hugh Hewitt was interviewing a Sergeant Long of the U.S. Marines and a Consultant to the Marines on asymmetric war tactics whose name I missed (I looked for transcript information on the interview) when the following exchange ensued.

BlogWorld Expo - More Belated Link Love
Abundance Highway: Journey to freedom
12/19, 3:59 am
A big thank you to Paul Edmondson of Yield Build, a new contextual ad revenue service. I am now the proud owner of an Ipod nano which I won while wearing one of their T shirts. That was a surprise.

Business Conference in Las Vegas? Stay at the Renaissance.
ShoeMoney® - Skills To Pay The Bills
12/13, 9:31 am
In the last year I have gone to 8 different business conferences in Las Vegas. In the last month alone I have spent 12 days in Las Vegas at business conferences (Blogworld and Pubcon 2007). I have a real love/hate relationship for Vegas conferences.

IN THE MAIL, something a bit different: A shiny new Zune
Instapundit.com
12/10, 11:02 am
IN THE MAIL, something a bit different: A shiny new Zune. When I was at Blogworld Expo a Microsoft guy asked me why I had never written about the Zune. I explained that I generally just blog about things I...

Las Vegas is a Tipping Town, Right?
Las Vegas High Rise Condos
12/6, 2:38 pm
It seems everyone lives on tips in Las Vegas, from cocktail servers to bartenders, to limo drivers, to parking attendants right down to the guy giving you towels in the bathroom. The list goes on and on. Why not tip real estate agents as well? I'll give you some time to stop laughing at that one. But in all seriousness, I wanted to make you aware of a very interesting website service I uncovered at the BlogWorld Expo called ScratchBack.com.ScratchBack is an online "tipping" system. It allows blog authors to accept tips and "give back" links or images in return.

Big Business "Blog Council" created, business world yawns
The Intuitive Life Business Blog: Analysis, Strategy, Management & Entrepreneurship
12/6, 12:11 pm
I woke up this morning to a lot of fawning messages from people in the blogosphere about the new Blog Council, founded by a dozen big companies that generally just don't have a clue about modern customer relations and marketing: AccuQuote, Cisco Systems, The Coca-Cola Company, Dell, Gemstar-TV Guide, General Motors, Kaiser Permanente, Microsoft, Nokia, SAP, and Wells Fargo. Let's read their press release (press release about a blogging group?

This oughta piss off the Mrs...
From my position... On the way!
12/5, 1:50 pm
While in Vegas for the blogworld new media expo, I had the distinct pleasure of escorting Ms. Gina Elise and her mother, Char. Aside from being drop-dead gorgeous, (and so is her daughter,) the two of them were selling Gina's pin-up calendar. All of the proceeds from her calendar go to support a poly-trauma unit at a VA hospital, and to purchase calendars for wounded and deployed service members.Her efforts are even co-sponsored by the American legion.Having met Ms. Elise, I can tell you that she is a real sweetie. The Mrs.

Mark Cuban, Redux
Bleed Cubbie Blue :: A Chicago Cubs Fan Community, Founded February 9, 2005
12/4, 9:42 am
Today's Winter Meetings rumors are covered quite well in cwyers' early morning diary; go there for a summary, various news links and discussion. Mark Cuban was in town for the Mavs/Bulls game last night, and naturally, that fueled some MSM articles about his interest in the Cubs; first, this brief AP dispatch which appeared in the Daily Herald quotes him on the current state of the process: "Nothing's changed. Right now we're waiting for the (economic) reports to come out in January," Cuban said before Monday's game between the Mavericks and Bulls.

The Difference Between Visitors and Readers
Las Vegas Real Estate >> Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas Real Estate Specialist
12/2, 12:55 am
While scanning through Problogger tonight, I found a fascinating guest post from Lorelle VanFossen titled Readers vs Visitors - Whose Needs Are You Meeting?I first heard of Lorelle when I met Matt Mullenweg, the 23-year-old founder of WordPress at BlogWorldExpo. Matt recommended Lorelle's blog as a great source for WordPress tips.In this article, Lorelle clearly differentiates between Readers and Visitors, then shares her ideas on how we can meet our readers' needs.

What No One Else Will Tell You About BlogWorld Expo
Podcasting Consultant, Jason Van Orden
11/30, 6:20 pm
Here's the first ever video post for my blog. I'm hoping to do more of these in the future. Some will be tips. Some will be tutorials. Some will be rants/commentary. If the videos go well, I may create a feed for subscribing to and downloading them.

Sites Let Bloggers Make Money on Photos
Internet Marketing News | Marketing Pilgrim
11/30, 8:07 am
With the popularity of Flickr photo sharing site, some people get shortchanged for their work. Two sites are finding ways to compensate the photographer and the bloggers who post their photos. I learned about photo money for bloggers first from Photrade, at BlogWorldExpo.

In Vegas again
Pam's House Blend ...always steamin'!
11/30, 6:30 am
It seems like I was just here. Oh, yeah, I was, for BlogWorld. Oy, I'm still kind of sore and out of it after the ER visit Tuesday; I slept very hard on the plane just now. Definitely not 100%. This time, I'm at the International Gay & Lesbian Leadership Conference, which offers an opportunity for openly LGBT elected and appointed officials and community leaders from around the country to connect and mix with national pols and leaders in the community. It also serves as a training ground, learning strategy on how to run openly without being a single-issue candidate.

In Case You Missed It: Blogword Expo at Random
Milblogging.com : The World's Largest Index of Military Blogs (Milblogs)
11/30, 6:05 am
In case you missed the various reports of BlogWorld Expo from early November, Ward Carroll has a story. He even coins a term in the post – milblogelebrities. Try saying that five times in a row. Then if you want to have fun at work, tell someone to say the word ‘silk’ three times in a row. After they finish, ask them what cows drink. Believe it or not, I have no formal comedy training.

Bringing the Blogosphere to Work - The Importance of Technical Support
The Scratching Post
11/29, 8:58 am
This is another in a series of posts describing the day to day triumphs and setbacks of trying to bring blogs and wikis and other Web 2.0 tools to my organization. The introductory post is here.During one of the sessions on corporate blogging at BlogWorld Expo, the panelists all agreed on the importance of having dedicated technical support for the development and roll out of web 2.0 capabilities. I'm here to tell you that they were right on.Where I work, we have an excellent, but understaffed IT group.

Congratulations!
SharedBook: On Demand
11/28, 2:17 pm
I think I mentioned that Thea and I attended the first BlogWorld & New Media Expo in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago. It was a great event for us -- we went out to raise awareness for our...

Social Media as a Political War Room
Social Media Today
11/27, 1:59 pm
I participated in a panel discussion at BlogWorldExpo earlier this month on “Integrating New Media into your Marketing Mix” along with Paul Gillin, Maggie Fox, Joe Gerace and Andy Beal.During our pres...

Social Media as a Political War Room
Social Media Today
11/27, 1:59 pm
I participated in a panel discussion at BlogWorldExpo earlier this month on “Integrating New Media into your Marketing Mix” along with Paul Gillin, Maggie Fox, Joe Gerace and Andy Beal.During our pres...

My spin on BlogWorld Expo 2007
The Write Spot
11/25, 10:38 pm
I'm glad to hear that BlogWorld Expo will be in September next year, because this year's conference almost collided with two major personal events - my birthday (that's my Ratatouille ice cream birthday cake on the right), and Thanksgiving (click...

Blog Design Basics...Notes from BlogWorld Expo
Business Blogs: How to Build A Better Blog
11/25, 1:42 pm
I was alerted to a post by Edith Yeung, who attended our Blog Design panel at Blog World Expo. Edith wrote up her detailed and complimentary notes about the panel, 50 Habits of a Highly Effective Blogger. I also have...

Ignorance, Sheet Sniffing and Racism
Pacific Views
11/25, 1:27 pm
A couple weeks ago, I wrote about my experience at the BlogWorldExpo political panels, and noted the alarming moral degeneracy among the conservative attendees. I was helped in this by the notes taken by K T Cat. He made my point for me by condensing several examples of this government's behavior (warrantless wiretapping, shredding the Constitution, going to war on lies, etc.) that I find more offensive than words for sex and body parts into the dismissive phrase "Bush administration policies," then promptly declaring that sexual attitudes should be the top priority of society. Right.

Google + DMCA = No YouTube Ads?
Community Guy - Jake McKee
11/25, 11:29 am
I had the pleasure of seeing Mark Cuban speak recently at BlogWorld Expo. One of the topics he covered was an interesting assessment on why YouTube hasn't yet fully monetized the potential ad space on the site. Fortunately Mark has laid out his point previously in a blog post.

Google + DMCA = No YouTube Ads?
Social Media Today
11/25, 5:31 am
I had the pleasure of seeing Mark Cuban speak recently at BlogWorld Expo. One of the topics he covered was an interesting assessment on why YouTube hasn’t yet fully monetized the potential ad space on...

Google + DMCA = No YouTube Ads?
Social Media Today
11/25, 5:31 am
I had the pleasure of seeing Mark Cuban speak recently at BlogWorld Expo. One of the topics he covered was an interesting assessment on why YouTube hasn’t yet fully monetized the potential ad space on...

