And ANOTHER thing...
...an example of the ruthless sort of shredding I engaged in at Blogher07
I said I was done writing about the conference here, and I am. So when I caught a mighty whiff of complaint yesterday, I wrote what I thought about that over here.
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—Kyran, 2:40 PM
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I couldn't find a place to comment over there, but wanted to say, Well put! I obviously didn't attend Blogher, but I'm very familiar with the conference/blog meetup circuit here in the Seattle area.
Here, where technology abounds, social and networking lines blur, and suddenly you are getting invited to the wedding of an A-list blogger without even seeing that coming. It can be exciting, confusing, and heartbreaking, all at the same time.
I can certainly feel for women who perceive they are being left out intentionally. But the truth is, you get out of a conference what you bring to it.
Maybe for next year, conference organizers will consider a track for novice bloggers to learn techniques of networking. I learned from the best (my husband), and his wisdom has paid off for me in new friends and new writing opportunities.
(Dude! I told you about crying in the bathroom in the strictest confidence!)
I think that you are spot on. Blogging for many women is taking the private public and that comes with a good deal of personal risk. When you are basically selling your story (not necessarily for money but everyone wants respect) it's hard to separate a persona to work behind as you might when you have a title and corporation behind you. I think that is why this theme of snubbing and cliqueishness comes out repeatedly after the BlogHer conferences. It's a response to the perceived slights that seem so personal when you're letting it all hang out so to speak. I think that this kind of reaction, based on the pattern so far, is just part of the territory. As blogging (or whatever we'll be calling it in a few years) evolves there will be less and less of this. But I also think the other side of that sword is a reduction in the soulful moments too.
It's not letting me go to that site yet, but I'll keep trying. You laying the smack down in your reverential manner would be something to see. I would cherish it.
Well said. :)
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