tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43603980616451592042024-03-13T10:28:21.558-07:00Blogalicious 2010Blogalicious 2010 will provide women bloggers an amazing opportunity to come together to celebrate their diversity and their love for blogging.www.JusticeJonesie.com/bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042475673382254279noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-2622135225016507962010-07-02T10:54:00.000-07:002010-07-02T10:58:21.638-07:00And the winner of a FREE night @ The Ritz is ....Jael Custom Designs a.k.a. Jen says:<br />June 19, 2010 at 7:33 pm<br /><div></div><br /><div>My #1 reason is so I know I will go no matter what if my registration is complete and I’m also saving. It’s a win win situation! Can’t wait for Carnival either, I’ll be reppin’ Jamaica hard!<br /><br />Twitter Link!<br /><a href="http://twitter.com/JaelDesignsInc/statuses/16577703161">http://twitter.com/JaelDesignsInc/statuses/16577703161</a> </div><div> </div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 225px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489369445556424770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9uELKKhlQfDBZ6gEp8SSYAnuW02pVhhtQJzO0XDtDI7cZd-TyXHAjXEdmiIyktfnCrObChPbz3qUqaE6IpW0-E4SbBgkicFGgFPndXJOGnGEoEO1ZKJ5Bm8kpaeJK7lcfR9z5nKHY2xV/s320/Jael.jpg" /><br /><div></div>Jen, please contact us with your information. Congratulations!!!!!<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-43964777751997609272010-07-01T11:16:00.000-07:002010-07-01T11:19:50.425-07:00Early bird has been extended!!!<a href="http://renomahe.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/technical-difficulties.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 366px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 215px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://renomahe.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/technical-difficulties.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br />When things heat up, they can sometimes quickly cool down. We've had some technical difficulties recently with our site and we haven't been able to upload the speaker and session information that you've asked for. Therefore, our technical difficulties is your Blogalicious gain!<br /><br />We're extending our <a href="http://www.blogaliciousweekend.com/register/">early bird until July 7, 2010</a>. Hopefully we'll get it all together and we'll have the site up and running with all the information you need to register for the best blogging conference of the 2010! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-34826840421076219012010-06-29T12:40:00.001-07:002010-06-29T13:44:08.223-07:00Blogalicious 2010 Sessions!!<span style="font-family:georgia;">I hope that you all enjoyed </span><a href="http://blogalicious2009.blogspot.com/2010/06/speakers-and-sessions.html"><span style="font-family:georgia;">our little teaser </span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">from Friday. Here's another teaser-- our Blogalicious Sessions!! Each week we will be highlighting a few speakers and some of our sessions. We will also post our full agenda soon.<br /></span><p><span style="font-family:georgia;">Here are the sessions we have lined up so far. Remember, early bird registration ends this week, on July 1st. Don't delay!!<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;"><strong><u>LIFESTYLE TRACK<br /></u></strong>1. Chronicles of Fit Divas<br />2. Social Media Moms<br />3. Best Business Practices for the Lifestyle Blogger<br />4. Building Your Social Media Tribe<br />5. Style File: Trends in Fashion & Beauty Blogging<br />6. Love That! Design Blogging<br />7. Foodies </span></p><p><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0EOIyTy8z9U/TCpaBJ1fivI/AAAAAAAAAl4/fn_z9gz19tw/s1600/groupbloga09.jpg"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><img style="WIDTH: 348px; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488298071771024114" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0EOIyTy8z9U/TCpaBJ1fivI/AAAAAAAAAl4/fn_z9gz19tw/s320/groupbloga09.jpg" /></span></a><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><u><strong>TECHNICAL TRACK & WORKSHOPS</strong><br /></u>1. New Bloggers Guide: Blogging 101 & 201<br />2. Building Your Media Toolkit: Kits, Training and More<br />3. The Smart Girl's Guide to Smartphones & Apps<br />4. Twitter 201 - Creating True Engagement with 140 Characters<br />5. Strike a Pose: Taking Better Photos for Your Blog<br />6. How Important Are Your Stats?