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November 13, 2007

Blog World Expo: Internet People 1

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 10:42 am

How Cool Is All of This?!!

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If I said it once in Las Vegas, I must have said it a million times — no I don’t exaggerate . . . much — still the point is the same, blogging is NOT about writing, it’s about the people. The people are who bring the ideas, who give an event life. The halls are quiet and desolate without the people walking in them.

Will you visit a few with me? I thought I’d check what they’re doing today.

Friends I Know and Friends I Met for the First Time

My blogging friends were there. . . . those that I’ve met before.

Thank you for the opening hello from Aaron Brazell and his tech guys — Mark and Lee. A fine hello from Mr. Jeremy Wright started Tuesday evening off beautifully. It wasn’t until Wednesday that I met Brian Layman in person.

Christina Jones was as tall as I am for that that entire night. Mary Jo Manzanares can attest to that! The conversation that followed with Mary Jo, the lovely Leora Zellman –who has so many blogs no one knows which to link to — and the famous Deb Ng set the tone for the event.

Christina’s hospitality was generous and ever so fun!

Chris Brogan’s smile lit up Wednesday morning and was still going strong through to Friday evening. I got to sit by him at the networking lunch, then on Thursday night, we had an impromtu take down in the casino. Barbara Rozgonyi was witness to the event, though she had her back turned as a PR professional might in such delicate circumstance.

In the first b5 media session on Wednesday, I met the notorious Glenda Hyatt Watson and her dear man, Darrell. They are a pair of talking troublemakers. Don’t let them fool you. Mike DeWitt and Susan Reynolds you have that red-haired Glenda pegged.

Also early on Wednesday, I met up with my dear cohort, Wendy Piersall, . . . she wowed them all with her presentation. Who was surprised by that? She was a driving force in getting me to find my way to speak. Thank you, Wendy.

Easton, Tim, Hal, Dan, and Kimberly were there from KnowMoreMedia. Hal got me to play my first game of Wii. How cool is that?!!

Robyn Tippins, community manager for MyBlogLog, and Sleepy Blogger herself, was my boon companion again. So much so that people had trouble telling us apart — except for the part where she’s about 7 inches shorter, with long dark hair, and much younger . . . people were sure that we’re twins.

Wow! And this is only Internet People, Part 1 . . .

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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16 Comments to “Blog World Expo: Internet People 1”

  1. November 13th, 2007 at 3:23 pm
    Joanna Young said

    Hi Liz, it sounds like you had fun! I came across a video with you and Toby from divamarketing earlier, so I’d already seen you were having a good time :-)

    We missed you here though!

    Joanna

  2. November 13th, 2007 at 7:56 pm
    Barbara Rozgonyi said

    What a fun take on an exciting adventure! You’re so right about the people. It’s amazing how quickly we all became friends. By the way, your presentation was one of the best at BlogWorld. What’s the link to your list of posts you used as a reference?

  3. November 13th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Joanna!
    I sure missed being around. You guys are such a part of my life. It’s kind of lonely not talking to you every day. :)

  4. November 13th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
    Leora said

    Hey Liz, Great hanging out with you in Las Vegas! Hope we can hang out again soon!

  5. November 13th, 2007 at 10:32 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Barbara!
    I have you to thank for so much. Wow!
    We really did get a chance to catch up once and for all. That was the best. Yep.

    I think the post that you want it this one In Case You Missed It Writing 06 13 07

  6. November 13th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hey Leora!
    Great getting to know you! Yeah, it would be nice to do it again soon! Let’s find a reason. :)

  7. November 14th, 2007 at 7:56 am
    Robyn Tippins said

    Yep, twins! I should die my hair and I could be the runt ;)

  8. November 14th, 2007 at 8:01 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hey Robyn,
    You’re too funny. I think we’re hard enough to tell apart already. [grin]

  9. November 14th, 2007 at 8:41 am
    michael and derrick said

    YES! It’s about people! Content was king for a while. And maybe it still is to some extent - you have to have good content. But beyond that, you need community. Businesses are discovering if they have content people will come, but you also need a community for them to play in, a place for people to speak and interact. We know people like information and we know they like to communicate.Many online stores are already paving the way by opening the door to ratings and reviews. YELP is HUGE! Others are creating blogs to disseminate important and relevant industry information along with tips and tutorials. Maybe content is Queen and Community is King?

  10. November 14th, 2007 at 9:51 am
    ME Strauss said

    What a great point, Michael and Derrick!

    Content is only so much if it’s not being discussed. :)

  11. November 14th, 2007 at 5:08 pm
    Barbara Rozgonyi said

    Thanks for the link, Liz! Put in a safe place: my post about your session.

  12. November 14th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Barbara!
    I just saw that you did that. In fact, I might have been over there commenting while you were here. :)

    How cool is that?!! :)

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  14. November 15th, 2007 at 7:21 am
    Deb Ng said

    It was an awesome experience, Liz. I learned so much and came home feeling recharged and inspired. Finally, I place where I could talk about blogging with people who get it! And what people! Not a dud in the bunch. A great time with an amazing group of people. I know I made a few more lifelong friends. I’m already looking forward to next year.

  15. November 15th, 2007 at 8:53 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Deb!
    What fun it was to meet you! It’s always nice to know the person behind the blog. Yep, lifelong friends are usually the result of such meetups. :)

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