My my! Wasn't Blogher 2007 quite the event?! I'm totally worn out and trying to get my mind back to pet insurance. It's nice to have a day or two on something else for a change.
What did I learn when I was there? Apart from some nifty ideas for my blog (you might see me experimenting over the next week or so), here are a few observations from the event:
- the Blogher July event is more for personal blogging than for business blogging. That doesn't mean it wasn't worth it for me, quite the contrary, but I had to adjust my approach and expectations pretty quickly. I've found out there's a Blogher Business event in March so I'll have to see if I can go but it's pretty expensive. Maybe I'll speak if they'll have me.
- even though I am a mom, I had no idea of the power of the mommy blog. There are many many smart, passionate, and/or crazy women blogging in all ways about being a mom. It's a whole other world I had no idea about.
- many women, including those that write mommy blogs, are really into the technology be
hind the blogs. I'm in the middle of the pack being a reasonably advanced Typepad user. - You can meet Wharton MBA grads anywhere - such as Melanie, who runs her own hedge fund and her own futurist consulting firm. I knew there was more to her when she asked me all sorts of questions that I usually get from someone who has read our business plan. Thanks Melanie for the drink ticket and the church sign you made during one of the sessions.
I was delighted and surprised to see my friend Devin with Mindermast, a company devoted to mental fitness and preventing Alzheimers. I had no idea she was going to be one of the vendors at Blogher; I'd previously met her out in San Francisco at an Astia event earlier this year. If you are interested in keeping your mind healthy in a fun way, sign up for the Mindermast newsletter that they are launching this coming week. The product is based on a casual gaming platform that's going to be so fun. I think you'll want to tell all your friends over 40 :).- next time, I'll take my laptop so I can type away during all the presentations like everyone else (the one I have is quite the beast so maybe I'll have something a bit smaller next year). This post would have been done yesterday for sure!
- thanks to Tara for the Lijit t-shirt - your photo does not do you justice. The geeks in my office are going to be jealous...
- and a big thank you to Liza for inviting me to dinner with the cool gang on Friday; I'm so glad you did
The rest of it I'll keep to myself. You'll just have to go yourself next year.
Make sure to leave me a comment if you are a Blogher gal.