<br />7. CSS, HTML & Blog Design<br />8. Blogger's Toolbox: Platforms & Plugins<br />9. Vlogging 101<br />10. Good Blog Writing: A Workshop<br /><br /><br /><strong><u>ENTREPRENEURIAL TRACK</u></strong><br />1. Marketing to Latinas<br />2. Making Your Blog Your Business<br />3. Bloggers as Brand Ambassadors<br />4. The Book Deal: A Guide for Bloggers<br />5. Self-Promotion: Be Your Own CEO</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;">We also have a great and easy contest going on where you can win one free night at the Ritz Carlton, South Beach, our conference hotel! Check out the contest and rules </span></strong><a href="http://blogalicious2009.blogspot.com/2010/05/win-free-night-at-ritz-its-easy.html"><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;">here</span></strong></a><strong><span style="font-family:georgia;">. Hurry, the contest ends July 1st! </span></strong></p>www.JusticeJonesie.com/bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042475673382254279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-30504590029546144742010-06-25T20:14:00.000-07:002010-06-25T20:37:07.465-07:00Speakers and Sessions!<div><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><img alt="" src="http://www.sunnyislesmiamirealestate.com/images/South_Beach/south_beach_real_estate.jpg" width="570" height="357" /></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">We’ve been busy for <i>Months!</i> <i>Weeks! Days!</i> finalizing our speakers and sessions to ensure that we have a great agenda for you all. Although there are still a few more days to submit your speaker proposals, we would like to share a few of the fabulous sessions and speakers on our line-up. (As a reminder, you can submit your speaker proposals until June 30, 2010.) </span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Before I go into the details of some of our speakers, let’s do a little preview of what we have lined up for the weekend.</span></p><ul style="MARGIN-TOP: 0in" type="disc"><li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">We have will have three breakout tracks – entrepreneurial, technical, and lifestyle. </span></li><li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Conference begins Friday, October 8, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. and ends Sunday at 3pm. This means more time to learn, mingle, and celebrate our diversity!</span></li><li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">We will provide daycare for those attendees wanting to travel with their children/families.</span></li><li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Another great line-up of fabulous women and men!</span></li><li style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Early bird registration ends July 1, 2010- don’t delay in registering early!</span></li></ul><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">So let’s get right into it and start highlighting just some of the speakers and sessions we have planned for Blogalicious Weekend 2010!</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b>The Session: Building Your Social Media Tribe.</b> Learn how to promote, gather, and engage your community by women that have built and gathered their own communities.<b> </b>The speakers will share their social media tools, how-tos, and best practices for all those attendees that want to gather their own communities, regardless of its niche! </span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><b>The Track: </b>Lifestyle</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Speaker Highlight: Ana Flores; </span></b><a href="http://www.spanglishbaby.com/"><b><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Spanglishbaby.com </span></b></a></p><p align="left"></p><p align="justify"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0EOIyTy8z9U/TCV0KfpkKQI/AAAAAAAAAlg/JSpVb72R1d8/s1600/ana.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486919444664166658" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_0EOIyTy8z9U/TCV0KfpkKQI/AAAAAAAAAlg/JSpVb72R1d8/s320/ana.jpg" /></a>If you haven’t met Ana Flores of Spanglishbaby yet, let me introduce you to one of our favorite bloggers. Ana Flores is truly a child of two worlds. Born in Houston to parents from El Salvador, Ana grew up in El Salvador until she headed back to the U.S. to attend the University of Florida and receive a Bachelor in Telecommunications-Production. Since then she has worked as television and entertainment producer, with a specialty in the U.S. Hispanic industry, both in the U.S. and in México.