Comments on: 3rd BlogHer conference has community-building tips http://minimediaguy.org/2007/07/30/3rd-blogher-conference-has-community-building-tips/ studying the media ecosystem Sun, 24 Jan 2010 06:39:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Journalism Daily - Today’s Top Blog Posts on Journalism - Powered by SocialRank http://minimediaguy.org/2007/07/30/3rd-blogher-conference-has-community-building-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-37560 Journalism Daily - Today’s Top Blog Posts on Journalism - Powered by SocialRank Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:01:09 +0000 http://minimediaguy.org/2007/07/30/3rd-blogher-conference-has-community-building-tips/#comment-37560 [...] 3rd BlogHer conference has community-building tips [...] [...] 3rd BlogHer conference has community-building tips [...]

]]> By: Tom Abate http://minimediaguy.org/2007/07/30/3rd-blogher-conference-has-community-building-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-30660 Tom Abate Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:51:50 +0000 http://minimediaguy.org/2007/07/30/3rd-blogher-conference-has-community-building-tips/#comment-30660 Great to hear from you but after my first attempt to leave a lengthy reply was obliterated by a typing error (I inadvertantly highlighted then deleted the entry!) I took this as a sign from the universe that my remarks had been ill advised or at least unnecessary and what was needed here was to smile and wave! Great to hear from you but after my first attempt to leave a lengthy reply was obliterated by a typing error (I inadvertantly highlighted then deleted the entry!) I took this as a sign from the universe that my remarks had been ill advised or at least unnecessary and what was needed here was to smile and wave!

]]> By: Tish Grier http://minimediaguy.org/2007/07/30/3rd-blogher-conference-has-community-building-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-30651 Tish Grier Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:26:43 +0000 http://minimediaguy.org/2007/07/30/3rd-blogher-conference-has-community-building-tips/#comment-30651 Hi Tom...oh, there were show-offs at BlogHer, too. As in the young woman I ran into in the ladies' room who was complaining how she wanted to get more "attention" for her blog. I told her "flame an A-lister." to which she responded, "well, I'm considered an A-lister..." and all I could think was "hmmm...apparently we know different A-lists..." And the mommyblogger who kept bragging to me about all the corporate-sponsored cocktail parties she got invited to all the while bitching about how she had to pee more now that she was 40 (hmmm..I'm well over 40 and don't seem to have that problem...) As for women being rare at tech cons--it's in part because they're not blogging on things that men consider "serious." And many of the women see no value in this. I was on a panel at BlogHer, and was stressing how women needed to get into conversations about the future of journalism, and the influence of tech, but it reached deaf ears. They were more worried about avoiding anything controversial on their mommyblogs. Hi Tom…oh, there were show-offs at BlogHer, too. As in the young woman I ran into in the ladies’ room who was complaining how she wanted to get more “attention” for her blog. I told her “flame an A-lister.” to which she responded, “well, I’m considered an A-lister…” and all I could think was “hmmm…apparently we know different A-lists…”

And the mommyblogger who kept bragging to me about all the corporate-sponsored cocktail parties she got invited to all the while bitching about how she had to pee more now that she was 40 (hmmm..I’m well over 40 and don’t seem to have that problem…)

As for women being rare at tech cons–it’s in part because they’re not blogging on things that men consider “serious.” And many of the women see no value in this. I was on a panel at BlogHer, and was stressing how women needed to get into conversations about the future of journalism, and the influence of tech, but it reached deaf ears. They were more worried about avoiding anything controversial on their mommyblogs.

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://minimediaguy.org/2007/07/30/3rd-blogher-conference-has-community-building-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-30591 Amy Gahran Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:38:52 +0000 http://minimediaguy.org/2007/07/30/3rd-blogher-conference-has-community-building-tips/#comment-30591 Hmmmm.... rather than "talky" v "show offy," I tend to consider the difference more as collaborative v. heirarchical. IMHO, of course. - Amy Gahran Hmmmm…. rather than “talky” v “show offy,” I tend to consider the difference more as collaborative v. heirarchical. IMHO, of course.

- Amy Gahran

]]> By: Tom Abate http://minimediaguy.org/2007/07/30/3rd-blogher-conference-has-community-building-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-29962 Tom Abate Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:26:04 +0000 http://minimediaguy.org/2007/07/30/3rd-blogher-conference-has-community-building-tips/#comment-29962 Thanks for the note, and I wonder whether the social web may favor women who, at the risk of stereotyping, tend to be more "talky" as opposed to men who strike me as more "show-offy" Thanks for the note, and I wonder whether the social web may favor women who, at the risk of stereotyping, tend to be more “talky” as opposed to men who strike me as more “show-offy”

]]> By: Amy Gahran http://minimediaguy.org/2007/07/30/3rd-blogher-conference-has-community-building-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-29944 Amy Gahran Thu, 02 Aug 2007 20:30:07 +0000 http://minimediaguy.org/2007/07/30/3rd-blogher-conference-has-community-building-tips/#comment-29944 Hi. Thanks for mentioning my post. You wrote: "do Slashdotters get together like the BlogHerinos?" Probably not. Having been to lots of tech & media conferences, one thing that strikes me about BlogHer is how much more collaborative and non-heirarchical the culture of interaction was -- both in the sessions and elsewhere. Very, very few pissing contests happening there. And yes, I think such differences do translate to online communities, are somewhat based on gender balance (as well as community purpose) and might warrant some tweaks to Miller's recommendations for online forums. IMHO, of course - Amy Gahran Hi. Thanks for mentioning my post.

You wrote: “do Slashdotters get together like the BlogHerinos?”

Probably not. Having been to lots of tech & media conferences, one thing that strikes me about BlogHer is how much more collaborative and non-heirarchical the culture of interaction was — both in the sessions and elsewhere. Very, very few pissing contests happening there.

And yes, I think such differences do translate to online communities, are somewhat based on gender balance (as well as community purpose) and might warrant some tweaks to Miller’s recommendations for online forums.

IMHO, of course

- Amy Gahran

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