Like many of you, I didn’t attend Blog World Expo this year. Instead I blogged live from the TEDxRaleigh conference on Friday morning and left on Friday afternoon to go camping at Ocean Isle Beach. In putting this post together I dipped into the most recent portions of the #bwe10 hashtag archive and selected the posts that either described sessions or gave personal take-aways. If I encountered a pop-up window upon arriving at a blog, I shut it down – your obnoxious attempts to tease me with some lame offer result in no visit from me.
Maggie McGary wrote in her recap of BlogWorld that “being there was like swimming in a sea of Kool-Aid and everyone was drinking it. Maybe in the for-profit world experiences like that are par for the course, but in the association world, they are so rare as to be basically non-existent.” She also gave link love to these posts by other bloggers:
- Amy Phillips compares the BlogWorld and BlogHer conference experiences.
- Anna Viele gives five tips other blogging conferences should take from BlogWorld Expo.
- David Griner asks is it time for conferences to do away with panels? He thinks so because “watching a panel presentation is like eating appetizers for dinner.”
- Sarah Robinson will write more about BlogWorld soon but in the meantime shares a funny and, I can imagine, sadly accurate post about ten ways to be a LAME-O at BlogWorld.
David Griner also wrote two other posts about sessions he attended:
- As sharing replaces surfing, great content trumps all.
- ROI is clouding our ability to appreciate good ideas.
Lisa Barone shares excellent and thorough daily recaps of three days at BlogWorld.
Lulu Grimm discusses how the need to be certain causes paralysis in blogging.
“Timeliness is everything” writes Callan Green in her ten takeaways from BlogWorld. That’s why I’m scrambling to write this post!
Corey Creed shares his notes from 11 sessions plus his final thoughts on the conference. He reminds us that content is still king.
A mind map drawn by John Haydon illustrates his social media on-ramp for nonprofits.
Priya Ramesh found five social refreshers at BlogWorld including “blog with passion and SEO will follow.”
“ Blogging and social media go hand in glove” is one of the five business trends that Anita Campbell uncovered at Blog World.
Barry Moltz share seven things he learned at Blogworld including “it’s all about how you tell the story.”
Have you written or read a good BlogWorld recap? Please share it in the comments below.
October 19, 2010 at 10:41 am
Thanks Deirdre, for including my post in yours! And nice work getting it out in a timely fashion 🙂
Best,
Callan
@CallanPaola
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October 19, 2010 at 11:27 am
Ha ha, I thought you’d like that! I read your post while taking a break from rehearsing for a presentation later this afternoon. You prompted me to get my post finished and published pronto. Thanks for stopping by!
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October 19, 2010 at 12:52 pm
Nice roundup of comments Deidre, especially for those of us who were not there. 🙂 I also read some interesting tweets on it from @AlisonBolen under #bwe10 like this one – The age of interruption is coming to an end. You have to earn the right to interupt. – Jim Louderback
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October 19, 2010 at 6:21 pm
I like that. I bet there are a lot of sound bite gems like that in the stream. I may spend some time in the next week dipping in and out of it. Thanks for giving me that idea!
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October 19, 2010 at 2:04 pm
Thanks, Deidre, for including my post. Nice roundup!
– Anita
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October 19, 2010 at 6:21 pm
You’re very welcome, I’m glad you wrote it.
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October 27, 2010 at 6:49 pm
Hello Deirdre,
Wow, you did a great summary of the summaries! I hadn’t planned to blog about Blogworld, but had an epiphany: a great conference makes attendees more willing to shop on the show floor. Here’s the post: http://www.skylinetradeshowtips.com/how-a-great-trade-show-inspires-attendees-%e2%80%93-and-helps-its-exhibitors/
I like your other posts, too, about business cards and Tweet chats.
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October 27, 2010 at 8:38 pm
That’s music to a conference planner’s ears. No matter how good the education and networking is, a conference can’t exist without the funding supplied by sponsors and exhibitors, so you need to keep them happy, and if they hear about experiences like yours, they’re bound to return. I appreciate your comment, Michael, and I’m glad you find my posts helpful, that’s my aim!
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