</p><p>Ana and her husband moved to Los Angeles five years ago when the TV industry came calling back. They thought they had escaped it all when they moved to Playa del Carmen in México to act as irresponsible beach bums, but the offer was too tempting to pass up. Three years ago, they joyously welcomed their daughter into their bilingual and bicultural family. These days, Ana Lilian is splitting her time as a brand consultant building bridges with Latina bloggers, a freelance writer and TV producer, and dedicating precious time to her labor-of-love blog for parents raising bilingual and bicultural children: <a href="http://spanglishbaby.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#7a3254;">SpanglishBaby</span></a> .</p><p><strong>The Session: Bloggers as Brand Ambassadors.</strong> This session will be a hands-on workshop to train bloggers in handling the ups, downs, and unexpected of being a brand ambassador. The speakers will share three different case studies that can arise when bloggers work as brand ambassadors and will lead a conversation on possible approaches and devise the best possible solutions and outcomes. Participants will come away with tangible, useful, and lasting problem solving skills, not to mention a better understanding of the large companies and brands that retain bloggers for their marketing campaigns. Awesome!</p><p><strong>The Track:</strong> Entrepreneurial</p><p><strong><img class="alignleft" border="0" alt="" src="http://gallery.mailchimp.com/0363e33819a641ce968d769c0/images/Motherhood.jpg" width="343" height="221" /></strong></p><p><strong>The Speakers: </strong><strong>Cooper Munroe</strong> and <strong>Emily McKhann</strong> are the founders and principals of <a href="http://themotherhoodcreative.com/"><span style="color:#7a3254;">The Motherhood Creative</span></a>.</p><p>Cooper spent two decades working in top tier public relations agencies in New York and Washington DC before co-founding <a href="http://www.themotherhood.com/"><span style="color:#7a3254;">TheMotherhood.com </span></a>and TheMotherhood Creative. In addition, Cooper has written for numerous media outlets including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the HuffingtonPost, MomsRising and BlogHer.com and has been featured in several books about mothers online. She lives in Pittsburgh, PA with her husband and their four children where they are active in their community and spend far too much time carpooling to and from sporting events.</p><div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left">Emily ran corporate public relations firms in New York and Dallas for clients CBS, Scholastic, Frito-Lay, Morgan Stanley and others, and was Director of International Business and Acting Commissioner to the United Nations and Consular Corps for New York City. She co-authored the book Living with the End in Mind, published by Crown Books and featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show numerous times. She has written for BlogHer and MomsRising and several books and anthologies. Emily lives in Larchmont, NY, with her husband, two girls and their hyper-active dog. </p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left" align="center"><strong>The</strong> <strong>Session: Self-Promotion: Be your own C.E.O.</strong> Bloggers will learn how to start, manage, and build their own company.</p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><strong>The Track: Entrepreneurial </strong></p><p><strong>The Speaker: </strong>Lucinda Cross; <a href="http://corporatemomdropouts.com/"><span style="color:#7a3254;">CorporateMomDropouts.com</span></a></p><p><span style="color:#7a3254;"><img hspace="2" alt="" vspace="2" align="left" src="http://corporatemomdropouts.com/images/cindy/about-2.jpg" width="282" height="259" /></span>Lucinda Cross is a speaker and author and founder of <a href="http://corporatemomdropouts.com/"><span style="color:#7a3254;">Corporate Mom Dropouts</span></a>, blog, radio show and book. For several years, she has made it her life’s mission to uplift, inspire and change people’s lives. She likes to call herself a catalyst for motivation, passion and high energy and has worked with small business owners supporting them to work on their business and not in their business, and women who were interested in learning how to work from home and take charge and create the life they love.</p><br /><p>Lucinda has created a highly successful marketing implementation company for small business owners. She is also the creator of several successful programs such as Marketing Made Easy for Corporate Mom Dropouts, I Want More: 6-Figure Mom Marketing Implementation Kit.</p><p>Her life has been filled with wonderful experiences – from being a single mother, to a Mompreneur, sharing her gifts as a marketing strategist, mentor and writer she uses that wisdom and insight to motivate moms to create a better life, a better community and a better business. She has been featured in New York Enterprise, Black Star News, Harlem News, 1600am, LA Business Week, Essence Magazine, several Internet Radio shows.