Use of Flip Video at Blog World Expo
James Guske's Blog
11/23, 10:43 am
Jim Kukral with Flip Video at BWEI went to Blog World and New Media Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center last Dec 7th, 8th, and 9th, and I have to say that I had a great time. I am fascinated by some of the newer media being used as social objects such as podcasts and video. The term podcast I have since found out is being de-emphasised because of its connotation with a single commercial product the ipod and replaced with the term new media. The only thing about audio and video is that it is not directly text searchable.

5 Star Restaurant Service: Courtyard by Marriott
CustomersAreAlways - Exceptional Customer service
11/23, 4:00 am
During my recent trip to Las Vegas for BlogWorld, I decided to have brunch at the Courtyard by Marriott that is located right across the street from the Las Vegas Convention Center. Since I've been reading the book,The Spirit to Serve Marriott's Way, I wanted to see for myself just how great the service is. I was actually blown away by the experience. The server was upbeat and friendly - absolutely nothing "fake" in her demeanor. Every server that passed by my table acknowledged me either with a smile or hello.

Does it fit?
[Mike McAllens Real Visions]
11/21, 6:10 pm
You ever find you try and fit something into an event space and it just doesn't fit. I mean it feels right and looks good on paper but when you actually get there it is just off.I just sent off a budget to a client and we had a nice number to work with. But things just add up. Some cool stuff though 52 foot screen, pyro, custom song, spider technology for graphics, videos its going to be really fun! But will it all fit?Sadly nothing can be perfect but you try to put the best show on possible for your attendees.

Lijit Helps Your Readers Search Your Online Universe
Internet Marketing Tips for Professionals and Small Businesses
11/21, 12:15 pm
At the BlogWorld Expo, I had a chance to spend some time talking with Tara Anderson of Lijit. Today, I finally had a chance to explore their product and add it to all my blogs. Lijit is a personal search engine for all your online sites and profiles. You create the search engine by adding URLs for every site you want to include such as: your blog(s), MySpace, del.icio.us account, Digg account, Flickr, LinkedIn profile, YouTube, Twitter and many more social networking sites.

Why I've stopped including ads on this blog
The Intuitive Life Business Blog: Analysis, Strategy, Management & Entrepreneurship
11/21, 11:45 am
For those of you who actually come to my site and read my popular Intuitive Life Business Blog, you are quite familiar with the ubiquitious Google AdSense block that has been a feature of the layout and design for years. It has paid off, approx $300/month or so, but after talking with many smart bloggers at Blogworld Expo in Vegas, I came to the conclusion that the small revenue stream was not worth the cost. What cost? Well, let's talk about that for a sec...

Why I've stopped including ads on this blog
MoneyTalks: The Best Money, business, finance blog posts from around the web
11/21, 10:45 am
For those of you who actually come to my site and read my popular Intuitive Life Business Blog, you are quite familiar with the ubiquitious Google AdSense block that has been a feature of the layout and design for years. It has paid off, approx $300/month or so, but after talking with many smart bloggers at Blogworld Expo in Vegas, I came to the conclusion that the small revenue stream was not worth the cost.What cost? Well, let's talk about that for a sec...

World of Good, Outside In Style
The Scratching Post
11/21, 8:06 am
If you're a child or young adult and your parents abuse you, what do you do? Driven to depseration by the pain meted out by the people who should love and support you, you might decide to run away and live on the streets. Sometimes being homeless is a better option than staying in a home that has become a nightmare. Outside In is a group in Portland, Oregon that tries to give just such youth a chance to get off the streets.At BlogWorld Expo two weeks ago, I met a young woman who worked with CNRG Portland, "a resource network for engaging people in the nonprofit community.

A Vibrator Can Be A Friend Indeed...
Shadowscope
11/20, 7:33 pm
I will occasionally hit adult blogs when I get surfing around (say it isn't so!) and even have a couple of them linked in my sidebar down there. The Perverted Republican aka Evilicious Blonde aka again the Perverted Republican is one of my favorites. The link's down there, just look for it. I am far from being a prude and it doesn't take too long hanging out here to figure that one out. Anyway, I was over at vibrator.com reading their blog earlier. If you aren't aware, vibrator.com sells sex toys. Don't get distracted yet. Did I tell you they have a blog?

Comedic Adventure: BlogWorld Expo 2007, Part 2
The Quest for Comedic Stardom
11/20, 11:44 am
So I finally made it to Vegas.If you're reading the blog to hear about shotgun weddings I may have taken part in or for a detailed account of Elvis impersonator sightings, sorry you might want to keep traveling down your Google results search list.If you're here from the Las Vegas promotional board, and worried about what I might reveal about Vegas, well too bad: "What happens in Vegas, gets posted on my blog."Vegas, baby, Vegas!

Comedic Adventure: BlogWorld Expo 2007, Part 1
The Quest for Comedic Stardom
11/20, 7:18 am
So Lucy, what happened to you last week? Your blog was dead. As in capital, D...E...A...D.Yeah, yeah, I know. And I only have me to blame. I'm going to ask you, the reader, if there is any better way to acquire the status of MEGA-hypocrite then in this current post? Is it possible to feel like more of a dissembler for making fun of nerds and geeks than to attend one of those nerdy geeky conferences myself, right after interviewing a fellow geek? No, it's not possible. Well, FINE THEN! As of right now, I'm redeeming my "Hypocritical Blog Post" pass.

Road Warrior Upgrade
Lip-Sticking
11/19, 2:45 pm
by Guest Blogger, Lena West, Chief Social Media Strategist at xynoMedia Technology Whewpf! I'm back from a whirlwind, fun, high-exposure speaking tour of the left-coast! Thursday - Sunday => in Las Vegas at BlogWorld Expo and speaking at PostieCon. Monday - Tuesday AM => in Denver speaking to an investor/public relations organization. Tuesday PM - Thursday AM => in Seattle visting my sister and my nephew. Thursday PM - Friday PM => in Pheonix, AZ speaking to another investor/public relations group. Friday PM => home again, home again, jiggity, jig!

Doing everything I can to blog with Windows Live Writer
JenLeoLIVE!
11/19, 11:57 am
I saw a demo of Windows Live Writer at BlogWorldExpo and was very impressed. I blog on a few different platforms - TypePad and WordPress right now. I hate my Word Press experience so much, but there's nothing to be...

Social Media and Your Small Business
flyte blog: web marketing strategies for small business
11/19, 9:08 am
As I may have mentioned once or a hundred times, earlier this month I went to the Blogworld and New Media Expo in Las Vegas, presenting on a couple of panels. One of the themes that ran throughout the conference...

How To Make $1,200 A Month From A Blog That Has Only 250 Readers
Unusual Business Ideas That Work
11/19, 6:21 am
http://www.angschickencoop.com/Angie Mecklenburg, a mother of four in Sutter, Ill., blogs about chickens, God, and her farm. For an estimated $15, she'll write about soy-wax candles for a marketer.Over the last 18 months, Mecklenburg has kept up three blogs, the most popular being Ang's Chicken Coop, which has the tagline "a view of the world from the coop." With about 250 daily visitors to her sites, she said she manages to make as much as $1,200 a month, collecting fees from Google advertising and marketers who pay her to write about their products via the blog ad network iZea.

Blog World
http://doleinstituteblog.org
11/19, 2:42 am
Recently I (David Perlmutter, KU) and Lawrence Bush of the Dole institute traveled to the BlogWorld  New Media Expo, 2007 at the Las Vegas Convention Center where I moderated two panels. Created by blogger Rick Calvert, BW was be the first business expo to showcase blogging as well as the other interactive media.

36: All about corporate blogging
Social Media Today
11/19, 2:04 am
This week’s virtual guest is Debbie Weill, author of The Corporate Blogging Book and an expert on business blogging. Paul met with Debbie at the BlogWorld Expo conference in Las Vegas and conducted a ...

Blogging: Is it first draft journalism?
Bloggasm: Was it good for you?
11/18, 10:10 pm
A little over a week ago, a blogger who goes by the name K T Cat wrote a post about the Blogworld Expo, a tradeshow, conference, and media event devoted to blogging. In the post, K T Cat included a few sentences that sparked outrage and cries of racism from other bloggers.

Changes to Widgetbucks makes it harder for sites with international visitors to earn money
The Web Files
11/18, 5:52 pm
I'm very behind in posting on this site about all the wonderful things that I came across at Blogworld and Postiecon. I've been very sick - actually even before I left for Vegas my Crohn's flared up and it got worse while I was there. Bummer!

Triggit allows you to add links to Amazon, photos and video on the fly
WebStyle - Web style - Helpful tips, latest gadgets and News
11/18, 5:27 pm
Well I'm back from visiting Vegas. I was really sick while I was in Vegas so I must say that I only went to Blogworld for two hours! However I did take in quite a bit of information during that time.

