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11 Highlights from BlogHer '11

Have Fun - Do Good

Last week I spoke at BlogHer '11, a gathering of over 3,000 women bloggers. One of the conference sponsors had an exhibit area with 10+ puppies running around. What needs are you trying to fulfill for yourself online that could be better met offline? I held one little dachshund, Paprika, till my arms hurt. Siel of Green LA Girl.

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Afternoon Blogher Buzz

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This group of bloghers was having an animated conversation in the hall after lunch. That was the biggest buzz in the halls at Blogher. Technorati Tags: blogher. Blogging is a women's platform because women love to talk and blogging facilitates talking on and offline. Perhaps a weekend conference.

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My personal Blogher To Do List and Reflections

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

How to keep plugged into and contribute this blogher community? Volunteer for next year's blogher. Link to Women Bloggers - I've done quite a bit of that in my live reports, but I need to add the blogher blogroll. Link to Women Bloggers - I've done quite a bit of that in my live reports, but I need to add the blogher blogroll.

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Networking Tips from A Pro: Charlene Li

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I've been following Charlene Li ever since I heard her speak at opening keynote at the first BlogHer Conference in 2005. How do you connect your online and offline professional networking tactics? She's smart, she's insightful, she rocks. I may send a note to someone, letting them know that I'll be there, and hope to connect.

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Live Blogging

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I'm gearing up to do some live blogging at blogher and NCDD. Over the past year, I've done a lot of live blogging which is basically taking notes at lectures, conferences, and presentations of what was said. At last year's blogher, someone said that live bloggers need to carry around a hip flask in their tool box! publically.

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Why Don't We All Know How to Organize Our Communities?

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During the BlogHer Conference session, How to Turn Your Blog into a GOtV (Get Out the Vote) Machine, the incredibly inspiring Zephyr Teachout (former Director of Internet Organizing and Outreach for Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign) talked about the importance of three things when organizing: * Have an online petition tool. .

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Chris Brogan: What Were Your First Steps?

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We're going to be on a conference call and a meebo chat for member questions. I was networking weaving between the offline/online. I used my webcam attached my laptop as my first digital camera to record photos from a conference that I was taking notes for - and then publishing as web pages. My first steps. Note the blink tag!