Saturday, August 28, 2004
Here I Is
Hello world!
I have been considering starting a blog for a few weeks now, and here I am, a fully converted former blog lurker.
This morning I attended the Piedmont Bloggers Conference in Greensboro, NC. Organized by local blog gurus Ed Cone and David Hoggard, the conference had three sessions lightly moderated by Ed or David. With a room full of experts rather than a panel sitting in the front, the discussion...make that the conversation...unfolded like a blog thread. This was by design, of course, but it gave the proceedings a certain organic feel.
There were about 60 in attendance, including novelists, a poet, traditional print media members, a talk radio personality, local politicians, a few would-be bloggers, and dozens of full-fledged bloggers. This mix of backgrounds made for a nice stew of ideas and lively conversations.
All I did was listen to the conversations. Never said a word, and it was a damn fine way to spend a Saturday morning.