From Blogs to Books
Blogging the Movie | a featured documentary about bloggers
11/17, 10:18 pm
While attending the BlogWorld Expo. I came across this cool booth called Blog2Print. It's pretty much self explanatory. It's a company that produces your blog postings to a book format. It's great for a How-To site to publish themselves in a an easy format. The price was only 24.99 for 20 pages. Pretty neat deal.

blogworld and more reviews
eclectic librarian
11/17, 3:30 pm
The BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas was tons of fun. My liver is fine, but my heart is a little sad for having to say goodbye to my fellow Blogcritics editors until next time. It was wonderful to meet everyone and to get a chance to just be with each other. It's amazing how well such a diverse group of people can get along. We definitely had one of the best booths there, thanks in part to the great swag, but also because of who was staffing it.

blogworld and more reviews
eclectic librarian
11/17, 3:30 pm
I have to agree with Philip: I hate Las Vegas. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "blogworld and more reviews", url: "http://eclecticlibrarian.

WebProNews Wraps Up BlogWorldExpo
Social Media Explorer
11/17, 12:00 pm
Rob May, Todd Earwood and I had the good fortune of participating in an interview by WebProNews to give our thoughts on BlogWorldExpo last week.

BlogWorld - Day 1 Evening
My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings
11/17, 10:00 am
I left BlogWorld and hopped onto the monorail to get back to my hotel. Having been to Vegas two times before, I was excited to ride the monorail. It wasn't here my two prior visits. You still end up doing a ton of walking, but it definitely does help to get around.

Weekend Movie Reviews: "American Gangster" and "The Kite Runner"
Bleed Cubbie Blue :: A Chicago Cubs Fan Community, Founded February 9, 2005
11/17, 9:09 am
It's a slow weekend, so I'm going to try this again, even though last time I reviewed a film you all flamed me. This time, I think your reaction will be different, because I saw two spectacular films recently; one of them you've probably seen already, the other you haven't, because "The Kite Runner" hasn't yet had its general release. "The Kite Runner" was the special screening many of us in attendance at BlogWorldExpo got to see the night before the conference opened, at a small theater tucked away behind (but not connected to) the MGM Grand Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.

Blogworld, the Video
Power Line
11/16, 10:59 pm
Last weekend, I attended the Blogworld/New Media Expo in Las Vegas--mostly, I admit, because my wife thought it would be...

Know More Media (Quick Link) Review
Know More Media - Business News and Information
11/16, 8:55 pm
It’s been an interesting week recapping and recuperating from the BlogWorld Expo exhaustion…er…excitement. We have found time however, to get back into the groove with our buzz topics. How about a quick link rundown of this and last week’s hot news? Google Open Handset Alliance: Google’s Android UI Screenshots – BizToolBeltGoogle Android UI Screenshots - WebMetricsGuruGoogle Cell Phone Hit’s the Market - MarketingBlurbGoogle’s Open Handset Alliance - ITechTipsGoogle Phone: Myth or Reality?

“Facts Don’t Matter” Says The “Leftosphere”
MAXINE
11/16, 7:56 pm
AARP's Divided We Fail Mascot - Please notice which political animal symbol ... and part of the political animal symbol mascot (the head, with brain) has its feet firmly planted on the ground [just the facts]. - Image Credit: AARP“Facts Don’t Matter” Says The “Leftosphere”Facts Don’t Matter! - A stunning revelation stated almost in emphatic unison from three of the most respected and read political weblog posters presenting at Blogworld & New Media Expo.

A Common Theme at BlogWorld: Conversational Marketing
Blog Talk Archive | WebProNews
11/16, 2:03 pm
This was the first annual BlogWorld conference held in Las Vegas on Nov. 8th and 9th. It was a two day conference and was filled with marketers, bloggers, PR professionals, etc.

Apple’s Social Media Hell - Why it Needs to Repent
Internet Marketing News | Marketing Pilgrim
11/16, 10:36 am
At the recent BlogWorld Expo, I discussed two companies that "get" social media and one that doesn't. The two that get it were Nike and Dell. Nike's excellent community effortsespecially Nike+and Dell's efforts with forums and blogs are helping both companies join online conversations.

Flip Video is a Hit at BlogWorld Expo
Internet Marketing Tips for Professionals and Small Businesses
11/16, 10:36 am
Last week at BlogWorld Expo Patsi and I did video interviews with some of the bloggers we met. I use a Flip Video camera and I have to say, it was a hit with everyone we talked to. Everyone wanted to know how it worked and how much it cost. The original one (at left) that I own is $119 at Amazon.com and the new Flip Ultra is $149 and comes in a variety of colors: black, white, pink and orange.

The Blog Squad Interviewed at BlogWorld Expo
Business Blogs: How to Build A Better Blog
11/16, 10:16 am
The tables were turned on The Blog Squad when we were interviewed at BlogWorld Expo by Jim Kukral. Video shot on a Flip Video Camera.

Did You Get Your Flip Video Camera Yet?
Jim Kukral - Marketing Ideas Online
11/16, 1:07 am
At the Blogworld Expo last week I must have taken 30 videos using my Flip video camera. It was easy, fast and well, it was just good. I love this thing.

Know More Media and b5media Rub Elbows at Blogworld - Pics with Jeremy Wright, Hal Halladay, Tim St
Know More Media - Business News and Information
11/15, 5:57 pm
One of our favorite things about attending and exhibiting at the recent Blogworld & New Media Expo was the chance to meet with the great folks of our new partner, b5media. They have an excellent team of bloggers, editors, managers, sales pros, and IT wizards who are all singularly focused on success. We are excited to be working with them.We didn't take nearly as many pictures of the b5media team as we should have - I guess we were too busy talking, getting to know each other, and strategizing.

Going Global With New Media - Blogworld Expo
Eight Black
11/15, 2:04 pm
Click To Play Ok, this is the last of the video series from Blogworld Expo. The hard disk space on my Mac is about to run out! And my digital camera is exhausted.

A (food) bender in Vegas
This Mama Cooks! On a Diet
11/15, 7:21 am
Just came back from BlogWorld Expo 2007 and PostieCon 2007 in Vegas. Yes, I was there to learn more about blogging and social media, but I had a chance to have a few good meals, too. (Diet? What diet?) My...

"Blogs Present Innovative Evangelistic Opportunities"
Pam's House Blend ...always steamin'!
11/15, 5:00 am
GodBlogCon 2007 will equip you with a working knowledge of new media technologies and its impact on society, empowering your ministry to employ quickly and easily new media technologies to engage culture for the cause of Christ. If you wanted to go, you missed it -- it was last week. CitizenLink (Focus On The Family) tells us, regarding GodBlogCon 2007, Conference Challenges Christian Bloggers to Reach Out; New media can be an effective evangelism tool. Eek.

BlogWorld Expo: Fun, Relationships, and Heroes
CustomersAreAlways - Exceptional Customer service
11/15, 1:24 am
Now that I've actually recuperated from my trip to Vegas for the BlogWorld Expo, I'm able to step back and see all the great relationships I formed during those two very short days that I was there. It's one thing to communicate with bloggers via email and through comments on your blog or their blog, but nothing beats actually sitting with a blogger face to face and just sipping cocoa in a cafe (like I did with Liz Strauss) or playing Wii at a trade show booth with people who feel like long-time friends although it's the first time you've met them in person.

How Does Jim Kukral Make Money? I Create Opportunities!
Jim Kukral - Marketing Ideas Online
11/15, 12:22 am
I get asked this question A LOT! Recently, I was asked this directly by Joel Comm on the Las Vegas tram ride to dinner after day 1 of the Blogworld Expo. In my last post about how traffic is b.s.

Blog World Expo: Internet People All Have Cameras
Liz Strauss at Successful Blog - Thinking, writing, business ideas . . . You\\\’re only a stra
11/14, 10:36 pm
I Found One and Took It Back If you go to a blogger meet up that involves more than yourself, you're likely to find at least one camera in the group. Actually it could be two, couldn't it? Cameras of every sort were in use at BlogWorldExpo.

Censoring WordPress.com, New Comment Spam Fighter, More Blog Security News, WordCamp Melbourne, Blog
The Blog Herald
11/14, 8:39 pm
WordPress.com is still being censored in China, Turkey, and elsewhere. There's a new comment spam fighter in town. Blog Security updates their Hardening WordPress guide. WordCamp Melbourne is in just a few days! BlogWorld Expo had lots of WordPress talk. Super Cache WordPress Plugin is gaining attention, and WPhone WordPress Plugin wins the competition!

BlogWorld Recap
SharedBook: On Demand
11/14, 7:21 pm
Thea and I just returned to the office this week from the first annual BlogWorld & New Media Expo in Las Vegas. We exhibited at the show to raise awareness for our Blog2Print blog printing widget, as well as SharedBook's...

Learn from Billy (and Larry), Support the American Heart Association
Stephanie Agresta's life on and off the grid... | Internet Geek Girl
11/14, 5:32 pm
Larry Bailin, my good friend, colleague and fellow Jersey-ite, is launching his new book tomorrow - "Mommy, Where Do Customers Come From?" I was lucky enough to secure a (signed) advance copy at BlogWorld Expo and I wanted to share a few thoughts on this compelling read.

Mark Cuban is my New Hero
Adventures in Entrepreneurship with Jeremy Hanks
11/14, 4:41 pm
Thanks to Mikal Belicove for the photo! THE highlight of the BlogWorld Expo that I attended last week was the closing keynote given by Mark Cuban. Mark was one of the most engaging speakers I've ever seen. He speaks his mind. And his mind is sharp. Makes for a great 75 minutes.