</p></div></div>www.JusticeJonesie.com/bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042475673382254279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-43732419556771702752010-06-03T13:42:00.000-07:002010-06-03T14:22:37.411-07:00June's sizzling with events<strong>June 13, 2010</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlXL0esIv6dB9FtLOJ4ikLnd_aWQZaqa1vN04YERLANAqr5LG2_jq43aAhVUXFYvumUpxwo9u9yheXXKtLSEIgwzC9R4TxvlZ6kiU_RXUdtuXf6derI-J0HeOGoTynQi5dtwIV14-D823/s1600/Clever+Girls+Collective.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 125px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 125px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478657235329740114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnlXL0esIv6dB9FtLOJ4ikLnd_aWQZaqa1vN04YERLANAqr5LG2_jq43aAhVUXFYvumUpxwo9u9yheXXKtLSEIgwzC9R4TxvlZ6kiU_RXUdtuXf6derI-J0HeOGoTynQi5dtwIV14-D823/s320/Clever+Girls+Collective.jpg" /></a>We are thrilled that the awesomely fabulous ladies of <a href="http://www.clevergirlscollective.com/">The CleverGirls Collective </a>will be hosting The Bay Area Blogalicious Mixer...<br /><br />What is the Blogalicious Mixer, you ask? It's a good time. It's a bloggy get-together. It's social media soiree. It's an opportunity to meet with fellow female friends (of the online variety) to enjoy delicious treats, cocktails, and each other's sparkling company. Plus some good, old fashioned swag.<br />The Blogalicious Mixer is an intimate afternoon of wine, women, and blogs, celebrating the diversity of women of all ethnicities in social media.<br />Above all, the Blogalicious Mixer is a party! You'll enjoy:<br /><br />* An afternoon in one of San Francisco's most celebrated event locales<br />* Delicious snacks of the healthy and chocolate varieties<br />* A hosted wine bar<br />* Gift bags<br />* Celebrity guest, <a href="http://therealkimcoles.com/">Kim Coles </a><br /><br /><br />This event is free to attend but space is extremely limited, so please <a href="http://cgcblogaliciousmixer.eventbrite.com/">register here</a> as soon as possible!<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>June 13, 2010</strong><br /><br />Blogalicious will be heating up Chicago in June. Join us for an afternoon of relaxation and fun. Come to connect with old bloggy friends; come to make new ones; come for an afternoon away from the kids; come for an outing with the kids. It doesn't matter what the reason; just come and enjoy! Light refreshments will be provided, and kids are welcome. The event is free, but space is limited so please <a href="http://blogachicago.eventbrite.com/">RSVP today</a>.<br /><br />Heating up Chicago is sponsored by:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.kenmore.com/"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 99px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 99px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478658491352343410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Fxgag-uEgr6FvWbKWxNx5c-ygqSwG5ADk2-JlbhbeioToF-nKXhAiD4wWfVUuIZk-p64-7mL0e5yohBCXh84wMgqfWfqaDdn9Wchl5UsWbF6f9bpYy6UfrOhj0-yWMsaIgicoUm7aYyR/s320/kenmore.png" /></a><br /><a href="http://momimpact.com/"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 109px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478658623443323858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UwhkFrH-yc1Gp1_A8uFWGPbO5_nCI_YGBjVWyTv3d0YaBuLflwQ3VItmOs3pPahCP8kS9yrX-2coQhKO-J7ryeGso_HRK9rTe7dVcvtg5zRrinNKijKCUXdHNOIWzE180r_yygGmkorS/s320/momimpact%5B1%5D.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>June 19th, 2010</strong><br /><p align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-LUkgtiqUQOGgEupaPZiThpfoci23az-5zFdrqvYMSl_18BiE9qwcuBk6X_EaU57jtK0cRseoOaOHqrCydapToU4p_hz3ZEYIfWqFd-9C6RlQy7Xj77_EGPjATgWlxp6uh0wqGL0SEjy/s1600/RedPumpProjectLogo%5B1%5D.PNG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 117px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5478658717822797298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-LUkgtiqUQOGgEupaPZiThpfoci23az-5zFdrqvYMSl_18BiE9qwcuBk6X_EaU57jtK0cRseoOaOHqrCydapToU4p_hz3ZEYIfWqFd-9C6RlQy7Xj77_EGPjATgWlxp6uh0wqGL0SEjy/s320/RedPumpProjectLogo%5B1%5D.PNG" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Blogalicious and <a href="http://theredpumpproject.com/">The Red Pump Project</a> are teaming up for what promises to be a fun-filled night. We invite you to Say RED: Cocktails and Conversations in celebration of the Blogging While Brown conference, Juneteenth and raising awareness about HIV/AIDS - the perfect combination! There's one requirement though - you MUST wear red pumps. It's not that difficult and it's super fab. If you don't have red pumps, we're giving you 2 weeks to get a pair (and if you can't swing pumps after a day of conferencing, we totally understand, so we'll take red shoes:).