With 17% of the web using WordPress it’s no wonder there is a WordCamp every week. More than that with 75 scheduled for this year. These ‘unconferences’ are informal gatherings of like-minded people from bloggers to developers to creatives. The content is based on those attending and has a heavy bias towards the local community. …
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Do you ever wonder how many millions of people, before the days of the internet, kept journals? Do you think the numbers would compare to the millions who are now blogging, tweeting, and social networking… — On to the real story: Millions More Bloggers and Blog Readers Here is another interesting fact about the recession. …
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I am 31 years old. My dream is to be a blogger. — Apple Computers Magazine Ad from 1997. From The Evolution of Apple ads.
I wanted to like BlogHer. I did. A conference about blogging for women. I’m a woman. I’m a blogger. Perfect. But as a first-time conference goer, I found myself unable to tap into the enthusiasm many attendees seemed to genuinely possess. Maybe it was the fact that in almost every session I attended, someone in …