ThreatsWatch.Org - RapidRecon: The Center for Threat Awareness
ThreatsWatch
11/14, 3:15 pm
Last week, the Center for Threat Awareness was officially launched at BlogWorld & New Media Expo in Las Vegas. The decision was both apropos and easy considering the nature of the event and our disposition as Think Tank 2.0". On Sunday it will have been two years since ThreeatsWatch – the Center's public face - first appeared. And thanks to the attention we have received since those early, uncertain days, we had reached a point where a corporate enterprise was not only required, but essential for future growth.

Jim Kukral interviews Wendy Piersall of eMoms at Home from the BlogWorldExpo
Brewed Fresh Daily
11/14, 2:30 pm
Visit JimKukral.com for all his BWE videos.

Sherman Hu at Blogworld Expo
Jim Kukral - Marketing Ideas Online
11/14, 2:26 pm
You can see Sherman's side of the video on his site with his video.

Alden DoRosario of Chitika at Blogworld Expo
Jim Kukral - Marketing Ideas Online
11/14, 2:18 pm


Mommy, Where Do Customers Come From at Blogworld Expo
Jim Kukral - Marketing Ideas Online
11/14, 2:16 pm


Rick Calvert of Blogworld Expo
Jim Kukral - Marketing Ideas Online
11/14, 1:52 pm


Back from BlogWorld Expo
London to La Rochelle
11/14, 1:48 pm
I had a great time meeting loads of interesting people at BlogWorld in Las Vegas. You can read more about it here. I also would like to thank Rick again for the hard work that went into it, I hope we can do something this side of the pond one day..I also met, not mentioned on the fuel blog, iJustine, we have been talking for a while now about something coming up soon, she is very cool and is Miss Web 2.0! I'd love her to get a passport..I wanted to show the following "gadget" I picked up.

Aaron Brazell of b5media at Blogworld Expo
Jim Kukral - Marketing Ideas Online
11/14, 1:36 pm


Fuel My Blog at Blogworld Expo
Jim Kukral - Marketing Ideas Online
11/14, 1:25 pm


BlogWorld Expo: John Gaudio
Business Blogs: How to Build A Better Blog
11/14, 1:20 pm
It's amazing how many blog consultants there are! I guess it makes sense to run into them all at a blogging convention. We met John Gaudio of A Better Blogsite and got this perspective on BlogWorld and blogging. Video shot...

BlogTalkRadio amplifies the blog
The BlogTalkRadio Blog
11/14, 1:20 pm
Hey, our team just returned from the Blogworld Expo in Las Vegas and while there I spoke with people from all walks of life; a dogtrainer, pilot, musician, politician, investor, and professor. But a common theme was the underlying use of a blog.

Ted Murphy of Izea at Blogworld Expo
Jim Kukral - Marketing Ideas Online
11/14, 1:11 pm


Unique Blog Designs at Blogworld Expo
Jim Kukral - Marketing Ideas Online
11/14, 12:34 pm
I should win this. I need it badly. Blogdesign.com

Jim Turner & Alan Levy at Blogworld Expo
Jim Kukral - Marketing Ideas Online
11/14, 12:33 pm


Utterz at Blogworld Expo
Jim Kukral - Marketing Ideas Online
11/14, 12:32 pm


Wendy Piersall, eMoms at Home Blogworld Expo
Jim Kukral - Marketing Ideas Online
11/14, 12:32 pm


Cresta Pillsbury, Hackersafe Interview at Blogworld Expo
Jim Kukral - Marketing Ideas Online
11/14, 12:11 pm


VIDEOS: Olbermann Enters the Fray in O'Reilly v. Cuban Dustup
The BRAD BLOG
11/14, 11:41 am
By Brad Friedman...trying to keep up with all from the road... Our story so far...Last Friday, I was at the BlogWorld Expo in Vegas where billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner, HDNet media impresario and blogger Mark Cuban gave the closing keynote address.

Not Ready for My Close Up
flyte blog: web marketing strategies for small business
11/14, 10:00 am
One of my personal highlights of BlogWorld was hanging out with Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff of The Blog Squad. One of my personal lowlights might be this quickie interview they did with me after one-too-many Vegas late nights. You...

Entrecard - The Internet Business Card
ShoeMoney® - Skills To Pay The Bills
11/14, 8:18 am
A few people have noticed I have been running Entrecard on the sidebar above where the store ad is. I stopped by the Entrecard booth at the Blogworld expo and talked with Entrecard CEO Graham Langdon about his product.

Massive Link Spam
Acute Politics
11/14, 4:12 am
(AKA Blogworld Pt. 2) The night of my last post was the opening party for the blogworld expo. There was a light dinner to be had with conversations yelled over the thumping music. There were awards handed out to the winners of the 2007 Weblog Awards (congratulations to Michael Yon for the Milblog win, and Michael Totten for the Best Middle Eastern blog).

H&I Fires 13 NOV 2007
Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah's Military Guys..
11/14, 12:48 am
Open post for those with something to share, updated through the day. New, complete posts come in below this one. Note: If trackbacking, please acknowledge this post in your post. That's only polite. You're advertising here, we should get an ad at your place... Time to add a new caveat, because from email it's not clear to some folks (mind you, if you don't read this it won't matter...) Being an open post, people (collectively, the Denizens) other than I post in the H&I.

TWIT named best podcast
Social Media
11/13, 11:22 pm
Leo Laporte's TWIT (This Week in Tech) grabbed Podcast of the Year honors at the Weblog awards (catchy name!) at the BlogWorld Expo.

Building relationships with bloggers
Social Media
11/13, 11:22 pm
Brian Solis offers his presentation about PR as a conversation at BlogWorld Expo.

Back from Vegas Baby, part 2
Guitar Licks |
11/13, 11:06 pm
So, now for the our next experience in Vegas. We, like many other bloggers who were attending Blogworld and Postiecon, chose the Imperial Palace because Wireless internet was offered. E-mails had to be collected and posts had to be posted on all of many sites that we bloggers have.

Blogworld & New Media Expo -- “Woodstock For Geeks”
Symblogogy
11/13, 7:17 pm
"Turn out the lights ... the party's over" - BlogWorld & New Media Expo 2007 show banner at night after the show. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (Symblogogy)Blogworld & New Media Expo -- “Woodstock For Geeks”Attending a tradeshow usually becomes an exercise in real work. One attends conference modules headed up by well oiled presentations that are tightly scripted and thinly veiled attempts at a one hour advertisement of the product or service the presenter is tied to.

Blogworld & New Media Expo -- “Woodstock For Wordsmiths”
MAXINE
11/13, 7:15 pm
"Turn out the lights ... the party's over" - BlogWorld & New Media Expo 2007 show banner at night after the show. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (MAXINE)Blogworld & New Media Expo -- “Woodstock For Wordsmiths”Attending a tradeshow usually becomes an exercise in real work. One attends conference modules headed up by well oiled presentations that are tightly scripted and thinly veiled attempts at a one hour advertisement of the product or service the presenter is tied to.

Las Vegas and BlogWorldExpo
Green Gathering
11/13, 7:14 pm
Sigh! Las Vegas is a very strange place. I am home (in the UK, Yorkshire, Ilkley) by the way after 18 hours via Atlanta. It is cold and raining now but just one day away I was at BlogWorldExpo. By the way the picture shows (left to right) Drew the US Ambassador for FuelMyBlog (FMB) Kevin, me and Marcus.But Las Vegas is weird. After a couple of days in a conference discussing the development of Facebook and which way Google is going to go. After discussing how best to use social media to help big corps get into the zeitgest that is Web2.

Hal Halladay Live at the BlogWorld Expo
Know More Media - Business News and Information
11/13, 7:09 pm
While at the Blogworld Expo we had a chance to meet a number of people from various new media organizations. One such organization was Blog Talk Radio which happened to be broadcasting live from the Expo. Since part of our purpose in being at the Expo was to network and spread the word about Know More Media and its recent partnership with b5media, I felt it apropos to sign up our CEO and Co-Founder Hal Halladay for a (surprise) interview. Sometimes the best thing you can do is move forward whether you have a plan or not.

Blogworld Expo 07 - Corporate and CEO Blogging
The Scratching Post
11/13, 3:45 pm
I'm here at Blogworld Expo this week and will be posting notes from the sessions I attend. This one was about how to manage a corporate blog and how to get the CEO to blog, if you can. It was an outstanding session.Here are my notes from the session. I'll be happy to respond with greater detail in the comments of this post if anyone is interested.Note: I will come back and clean this up this evening and add the links to the sites mentioned.We’re being moderated by the woman who wrote the Corporate Blogging Book. I wish I’d brought my copy to get an autograph.

BlogWorld Expo Videos
Make Money with Super Affiliate Zac Johnson | Let the Reign Begin
11/13, 3:00 pm
For those of you that could not attend BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas and still thirsting for more, I've compiled a great list of videos from the event.

Hanging Out With the Rightosphere
Dean's World - -
11/13, 2:11 pm
At the blogworld expo, which I didn't attend even though I am currently staying in Vegas, I hung out with a bunch of Pajamas Media bloggers. It was interesting and I...

