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Blast from the Past: My Blog Is My SoapBox, BlogHer 2005

Originally published August 6, 2005--some links may be dead 

I  called for a birds of a feather meet-up on "My Blog Is My Soapbox".

Blast from the Past: Blogging 101 from BlogHer 2005

Originally posted August 6, 2005 -- Some links may be dead.

Here's my take on Blogging 101.

For the first session, I went to Blogging 101, lead by Susan Mernit and Julie Leung (I'd met Julie on-line before, so that's why I chose Blogging 101).  Barbie2b liveblogged that session.  More on that later.

Blast from the Past: Opening Session, BlogHer 2005 (My Vote: Change the Game)

Originally published August 6, 2005--some links may be dead

I said I would write more on that later.  

We then filed into the main hall for the morning session, which was Debate: Play by today's rules--or change the game?.  More on that later.

Here's the later:

I'm sitting next to Heather Parish (who is writing about the challenge of caring for her mother.)  to my right is Christian Crumlish.

The topic was, Play by today's rules or change the game?  The subtext seemed to be, how to get more women into the Technorati top 100.

To me, that question is without utility.  I'm just not interested.  I'm interested in having the stuff I've written read by people who are interested in that particular piece of micro-content. My question is, is the gender mix of Technorati top 100 even relevant to this collection of women bloggers?

Blast from the Past: BlogHerCon 05--Overview

Originally published August 5 2005--note, some links may be dead

I tried to blog while at BlogHerCon last week and it was not particularly a success.  I was so wired I couldn't think or type coherently.  I am not alone in this.  There's even Blogging Blogher..  (Great photos from Waiting for Dorothy)

Also, in the run-up to BlogHer I missed the online community BlogSheroes.

What follows is an overview.