May 4, 2004
NY Bloggers Thank You
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the NY Bloggers Talk last night at the Apple Store. It was a fabulous turnout, and, speaking on behalf of the speakers and moderators, we appreciated your support and great questions. And Gothamist is planning another talk, so let us know if you have any suggestions for topics.
Gothamist also would like to thank: Jason Calacanis, Nick Denton, and Jeff Jarvis for a spirited (though less punchy than wished for, to be honest) discussion about the future of publishing blogs; Anil Dash, Paul Ford, and Meg Hourihan for enlightening us about what goes into designing blog publishing tools (less nerdy than it sounds, for those who missed it); and Felix Salmon, Lockhart Steele, and Choire Sicha ( and Jen) for being good punchlines. Yay!
Also, thanks to the Apple Store for hosting the event and the Merc Bar for welcoming a bunch of folks to slake their thirst.
Everything NY has some notes on the evening: Publishers' panel, technology panel, editors' panel. And, people, please track back with your posts on the evening - we know you have blogs!
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i was there and hung around just to chill @ Merc afterwards but then I got a call that Sofia Coppola was at Little Frankies in the LES so I had to bounce... maybe next time.
Ok, so I couldn't go to the Apple Store event because I had to work for my decrepit old lawyer boss. But at least I have the satisfaction of knowing that just a week ago I SAT in EXACTLY that spot where the last photograph shows Jeff Jarvis sitting. Yeesh.
Sounds like I missed a great evening =)
I'm still waiting for Europe to catch up with the US in the whole internet/blogging thing. I'm not holding my breath.
A good blog requires one to be enterprising (like Jen, Liz Spiers, Anil etc). 'Enterprise' is still a dirty word in Europe, IMHO.
Of course, there are exceptions- Loic Le Meur etc.
How about a larger space for the next event?
more pictures here
'nuff said
Au contraire, Circle Jerk. It's bloggers blogging about TALKING about blogging.
Yeah, there's nothing bloggers like more about talking to each other about nonsense. Seriously, though, I've been reading a few of the comments and posts, and in resposnse to people's thoughts that the last panel wasn't as interesting as they hoped, we were trying to be light-hearted, as we could tell people were getting tired and restless, as well as try to answer some questions honestly. Thinking about it, I know I could have been more clear and focused at times. Maybe for the next panel, we'll ask people to email questions/topic ideas and use that as a way to get really into issues you guys are interested in. That's why trackbacks and comments (and email, if you wish) are great - we can get immediate feedback. Thanks all!
I am SO there. How late will this go?
Has there *ever* been a time that Jen Chung doesn't fill space [a blog, a conversation, a panel] with meaningless nothingness? Sweetheart, it would be a lot easier to take you seriously if you stopped tossing your shiny hair around and got a spine. Filling the air with words doesn't mean you're saying a damn thing.
My report. Interesting to see how the other half lives. More attitude than I prefer, but not as much as I expected.
Jen, I think your instincts were right. The last panel was a nice jolt of personality after interesting but arcane talk about "monetizing" blogs and Movable Type vs. Content Management Systems. Ignore the anonymous ass.
TrackBack is suspiciously not working from my site today. My comments are here.
Classy, Snoogle. Did you feel the need to personally attack Jen because of her remarks about her discomfort with nasty, gratuitous comments from people like yourself, or in spite of them?
If you don't like Jen's work, don't visit her site. There's no need to piss on the drapery and be a mean-spirited twit. An anonymous twit, at that.
I had a great time... thanks for hosting Jake!
I enjoyed the blogger talk last night. I found all panels very informative met some new people. Thanks Jen and Jake for organizing and promoting this event.
Jen, Snoogle thinks you have shiny hair! So sweet.
Jen, you were excellent and Jake, great job organizing it - the whole panel was really interesting and informative, and it was cool to be in a room filled with probably 80% (90%?) bloggers. And it didn't go on too long. I learned a lot and look forward to the next one.
Thanks for all the feedback. Constructive criticism definitely helps us make the future panels better.
I do admit to being maybe a little defensive about comments last night, but it's something I think about a lot. There are always things to learn from (like filling air with nothingness, I guess), and our team appreciates constructive criticism. And for the record, thanks, but I think my hair is shinier today than it was yesterday - I used Lush's BIG today.
you ought to sit people differently next time. I'm sure those stools gave the panelists a hard time. they might have had influence on that the big showdown between Nick and Jason McCabe didn't happen!
Jen, that chick is dumb and jealous of your hair. you're hot!
Jen, pay the jealous of your hair girl no mind. You looked fabulous yesterday. :-)
A minority view:
I couldn't make it because I was working late last night, but here's my reaction to the announcement.
-It was good. Thx Gothamist. Great host, panelists, moderators. I learned a lot. --Jen's also cuter in person than photo on the ad.
More seats, better PA needed.
-btw, no worries: Normal backing & filling, facilitating is a part of every conference, panel, seminar, etc.
Ex.:Compared to last night, NYNMA's last "state of the industry" panel was like an IV drip of codeine and grain alcohol (which I would otherwise recommend :P ).
don't let 'em keep you down, jen! -and keep shining that hair; they're just jealous!
- Oh yeah: MERC BAR!!! -How about a *&$%^ #{>@-ing Group Discount!!!!
sccoping out the blogger hotties
Jen & Jake:
This was a great panel! One of the few times in a talk where I didn't need to pinch myself to keep awake! I learned much and I'm on my way to creating my blog.....
Gracias!
AlexisT the Blog virgin
Jesus that guy in the last picture looks like a real internet nerd. He should check out my site. I got a topless pic of Chelsea. If the geek hasn't done that already.
Could the title of any future "blogging" event really be changed to reflect what's really happening? Perhaps name the next event "Predominantly White Males Who Are Using Blogging Software With Aspirations Towards Multi-Media Empires". Because most of the "bloggers" at this talk were simply business-people who somehow see "blogging" as the next wave of the dot-com boom.
I totally did not make this event because it was frickin 45 miles away in the City. Additionally, I didn't get a private invitation---not even from Jarvis, who knows my blog is out there.
I didn't need, like, a private car or something---just a little TLC (or is it LTC- I can't remember) to convince me that 45 miles is worth the trek.
Seeing bloggers blogging about going to a blog event makes me want to go cold turkey on ever using a computer again.
I am a dork, but this is making my dork pegging my dork meter.
The fact that Denton and Crazy guy are both in suits kind of drives that last nail in the coffin.
buh bye internet!
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