Deepening Conversations: New Media
Copywrite, Ink.
11/13, 1:28 pm
Social media sometimes appears to be an inch deep and a mile wide. At least that is the way it looks to some because social media, or new media, is still in its infancy. As a result, it’s often easier to build an extension to the wafer thin model than dig deeper, proving or disproving what is being considered today.

GREEN win gold hatrick in awards
Green Gathering
11/13, 1:07 pm
Congratulations to the GREEN team for there recent success in the annual public relations awards run by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.Unfortunately I was abroad in the US at BlogWorldExpo doing some networking and research on social media and missed the event at the Queens Hotel in Leeds. I understand the team had a great time and that perhaps some wine was taken.Here are the scores on the doors.Category 1 - Corporate CommunicationsGold - Green Communications, Wensleydale Creamery.

Why I Love Gary
[chrisbrogan.com]
11/13, 12:52 pm
Several portions of my trip to BlogWorld Expo were worth it, but one of the moments that stands out to me was meeting Gary Vaynerchuk from Wine Library TV. Gary is a FORCE in creating new media. He is a business man, and yet VERY deeply and passionately tied to the community.

Android Announced, IAC To Split Up, Digg Being Sold?, Forbes Buys RealClearPolitics.com and BlogWorl
Somewhat Frank :: web 2.0 ● technology ● life :: blog by Frank Gruber
11/13, 12:07 pm
Somewhat Frank Weekly Tidbits from around the Web gathered by Frank Gruber for the week ending November 11, 2007.

Blogworld Expo 07 - Raising the Level of Political Discourse
The Scratching Post
11/13, 11:37 am
Peface: For those of you who want to accuse me of racism, please use this post. The comments here are closed and I have excised the bit the progressive blogs considered racist. At the post I just linked, you have a grand old time blasting away at me. End preface.I'm here at Blogworld Expo this week and will be posting notes from the sessions I attend. This session was about making the political conversations in the blogosphere more cordial. I took a lot of snarky notes that I deleted halfway through. It just didn't feel right to do that. Instead, I'll just give a summary and analysis.

The Political Online Community vs. the Non-Political One
The Scratching Post
11/13, 11:35 am
Peface: For those of you who want to accuse me of racism, please use this post.I've been very fortunate to receive links from some of the big-time political bloggers to my post on the political session I attended at BlogWorld Expo. Hundreds of visitors came by to read what I had written. Some left comments. In that post, some of the lefties called me filthy names and I was told I was a racist.As an interesting aside, I was pretty snarky to both sides in that post, but only the lefties became vicious.Contrast that to the comments I received on my first Dove Real Beauty post.

50 Habits of a Highly Effective Blogger
Edith Yeung.com Dream Think Act Home
11/13, 11:29 am
BlogWorld Las Vegas last week was awesome. I met a few celebrity bloggers like Mark Cuban, John Chow and Matt Mullenweg (founding developer of Wordpress) and attended many great sessions about blogging, podcasting, videocasting, SEO and social networking, etc.

FOX covers BlogWorld Expo
ArmyWifeToddlerMom
11/13, 11:24 am
You can watch the video HERE

THE CLASSIFIED AFTER-ACTION REPORT FROM BLOGWORLD has somehow leaked out to the media
Instapundit.com
11/13, 9:42 am
THE CLASSIFIED AFTER-ACTION REPORT FROM BLOGWORLD has somehow leaked out to the media....

BlogWorld Expo: Anne-Marie Nichols
Business Blogs: How to Build A Better Blog
11/13, 9:31 am
On Friday afternoon of BlogWorld, we ran into Anne-Marie Nichols of The Write Spot. Anne-Marie is a freelance writer and professional blogger. Video shot with a Flip video camera.

Reflections on the BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas
Brewed Fresh Daily
11/13, 8:58 am
From the BlogWorld Expo panel on blogging ethics, Amy Sample Ward: Nonprofits, in blog posts, videos, and social networking profiles should always keep the community they are serving in mind. Is that community proud to be served by your organization by the way it is represented online?

Daily reading 11/13/2007
Paul Gillin's blog - Social Media and the Open Enterprise
11/13, 8:20 am
Blogging and Blogger relations at SAP Last week at BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas I met up with Mike Prosceno, VP of Marketplace Communications at SAP. SAP has an unusually progressive approach to working with the blogosphere. Not only does the company use blogs for internal and external communications, but it has embraced bloggers as important influencers, treating them in much the same way it treats mainstream media. Listen to an illuminating 11-minute interview with the guy who heads up SAP's blogger relations program. Virtual events' success grows - BtoB Magazine, Oct.

Round me up some Padres news!
Gaslamp Ball :: A San Diego Padres blog... Only more so!
11/13, 8:18 am
Jbox and I were considering going on strike to support the Hollywood writers, but then we realized that people probably wouldn't notice our absence anyways. Therefore... Onward and upward!! From the comments in the post just below this... I haven't seen the calendar, but if Heath Bell didn't get his own month and Michael "Never Saw His Own Cubs Bobblehead" Barrett got one, then my bet is that Heath Bell will be the talk of constant trade rumors next season while racking up the Holds regardless of whether Towers trades him or not. Bell is the bait... Sledge is probably the switch.

BlogWorld Expo
The Opinionated Marketers
11/13, 6:41 am
Last week I was at BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas. Lots of interesting stuff at the conference, and here are a few highlights.There were apparently about 1500 people registered. I don’t think that many came, but it was busy. The crowd was an interesting mix; lots of bloggers, lots of business types, and then a whole cadre of political blogger (for one specific conference track), military bloggers, and Christian bloggers.The sessions were... okay.

Blogcritics At Blogworld: We Came, We Saw, We DrankLast week, I attended the 1st Annual Blogworld co
The World Wide Glen: Welcome to My Thoughtmare
11/13, 4:41 am
Blogcritics At Blogworld: We Came, We Saw, We DrankLast week, I attended the 1st Annual Blogworld conference in Las Vegas, as part of a team of editors and writers from Blogcritics, the online magazine where I have been a writer for going on three years now, and where I currently serve as assistant music editor.Blogcritics is read by about two million people every month, and has played a very big role (along with this blog) in revitalizing my writing (which I had basically put on a shelf somewhere to gather dust for about ten years, for reasons I'm not sure I'll ever completely understand).

RawVegas at Blogworld Expo 2007
Raw Vegas - Las Vegas video news, events, shows, reviews, celebrities, and more. Behind the scenes,
11/13, 3:33 am
Blog World 2007 was held recently at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Denise Pernula was there and got the e-scoop from blogger moguls b5media.com, pajamasmedia and blurb.com.

Live from BlogWorld Expo & PostieCon
Lip-Sticking
11/13, 1:40 am
by Guest Blogger, Lena West, Chief Social Media Strategist at xynoMedia Technology I'm writing this from my my hotel in Sin City (Las Vegas). This is the start of my three-city, west-coast speaking tour. I've been here for the past three days attending BlogWorld Expo and speaking at the PostieCon conference. Yesterday, Mark Cuban delivered a rousing closing keynote at BlogWorld Expo. Mark was approachable, honest, real and generous with his time. BlogWorld Expo was an honest effort by the organizers to say something real about the current state of social media and where we're headed.

Stalking Glenn Reynolds at BlogWorld Expo proves entertaining for Sarah and I
ArmyWifeToddlerMom
11/13, 12:50 am
AWTM, Glenn Reynolds, and SarahNo puppy blood oddly enough. He was nice INDEED!HEH!

Vegas After Action Report- Classified Version
BLACKFIVE
11/12, 10:54 pm
BlogWorld & New Media Expo just ended and kudos to Rick Calvert & crew, it kicked ass. I was there for two reasons, this blog and my day job for PJ Media. Both of them provided the chance to meet...

BlogWorld|Leo LaPorte |Future OF New Media Publishing
Wired PR Works
11/12, 9:44 pm
BlogWord Expo's Friday opening keynote speaker, Leo Laporte covered the future of new media publishing tools.

expo-zed
skippy the bush kangaroo
11/12, 9:04 pm
we don't know how they did it, but several lefty bloggers managed to be surrounded by hardly-ever-right wingers for days in vegas and live to tell about it.the blog world expo was held last weekend, and our buddies brad blog and natasha of pacific views were there (among other good friends of this humble space). brad had this to say:it's emblematic of the wingnut sphere in general, and is seemingly mandatory if their parallel universe is to survive right in the middle of the american "ghetto" (as they clearly seem to regard the rest of of the world, reality-based though it may be).

Okay, where were we?
the passionate ailurophile | there is no such thing as “just a cat”
11/12, 6:50 pm
If you haven't done so already, you probably want to read this post first! I'll wait. Ready for part deux? Okay&so I walked across the street from the hotel to the convention center to check out BlogWorld Expo. I walked around, checking out the various exhibits, and eventually ran into Lisa and Mr.

The Future of Media
The Glittering Eye
11/12, 5:16 pm
Tim Oren took this away from the BlogWorld convention held in Las Vegas: I have seen the future of media, and it is low rent. Those big booths at the Cable Show and other mass media conclaves are made possible by high margins, which are in turn enabled by a stranglehold over distribution.