<br /><br />We are still finalizing the location, but make sure to <a href="http://sayreddc.eventbrite.com/">RSVP</a> because space will be limited.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-27511995909182721812010-05-27T09:34:00.000-07:002010-05-28T10:47:30.793-07:00Win a Free Night at the Ritz- It's Easy!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAc8WrVjlGrQoFoY9HszdLY1tyiEDHWO3Jpc5WLzjRLZ4i-NB17sn5MBXWHJZUis8tWhJFdMsrlcrztiDcZCxjadnhHuHRgGYkkjOq1CD5tb040_0MFhbv7XOtIuGPFShYcrH_MosfKrA/s1600/top10.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAc8WrVjlGrQoFoY9HszdLY1tyiEDHWO3Jpc5WLzjRLZ4i-NB17sn5MBXWHJZUis8tWhJFdMsrlcrztiDcZCxjadnhHuHRgGYkkjOq1CD5tb040_0MFhbv7XOtIuGPFShYcrH_MosfKrA/s400/top10.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476378751093702098" border="0" /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">There are so many reasons why South Beach is a great place to hold the second annual Blogalicious Weekend Conference that we decided to try and list them all, right here! Let's face it, between the possible celebrity sightings, to the fabulous restaurants, and beautiful beaches, South Beach is hot and sexy. Let's not forget the surrounding Miami neighborhoods that offer an eclectic mix of urban lifestyle living and traditional Latin flavors. I mean really, is there a better place to hold a conference? Not just any conference, but a <i>Blogalicious</i> conference.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">We don't think so! And based on the standing ovation you guys gave us last year when we announced Miami as our next location, we think you all agree - Miami is it!</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">But aside from all the great things about Miami, how about all the great reasons why registering for Blogalicious before our early bird prices end on July 1st is a great idea?</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">When you combine the great things about Miami and the reasons why you have to register early, we've got our very own Top Ten list! </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Here are the Top Ten Reasons to Register Early for Blogalicious 2010</span><br /><br />1. When you watch the next episode of </span><a href="http://www.vh1.com/shows/basketball_wives/series.jhtml"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Basketball Wives</span></a><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that you too, will have a chance to visit the same restaurants, boutiques, and hotel as Evelyn, Jennifer, Suzie, and the rest of the gals. You might even spot one of the gals since the second season was just picked up by VH1.<br /><br />2. You'll save $65.00 on registration which equals two mango mojitos, a nice Cuban dinner, and Cuban dessert at a great South Beach restaurant.<br /><br />3. You won't end up on the waiting list because Blogalicious 2010 WILL.sell.out. We've doubled attendance this year but passes are going fast.<br /><br />4. You already booked your room at the Ritz, so go ahead and register!<br /><br />5. The "I'm Going to Blogalicious" badge is not only a cute accessory to your blog, but another way to let everyone know you are going to hottest conference this year. Woot!<br /><br />6. The early flamingo catches the Blogalicious worm. You'll start to get exclusive, attendee insider tips, news, and benefits so don't miss out! </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">7. Registering is already on your to-do list so register today and scratch that sucker off- done!</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">8. You don't want to spend your Blogalicious money on your summer vacation with the family, boyfriend, girlfriend, your dog, or whomever. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">9. Will Smith said it best in 1998, "Bienviendo a Miami... [it's] the city that keeps the roof blazing!" </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">10. When will you ever have another chance to stay at a luxury South Beach hotel like the Ritz Carlton for only $199 a night?! </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> So here is what we are doing. We are holding a contest where you can enter for a chance to win one free night at the Ritz Carlton, South Beach. That's a prize value of $199, plus taxes. