Why I am Going to BlogWorld

Deb asked on the BlogWorld Facebook page “what are you looking forward to the most?”. Of course I answered on the Facebook thread, but it was a quick answer and not well thought out. Here is a fuller answer. What I like about BlogWorld is there is the right mix of the stuff I look … [Read more]

Are You a Hunter or a Soaker?

I have been thinking about my conference behavior after reading Deb’s excellent conference personality article. How I operate at a conference varies depending on the location, topic, who I will be meeting and so on, but it seems the conference activity is split into two main “modes” and I would be interested to hear if … [Read more]

Using Twitter Lists for Conferences

One of the cool features that Twitter has added recently is their list facility. Unlike some of the changes, like the horrible Retweet implementation, this addition was almost universally applauded. Funnily enough I only saw it in action at the last Blog World. It might seem like a minor piece of functionality, especially when the … [Read more]

Software Versus Physical: Why Go to Conferences?

By Guest contributor Chris Garrett With all the buzz and hype around social media, you might wonder why someone would go to a physical rather than virtual conference. What are the advantages of a conference over staying at home? As someone who is an advocate of all things digital, and also someone who has been … [Read more]