A quick social networking survey
Las Vegas Real Estate >> Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas Real Estate Specialist
11/12, 5:07 pm
Many of us got our start in social networking right here on ActiveRain. Or perhaps we had profiles on other sites, but the Rain helped us see the huge potential of sharing with and getting to know others.At BlogWorld Expo last week in Las Vegas, social networking was one of the hottest topics. As blogging continues to gain popularity these online networks are going to explode. Facebook, Gather and LinkedIn were three of the sites that were mentioned the most for business.One thing I realized at the expo is that even with 50,000+ members, ActiveRain is just a drop in the online bucket.

Home, Again
JACK ARMY
11/12, 4:23 pm
A little over a month ago I announced I was home. Of course, that wasfrom a 14-month deployment to the surface of thesun Iraq... did I mention that it gets hot there?Anyway, I'm now home from Las Vegas, despite the airplane's little 2-hour delay causing sensor...Expect several posts in the next little while telling you all about the BlogWorld Expo, meeting other bloggers, the fantastic conversations we had, the interesting ideas that were sparked and the other fun we had on and off the Las Vegas strip.One thing to note now... I've been bitten by the entrepreneur bug.

links for 2007-11-12
Brewed Fresh Daily
11/12, 4:22 pm
Weaving networks like Jackson Pollock painting Fox News Coverage of BlogWorld | Blog World Expo Blog Most likely because the mouthpiece of the republicans - townhall.com - was the first thing you saw when you walked in the expo.

Relationships With Bloggers
Marketing Whore - Marketing, PR, Internet Marketing Tips for Mainstream and Adult Bloggers
11/12, 4:21 pm
Brian Solis' Blogworld Expo: Building Relationships with Bloggers is excellent. However, I do take issue with this point:You don't have the "right" to pitch bloggers, so really think about it before you approach anyone.As noted later in his post, "The pitch is dead," so I'm going to address this from the point of view of the right to start conversations.

BlogWorld Expo - Deborah Micek of Blogi360.com
Business Blogs: How to Build A Better Blog
11/12, 4:19 pm
Deborah Micek, aka Coach Deb, runs blogi360.com. It was a pleasure to meet Deb, first at the BlogWorld opening night party at the Hard Rock, and then again at the Expo the next day. Deb is a business blogger and...

Know More Media in Action at the Blogworld Expo 2007
Know More Media - Business News and Information
11/12, 3:53 pm
We had a fun and productive time at the Blogworld & New Media Expo 2007. Most of our internal staff and a solid handful of our authors made the trip and spread Know More Media good tidings throughout the conference. Much was learned and shared at the conference sessions. Our exhibit booth featured a Link & Drink soda bar, a Wii game console that everyone could play, a couple of computers offering free Internet access, lounge chairs and beanbag chairs, and lots of business blogging discussion.

Mark Cuban Keynote at BlogWorld Expo
Make Money with Super Affiliate Zac Johnson | Let the Reign Begin
11/12, 3:47 pm
Once I heard Mark Cuban was keynoting at BlogWorld, I was extremely excited. Besides that Mark Cuban is an internet marketing, billionaire, blogger and owns a basketball team, he is also a very cool guy. Here's how the final session of BlogWorld went down. It was awesome to personally meet with Mark Cuban.

A Mouse That Roars
Winds of Change.NET
11/12, 3:41 pm
Armed Liberal and Glenn Reynolds profess themselves pleased by the inaugural BlogWorld Expo, last week in Vegas. I had a more mixed reaction, perhaps based on my jaded appetites: I've been going to shows back to the old COMDEX in its heyday and the West Coast Computer Faires. And I've been to a fair number of 'first time' shows, due to a career split between developing and investing in new technologies: CD-ROMs, Atari STs, HyperCard, 'hypertext', WiFi wireless data, and on it goes.

BlogWorld: A Mouse That Roars
Tim Oren's Due Diligence
11/12, 3:39 pm
Marc 'Armed Liberal' Danziger and Glenn Reynolds profess themselves pleased by the inaugural BlogWorld Expo, last week in Vegas. I had a more mixed reaction, perhaps based on my jaded appetites: I've been going to shows back to the old...

BlogWorld | Scott Allen Maximizing Small Business Blogs
Wired PR Works
11/12, 2:50 pm
 Thanks again to Scott Allen for hosting the LinkedIntelligence Contest  and for awarding me the free registration and hotel at BlogWorld. Rick Calvert, BlogWorld Expo's creator, donated the prize. Here's a quick recap of Scott's talk. Small business blogs are intended to support another business; moneytizing your blog tends to be counter productive.

2007 Unsung Hero
Athletics Nation :: An Oakland A's Blog
11/12, 2:32 pm
I'm back from the BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas and it was an extremely successful event on the sports blogging side. We had sessions featuring Rob Neyer of ESPN.com, Will Leitch of Deadspin and a cadre of incredibly talented sports bloggers. And the best part? We had some great interaction with aspiring bloggers, which was really the intention of the event. We need to push sports blogging forward and I think the sessions did just that. Any way, it's officially award season for Major League Baseball and I wanted to do my own little award today.

Just got back from Vegas
Brain Shavings
11/12, 2:22 pm
BlogWorld Expo over. Arrived home on red eye. Tired. Can't use sentences. Will post later. Must. Have. Coffee.... [[ This is a summary. Visit BrainShavings.com for the full text.

Back in Effect
Rachel And The City : : : I Live In Memphis. I Go Out.
11/12, 1:54 pm
I am back in Memphis and am currently working on a full post about my lovely time in Las Vegas at Blogworld. Please check back tomorrow for all the gory details - and pictures!!

BlogWorld Expo Interviews and Photos
Internet Marketing Tips for Professionals and Small Businesses
11/12, 12:54 pm
Most of our BlogWorld posts are on Build a Better Blog.

BlogWorld Expo Wrap Up
RawVoice Blog
11/12, 12:40 pm
BlogWorld Expo was a great first blogging and podcasting event. While there were very few podcasters their the interest was still quite high by many bloggers. One of the things that Leo Laporte said during his Friday very early morning keynote was that Bloggers need to be Podcasting and Podcasters need to be Blogging.

Check Out Podcast.com
SEI Design Group Blog About Architecture, Planning, and Information
11/12, 12:27 pm
Met Glenn Gaudet from podcast.com at BlogWorld Expo last week. Podcast.com is a podcast aggregator and also a social media network. You can save podcasts and subscriptions for your listening pleasure. Via this beta service, you can listen to your...

Moral Degenerates in Vegas
Pacific Views
11/12, 12:06 pm
I went to the BlogWorldExpo last week, having been invited at nearly the last minute to sit on a couple panels with a grab bag of wingnuttia's most famous and some very cool liberal bloggers. Jeralyn at TalkLeft, my co-panelist on a session about elevating political discourse on the blogs, has the guest list. I think the right blog reaction to me was probably summed up best by Michael Medved's incredulous, "you're a vegetarian, too!?," response when he saw me with an appetizer plate of zucchini and hummus at the opening night party.

"Out of Whack" Expectations
Conquest Chronicles :: An Unofficial USC Trojans Blog
11/12, 11:34 am
So are we Spoiled? Let me set up where I am going here... At this past weekends 1st annual Blogworld Expo in Las Vegas there was a panel on bloggers gaining acceptance. While the question was broken down in a few different catagories the majority of the focus was in regards to the mainstream media. Jamie Mottram from Yahoo, Rob Neyer from ESPN and Chris Ballard from SI.com offered a lot of helpful tips both to all in attendance but privately as well in my conversations with them. I hope to write more on the whole experience later.

BlogWorld Expo - Some Random Thoughts
Internet Marketing Tips for Professionals and Small Businesses
11/12, 10:23 am
I'm at McCarron Airport in Las Vegas, waiting for my flight back to Burbank after attending the BlogWorld Expo. Since I'm not in a rush, I gave up my seat on the overbooked flight I was on in exchange for $100 + the cost of my flight. That will pay for my flight to see my family at Christmas! And it gives me some time to reflect on the last few days. For me, BWE started on the flight to Las Vegas when I was seated next to a fellow who had been hired by Pajamas Media, one of the BWE sponsors, to entertain folks at their booth.

Weekend Winter Wrapup (12 Nov 07)
Follow the San Diego Padres baseball club all year long at Ducksnorts
11/12, 10:19 am
Thanks to the Steve Poltz interview and my jaunt to Vegas for BlogWorld (recap at Knuckle Curve for those interested), we've got a little catching up to do: Wednesday, November 7 Saguaros 6, Javelinas 2 (box | recap). Will Venable, playing right field and batting eighth, doubled and homered in four at-bats.

BlogWorld Expo: Rich Brooks of flyte.biz
Business Blogs: How to Build A Better Blog
11/12, 10:09 am
One of the bloggers I've been reading since 2005 is Rich Brooks of flyteblog.com. I was really happy when he agreed to be on the Blog Design panel with me since I love to meet bloggers I admire and enjoy...

Bad news
From my position... On the way!
11/12, 9:43 am
returned from the Blogworld New Media expo. Have lots to talk about, but not today.Today I returned to work to find out that one of my cadets committed suicide yesterday.I will update as appropriate, but not right now.My deepest sympathies go out to his family for this tragedy. He was one of my favorite cadets.

