All in all, there was a lot to do / enjoy, and even more to digest / take action on over the next year. I'm curious already what the panels might look like for Bloggercon 2004. This year featured sessions on law, medicine, technology... what about music? art? Where were the creative types? The Dr. Franks, the 1000 Journal projects? (I'd argue 1000-J is a collaborative art blog). Whither Bloggercon?
Shannon Okey write books for several publishers and has her own publishing company, anezka media. She's been a Blogcritic since the very beginning.
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Article comments
1 - Eric Olsen
Thanks Shannon, great job, and where was Blogcritics?
2 - Dawn
Excellent rundown - can't wait to hear the inside "inside scoop"!!
3 - John Mudd
Where were the real estate bloggers? You can see most of them here on my blogroll.
4 - Phillip Winn
Where were the left-handed trans-gendered bunny-loving bloggers? Most of them can be found here on Google.
;-)
5 - shannon
Alas, I only meet the bunny-loving requirement of that last bit, Phillip!
6 - PhotoDude
"...music? art? Where were the creative types?"
Probably looking at the $500 registration fee and chuckling sadly at the idea they could afford that.
If some groups were under-represented, you might look to that cause.
7 - Eric Olsen
If Bloggercon wishes to be representative, they must reach out to a vital part of the blogging community - the "creative types." We have about 365 of them here and it sounds like one attended. Thanks PD, thanks again Shannon.
8 - TDavid
The second day of Bloggercon was free from what I understand.
9 - Eric Olsen
All the more reason they organizers should make sure they get all the major groups involved.