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Here's all you have to do to enter to win one free night: </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> 1) Tweet your reason why registering for Blogalicious before the early bird is a fabulous idea. We've listed our reasons above as an example. Be sure to use the hashtag #blogalicious10 in your Tweets. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> 2) Leave us a comment with your reason(s) in this post and provide a link to your tweet so that we know you did it. One entry for every unique tweet and comment!</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> 3) Get two entries for every unique post on your blog. Like Rule #2 above, leave us a comment here so we know you did it. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Additional rules</span>: You don't have to be registered for the conference to enter this contest, but <span style="font-style: italic;">you must be registered by 11:59 pm July 1, 2010 to win</span>. If you are not registered by July 1, 2010 you can't claim your prize and we'll give your night to the next winner! You must also claim your prize by 5:00 PM EST on July 12, 2010. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">One winner will be selected at random and announced on Friday, July 2, 2010.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">So what's your reason!?</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-27225705930686891172010-05-09T18:43:00.000-07:002010-05-09T18:45:33.368-07:00Recap of Blogalicious DC Meetup: Creating Your Digital Footprint<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDaHTxqsHWVks0_HLixFo6MqWWxYzrIXjXnRQ4XX9qlboGUPvQHA4V_ENNOYFV-WzWlmihkK8RQXDPmYlkEHgt2HOfhagVJ2JkJPqy8-19Nq300_WAXV3jcCktXLIhn9c9N-MaUX1cPo/s1600/4558920079_c7ddcd0d0c.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHDaHTxqsHWVks0_HLixFo6MqWWxYzrIXjXnRQ4XX9qlboGUPvQHA4V_ENNOYFV-WzWlmihkK8RQXDPmYlkEHgt2HOfhagVJ2JkJPqy8-19Nq300_WAXV3jcCktXLIhn9c9N-MaUX1cPo/s400/4558920079_c7ddcd0d0c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5469451202062997986" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Verdana;font-size:12px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The second Blogalicious DC Meetup was another great event. Our speakers, </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/creativeblogs" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(122, 50, 84); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Terri Holley</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, </span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/scrappinmichele" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(122, 50, 84); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Scrappin’ Michele</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">,</span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/promomblogger" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(122, 50, 84); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ProMomBlogger</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and moderator </span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/anandaleeke" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(122, 50, 84); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ananda Leeke</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> shared advice, tips and priceless information on </span></span><em><a href="http://www.blogaliciousweekend.com/2010/04/blogalicious-dc-women-in-social-media-creating-your-digital-footprint/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(122, 50, 84); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Creating Your Digital Footprint</span></span></a></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> with our enthusiastic audience. Everyone in attendance also received an impromptu tutorial on </span></span><a href="http://foursquare.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(122, 50, 84); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Foursquare</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 101! The discussion was so lively and informative that we quickly ran out of time. These ladies were so energized to continue the conversation that they took to the sidewalk to chat…Next time we’ll have to plan for an afterparty!</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thanks to the Washington, DC Economic Partnership for lending us their swank space for our event, as well as to Niambi Jarvis and the </span></span><a href="http://owpi.dc.gov/owpi/site/default.asp?owpiNav=|33262|" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(122, 50, 84); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">DC Office on Women’s Policy and Initiatives</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/foodartsdc" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(122, 50, 84); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Food Arts DC</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for the delectable refreshments.