Build a Community Around Your Content

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… by Greg Marlin So you have a great blog, one with vast amount of good content and visits. But when you look at your page views per user counts, they are paltry at best. You look wistfully at the PV counts on sites with crappy content but a reason to keep people around, and … [Read more]

Win an iPad From YouCast!!

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YouCast, a sponsor of BlogWorld 2010′s Tech Karaoke event, creates integrated social media campaigns for BRANDS and provides INFLUENCERS with unique, quality content and promotions. BlogWorld INFLUENCERS: Join the YouCast Influencer Network by tonight at midnight and automatically be entered for a chance to win an iPad! Help us learn more about your blogging interests … [Read more]

Top 5 reasons to live blog BWE with Posterous for the iPhone

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1) What happens in Vegas shouldn’t stay in Vegas. Whether you’re seeing Carrot Top or Darren Rowse, it’s your duty as a blogger to share your thoughts and impressions with those poor unfortunates who couldn’t make it to BWE. 2) Break the big stories first. Sharing with the new Posterous for the iPhone app is … [Read more]

Plixi Bringing Collective Photo Event Stream to Blog World

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In a world where real time matters and people are trying to share photos while on the go in a meaningful way; Plixi delivers real time photo sharing. Plixi is pleased to announce that they are the official photo sharing service for Blog World 2010 Las Vegas. Real time collective photo streams will be displayed … [Read more]

‘The QR Code Trip’ @BlogWorld

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… by Tom Hoehn – Director, Worldwide Interactive Marketing/Kodak Bring your QR code game face to BlogWorld because we have cooked up some fun for you. The social media team’s at Ford, Kodak and PepsiCo have banded together to bring an interesting activity to BlogWorld called ‘The QR Code Trip.’ Attendees will be able to … [Read more]

Take Time to Refresh & Recharge at the Social Health Track

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… by Andrea Higham, Director of the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future We all know a nurse and have either personally been cared for or have a loved one who has been cared for by a nurse.  Nurses are truly society’s caregivers and as such, they’re critical to our health and well-being.  For … [Read more]

Interview With Media Pass: Adding Subscriptions To Your Blog

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I recently had the chance to talk with Matthew Mitchell, CEO and co-founder of MediaPass (one of our BlogWorld 2010 Sponsors) to talk about how their subscription program works and how you can use Media Pass as a new monetization strategy for your blog! How/when did you come up with the idea for MediaPass? The … [Read more]

The DOs and DON’Ts for a New Generation of The Macallan Drinkers!

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As we all gather at BlogWorld to celebrate the new and the innovative, it’s important to not leave behind our well-seasoned traditions—like those steeped in Scotch. Though The Macallan® Single Malt Scotch Whisky has a long history dating back to 1824, there are countless and ever-evolving ways to enjoy and update a timeless classic. While … [Read more]

BlackBerry & Social Customer Service

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… An Interview with David Armano and RIM’s Social CS Team Research In Motion (BlackBerry), is one of the sponsors for BlogWorld 2010 and also an Edelman client (my employer), but what you might not know about them is that they are quite active in the social media space, especially when it comes to providing … [Read more]

An Ancient Citizen Of The Blogosphere

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by Brian Lusk, Manager of Communication, Southwest Airlines In blog years, I am ancient citizen of the blogosphere. (I’m getting up there in human years too!) I was involved in the planning stages of Southwest Airline’s corporate blog, Nuts About Southwest from almost the beginning in January of 2006. When my colleague, Angela Vargo, asked … [Read more]