Early buzz: Cruise, rock fantasies, Lou Reed, soaps, more
Today in Cruise news ... - Pop Candy - USATODAY.com
11/12, 8:19 am
Good morning, everyone! I'm so happy to be back from Vegas. All in all, BlogWorld was pretty inspiring and interesting, but it's definitely no fun to be sick in a hotel room. Except for the holidays, that completes my travels...

Hanging With Winguts in Their Well-Constructed Imaginary World
The BRAD BLOG
11/12, 6:38 am
By Brad Friedman from somewhere in Nevada... "The disconnect from reality was complete," writes Power Line's John Hindraker, in a post aptly headlined "In Another World.

links for 2007-11-12
Micro Persuasion
11/12, 12:27 am
Bootstrapper » The Business Blogging Toolset: 100 Resources for Entrepreneur-Writers (tags: Blogs) Translation Widgets for Your Site Added this to my blog (tags: translation language Google Microsoft) Report from Blogworld: Closing Keynote With Mark Cuban Good suggestions and ideas from...

How Conflict in the Workplace Can Affect Customer Relations
CustomersAreAlways - Exceptional Customer service
11/12, 12:21 am
My personal life was very eventful last week, so I apologize for the lack of posts. My family and friends tend to think of me as the go-to person whenever they need counseling and unfortunately that took it's toll on me emotionally and physically. However, it made me think that I should get out to BlogWorld Expo after all - just to get back into the groove of things! Things like this often happen within a business setting as well. There is internal conflict that needs to be squashed and often times it affects our interactions with customers.

BlogWorldExpo: Mark Cuban Keynote Speaker
JenLeoLIVE!
11/11, 8:52 pm
Mark Cuban is giving a keynote speech at Blog World Expo. Even though I've been blogging for years and now make a living at it - his words about being brutally honest, putting in the time and defining your brand...

Final Part of BlogWorld–Apologizing
http://www.vecosys.com/
11/11, 7:40 pm
The buzz around BlogWorld Expo Friday surrounded two topics, Mark Cuban speaking, and Mike Arrington not. I wrote about it, talked with Rick, replied to Om, and kept the post updated. Mike gave us his side of the story, and now so has RickThis is not Mike Arrington's Fault.

Forget Adsense, get real ads for your blog
TechGazing
11/11, 5:37 pm
How are the pennies from Google’s Adsense adding up? If it’s not a high enough stack yet, you may need to re-think your strategy – assuming you want your blog to make you some money. I am feeling inspired to do so, after interacting with ShoeMoney.

John Chow Blogger Dinner
Make Money with Super Affiliate Zac Johnson | Let the Reign Begin
11/11, 5:14 pm
The last night of BlogWorld Expo, we went out with a bang and celebrated the first "John Chow Blogger Dinner". I talked to Nate Whitehill before the end of BlogWorld and he mentioned their was going to be a dinner get together, so I was pretty excited.

BlogWorld Expo- Insider Scoop-Day 3
After the Launch: managing a business, managing a micro business, independent professionals, web
11/11, 4:43 pm
The final day was filled with more great sessions and&lots of free t-shirts. Here are the major takeaways! The Cult of Blogging by Leo Laporte- It is important to create a community that follows you before you ever think of monetizing your blog. Monetization (making money from blogs) doesn't work for everyone-and it not recommended for business bloggers.

Some Blogging Statistics
StlRecruiting
11/11, 2:59 pm
How many bloggers are there, and who are these people? The BlogWorldExpo has compiled some of the statistics. Important Blogging Statistics Over 12 million American adults currently maintain a blog. More than 147 million Americans use the Internet. Over 57...

Michael Arrington Fails To Show At BlogWorldExpo
StlRecruiting
11/11, 2:59 pm
Update: Rick Calvert of BlogWorldExpo is laying the blame for Mike Arrington not appearing at his own feet. In this lengthy entry, Rick says there was a miscommunication in e-mails, and he gave Michael the wrong date. Mike had every...

BlogWorldExpo Recap
Bleed Cubbie Blue :: A Chicago Cubs Fan Community, Founded February 9, 2005
11/11, 1:25 pm
From Wednesday through yesterday, I was in Las Vegas, mostly to attend BlogWorldExpo, billed as the first convention of its kind, and partly to just have some fun in Vegas, since I hadn't been there since 1999. (Fortunately, I got out of there without losing any money -- I won some playing blackjack the first night, then gave most of it back the second night. Oh, well.

Sarah and I are blog stalkers at BlogWorld Expo
ArmyWifeToddlerMom
11/11, 1:09 pm
Hugh Hewitt was a great sport, especially after I ran after him, tackled him and tripped him. He ageed to a nice classical photo, and then I insisted on doing an official blog photo at arms length. Hugh, has the whitest teeth on the planet, and I should have asked for his secret. He was loverly, and gracious to all bloggers this weekend. Hugh, sorry I tripped you I have a great tailor, that can fix the tear on your suit jacket.

I Just Joined Facebook
The Scratching Post
11/11, 12:34 pm
After being inundated with value propositions for social networking at BlogWorld last week, I finally joined Facebook, both as K T Cat and as me, the human. If any of you want to add me as a friend, I'd welcome it. You can contact me through the Facebook link on the lefthand sidebar. I'm interested to see where this leads.The other near-term change I'm making is to consciously choose the blogs I read and the ones where I comment. It's an act of joining a community, not spraying out opinions randomly.

Everyone's a Twitter
Weblogs
11/11, 11:44 am
Everywhere I went at BlogWorld and New Media Expo people were talking about Twitter. When I originally learned of Twitter, I wasn't interested in learning more not because I didn't...

Flippin' video at BlogWorld: Toby, Liz, Robyn and Steve
BlogWrite for CEOs
11/11, 10:46 am
Got a bit enthusiastic with my Flip video recorder at BlogWorld Expo. Here's another clip starring power women bloggers (see the W List) Toby Bloomberg, Liz Strauss and Robyn Tippins. Along with Steve Broback and his Flip.

Blogworld Recap
LOL: The Life of Leo — The personal blog of technology journalist Leo Laporte
11/11, 9:24 am
I'm back from Las Vegas toting the usual sore throat from the dry air and ciggy smoke, and a Best Podcast award for TWiT from the Weblog Awards. Thanks for all your votes! (And thanks to Tris Hussey for taking all the pictures here.) Despite my fears the speech went well.

Useful Tip: Two top execs review entries on Southwest's popular blog before they go live
BlogWrite for CEOs
11/11, 5:12 am
A useful tidbit that came out of our well-attended session on Corporate & CEO blogging at BlogWorld Expo last week was this: one of two top execs at Southwest Airlines (in PR and communications) reviews each entry before it goes...

Back From BlogWorld Expo
The MyBlogLog Blog
11/11, 4:22 am
Photo by Spigit I was so excited to meet so many of you this week at BlogWorld. While I spent only a few hours in our booth (which was highly rated), I was able to meet other Community Managers at...

Sunday Blog Chatter: What I Found In The Fray
Mimi Writes.......
11/11, 2:52 am
Somewhere in the middle of the Desert Southwest, a Songbird sings.A simple song, a tired song, a canon of peace. But it is more than that.It was a breath of beauty laid brilliantly bare on a blog page - rendered by a woman who gave all she had to give on peace day. The moment I heard her sing every controversy disappeared, every fit of exhaustion, every doubt, every discouraging reminder from the naysayers in my head.

BlogWorld Expo: Observations The Day After
Fiat Lux
11/11, 1:15 am
Well, I’m back from Vegas, thoroughly exhausted, but glad I went. I met some great folks I’d previously only “known” online, and some new people as well. I went to one great party and one really sucky one.

JMG: 2007 Best LGBT Weblog
Joe. My. God.
11/11, 12:06 am
Thanks to your kind support, this here website thingy won the 2007 Best LGBT Weblog Award yesterday. Squeee! As I could not be in Las Vegas to attend the awards ceremony at BlogWorldExpo, the lovely and talented Pam Spaulding graciously agreed to go up to the podium on my behalf. Pam kindly sent along the above photo last night, what a classy gal!

Blogworld Expo - Mark Cuban.
Eight Black
11/10, 11:31 pm
My disclaimer right up front with this post is that I'm an Aussie, so my understanding and appreciation of American sports is limited. I know Mark Cuban first and foremost as a prolific and outspoken blogger, and not the even more (apparently), loud and obnoxious owner of the Dallas Mavericks.

‘The B-Cast’ Beta: BlogWorld Freebie Review
Breitbart.tv
11/10, 10:50 pm


Beware the Blog Police!
1or2thoughts
11/10, 10:22 pm
Back from Blog World Expo and I think I lost the Blog Police somewhere between the Las Vegas Convention center and Denver. The Blog Police you ask? Yes the Blog Police. They are real, they are everywhere and they are watching even now! Apparently, I may be guilty of the following violations:1) I have advertising on my site.2) I did not live blog Blog World Expo.3) I do not blog hourly.4) I do not blog daily.5) I seem to agree with BlogWorld Expo - The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly point 7.6) I use spell check occasionally (the rest of the time I leave things mispleled.

BlogWorld Expo-Insider Scoop-Day 2
After the Launch: managing a business, managing a micro business, independent professionals, web
11/10, 10:13 pm
Well, Vegas was definitely a blast and the BlogWorld Expo was inspiring. I got to meet some bloggers that I really admire. Here is the short list- Liz Strauss, Dave Taylor, Andy Wibbels, Jason Shellen, Glenn Reynolds, Stephan Spencer, Scott Allen. A definite thank you to Rick Calvert for organizing this huge event!

Paul Gillin, author of The New Influencers, on the small but passionate crowd at BlogWorld Expo
BlogWrite for CEOs
11/10, 9:57 pm
Paul Gillin, author of The New Influencers and a speaker at BlogWorld Expo, on how the buzz at the event reminds him of the PC industry in the mid-1980s: "I hope we don't lose the contagious enthusiasm [about blogs] we...

Sean Ammirati of mspoke Gets It-Lunch Talking About FeedHub
http://www.vecosys.com/
11/10, 9:11 pm
On the last day of BlogWorld Expo, I had lunch with Sean Ammirati of mspoke (they are behind FeedHub among other things) to talk about my experience with FeedHub.

BlogWorld Expo '07
Jim-Rose.com
11/10, 9:03 pm
A nice turnout at the first BlogWorld Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center. A truly convenient convention for me as I work at the LVCC. I was able to check out the convention and some of the blog celebs in attendance.The world famous Chippendales? No, just two bloggers in their prime: the Libertarian Popinjay meets "Captain" Ed Morrissey of Captain's Quarters and Blog Talk Radio. An incredibly nice man and one of the best bloggers on the net.I also had the pleasure of meeting writer, producer, comedian Evan Sayet at the Pajamas Media booth.

Live from BlogWorld Expo & PostieCon…
Entrepreneur.com Blog Network - Tech Forward
11/10, 8:44 pm
I'm writing this from my my hotel in Sin City (Las Vegas). I've been here for the past three days attending BlogWorld Expo and speaking at the PostieCon conference. Yesterday, Mark Cuban delivered a rousing closing keynote at BlogWorld Expo. Mark was approachable, honest, real and generous with his time.

TWiT is Podcast of the Year
The TWiT Netcast Network with Leo Laporte
11/10, 7:53 pm
Thanks all you great listeners, TWiT has won the Podcast of the Year award from the Weblog Awards! Dane and I had a blast at BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas. I went down to keynote the Podcast Track and to accept the award. I'll post pictures and video soon, and if anyone recorded my speech I'll put that up too! One thing I learned from Podtrac in preparing for the speech is that TWiT.tv has a monthly reach of 470,000 listeners with a total of 2.6 million unique downloads a month. It's so great to know so many people listen to our little shows. Thanks from the bottom of my heart!

Jeremiah Owyang on BlogWorld buzz at the Hard Rock Club in Las Vegas
BlogWrite for CEOs
11/10, 7:38 pm
Social media guru Jeremiah Owyang, whom I've known since his Hitachi Data Systems days, is now a senior analyst for Forrester Research. I bumped into him at the BlogWorld Expo party at the Hard Rock Club in Las Vegas. This...

BlogWorld Expo: Bud Bilanich, The Common Sense Guy
Business Blogs: How to Build A Better Blog
11/10, 5:38 pm
One of the great things about attending events like BlogWorld is the chance to meet up with clients and colleagues in person. It's been a pleasant surprise to run into several BlogSquad clients. Bud Bilanich, The Common Sense Guy was...

BlogWorld Expo - Dave Taylor on Camera
Business Blogs: How to Build A Better Blog
11/10, 5:38 pm
Dave Taylor of AskDaveTaylor.com and the man who organized the education component of BlogWorld Expo had about two minutes to give us an interview before heading off to his next meeting. His advice to bloggers is not to be ignored!...

Paying Peanuts: The Networks
Copywrite, Ink.
11/10, 5:11 pm
When the Los Angeles Times asked Michael Colton and John Aboud, the writing team behind the Best Week Ever, how to shut down a television shoot, rallying Jericho fans took the number one spot, just ahead of telling a “Teamster that Jeff Zucker made fun of his mom.” Why Jericho fans? “They brought a show back, they can take one out.”While the top seven ways to stop a shoot was comedic (allowing Hugh Jackman to sing made the list), it might make some sense.

I Introduced Mark Cuban At The Blogworld Expo
Jim Kukral - Marketing Ideas Online
11/10, 4:35 pm
Note: Found this video over at Eightblack.com. Thanks! Although the first part of my intro was cut off. I am still riding the high of introducing Mark Cuban at the Blogworld Expo event the other day. Hopefully I can get video of it. For now though, here's a copy (.ppt) of the short .

Five minutes with Matt Mullenweg
Las Vegas Real Estate >> Las Vegas, Henderson and North Las Vegas Real Estate Specialist
11/10, 4:31 pm
Matt Mullenweg, the founding developer of WordPress, delivered the opening keynote on Thursday at BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas. After the session, I was able to talk with him one-on-one for a few minutes.Just 23 years old, Matt grew up in Houston, where his family is involved in real estate, and now lives in San Francisco. Here's part of our conversation: JN: After starting on ActiveRain, many real estate agents go on to create WordPress sites. What's a good source for 'tips and tricks' to help us build our sites?MM: Lorelle has an awesome blog on WordPress.

Leaving Las Vegas
Planck's Constant
11/10, 3:34 pm
mark cuban @ blogworld expoOriginally uploaded by mil8. I'm heading back home from Blogworld Expo. I would like to tell you what happened here but you know what they say about Las Vegas... Only kidding. I will be adding some really fabulous features when I get back starting Sunday. One particular highlight of this trip was meeting and talking with Mark Cuban. I should mention that I always thought he was about 5' 10" but unless I am mistaken he is 6' 3". I suppose that we always see him with his players makes him look shorter.

Spam in my Bloglines feed… Ugh…
contentious.com - Amy Gahran’s news and musings on how we communicate in the online age.
11/10, 2:50 pm
Bloglines No, my post yesterday was NOT supposed to mention Viagra extensively. Something's screwy at Bloglines. I syndicate Contentious via Bloglines, a popular free web-based feed reader. My 50 or so readers there got an unpleasant surprise yesterday -- my Nov. 9 post from Blogworld Expo contained a huge chunk of spam -- text and an image.

BlogWorld Expo Posts
Internet Marketing Tips for Professionals and Small Businesses
11/10, 2:33 pm
Patsi and I have been at BlogWorld Expo in Las Vegas for the last two days. We are posting audio and video interviews over on Build A Better Blog. We've connected with some of our colleagues, bloggers we read and clients. I'll be posting 5 new video interviews in the next day or two.

BlogWorld, Day 2
D.C. Thornton
11/10, 2:27 pm
Well, I had looked forward to commuting to the tourist sector yesterday for the next round of panel discussions and socializing, but my gut wouldn't let me. Must've been something I ate. From what read and heard during the day, a good time was had by many who attended.

WebProNews Video Interview
Photo Matt Unlucky In Cards
11/10, 1:46 pm
WebProNews Video did an interview with me at the Blogworld Expo.

BlogWorldExpo: Expo Hall Review
GEEEEK.com | Part-time blogger, full-time geek
11/10, 1:24 pm
For being a first year conference, the expo hall had a pretty decent turn out with regards to exhibitors. Here's a completely random list of some of the booths I visited and a bit about their product: Utterz.com - I have to be honest with you, at first glance I thought to myself, "so what." Posting to my blog from my phone is something I can already do, so I wasn't immediately sold on the idea. But, once I saw that you could post audio, video and text I was now interested.

Run, Legacy Media, Run!
Java Zen:Thinking Out Loud
11/10, 1:12 pm
Glenn Raynolds' wrap up from Blogworld Expo in Las Vegas: It really underscored to me how big and diverse the blogosphere has become. There were lots of big bloggers I barely knew of, because they're in areas I don't follow.

Blogworld Expo - An Interview With Des Walsh.
Eight Black
11/10, 1:02 pm
Des is a fellow Aussie. And we reckon that out of the 1000 odd attendees at Blogworld, there were only 4 Aussies in the audience. One apparently is a permanent resident, so that technically doesn't count.

BlogWorldExpo: Day 2 Sessions
GEEEEK.com | Part-time blogger, full-time geek
11/10, 11:33 am
It's quite possible that day 1 of BlogWorld was so good that it set my expectations too high for day 2. After such a great day Thursday, I had really high hopes for Friday's sessions. Though, after looking back at the schedule, be the titles alone I should have realized the content wasn't going to be as strong. Nevertheless, here's a report on the sessions I attended today. The opening keynote speech was given by Anil Dash from (Live Journal, MovableType and Six Apart) followed by Leo Laporte (This Week in Tech).

Nobody went to the Party?
Genea-Musings
11/10, 11:12 am
They held a blog party, er, an exposition, called BlogWorldExpo in Las Vegas this week. Thousands of bloggers showed up - I guess no genealogy blogger attended. Too bad. It would have been fun. Rubbing elbows with the "big boys and girls." Seminars, forums, talks, pa