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you missed the event, don’t worry – you can </span></span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/46405443@N02/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(122, 50, 84); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">check out photos here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stay tuned for a meetup in your neck of the woods soon!</span></span></p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-82980799926054517032010-05-06T08:45:00.000-07:002010-05-13T09:03:50.782-07:00Blogalicious DC: Sex and the City II Movie Night {UPDATED}<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHvCW6irYlJhF05jQkZNFvLdx0MQjukHkAb49J9j61A7BG0JbuWEU9u8V-sQYzW3WKw83fT-TC6Z7mUaIVz_rpfox4O-aG3DU7jUJBKbtbywuSibaQW8oifSE_TxO-r0OO03v-fqxexg/s1600/crop.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHvCW6irYlJhF05jQkZNFvLdx0MQjukHkAb49J9j61A7BG0JbuWEU9u8V-sQYzW3WKw83fT-TC6Z7mUaIVz_rpfox4O-aG3DU7jUJBKbtbywuSibaQW8oifSE_TxO-r0OO03v-fqxexg/s400/crop.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5468184182439077202" border="0" /></a><span mce_style="color: #ff0000;" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><i>Wow! The 7pm movie on 5/27 is SOLD OUT! If you weren't able to get your ticket, no worries. Come on out and meet us at Zengo for happy hour at 5pm! We'll be networking, chatting and mingling in our Blogalicious fabulousness.<br /><br /></i></span><span style="font-family:arial black,avant garde;">Carrie and her girls are back! </span><span class="description"> <p><span style="font-family:arial black,avant garde;">Join the Blogalicious DC community on Thursday, May 27, 2010 for a night out to celebrate spring, girl power, and each other. We'll be meeting at the bar at <a href="http://www.modernmexican.com/zengodc/" target="_blank">Zengo</a> at 5pm for Happy Hour and then heading over to watch the 7pm show at Regal Gallery Place Stadium 14.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial black,avant garde;">You MUST PRE-ORDER your tickets to guarantee admission to the movie. <a href="https://www.fandango.com/purchase/movietickets/process03/ticketboxoffice.aspx?date=5%2f27%2f2010&tid=AATAR&mid=123893&row_count=0" target="_blank">Click here to purchase your movie tickets from Fandango</a>. Make sure to purchase a ticket for the<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> 7PM SHOW ON MAY 27th.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial black,avant garde;">Gather your best girlfriends and get Blogalicious!</span></p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-38075186843345675252010-05-05T12:11:00.001-07:002010-05-05T12:11:55.806-07:00Blogalicious 2010 Sponsored Blogger Policy<p>It’s very important to us that the Blogalicious Weekend conferences remain as accessible as possible to the bloggers that want to attend. For this reason, we make it a priority to keep the registration costs as low as possible, the hotel room rates as reasonable as possible, and to offer important extras – like sharing a Family-Friendly Area Guide with conference attendees beforehand, assisting attendees with finding a roommate, and providing free childcare to those parents <span>are </span>attending Blogalicious with their little ones in tow.</p> <p>Still, we recognize that some bloggers may want or need to have their Blogalicious Weekend registration and trip expenses sponsored by a company that they have a working relationship with. That’s a-ok with us and we are more than happy to know that brands are recognizing our importance as ambassadors for their products and services. That said, we have to make sure that the Official Blogalicious Weekend Sponsors are not overshadowed by the companies sponsoring individual bloggers (“unofficial sponsors”). To make sure that everyone is happy and that our Official Sponsors get their due, we have put together these guidelines for bloggers seeking individual sponsorship to Blogalicious Weekend 2010:</p> <p>Ø You may not represent yourself as an official representative of Blogalicious in order to secure individual sponsorship to the conference.</p> <p>Ø No swag, gifts or materials from unofficial sponsors may be distributed or posted within the conference space, directly or indirectly.</p> <p>Ø You may not use the Blogalicious Weekend 2010 room block to secure a room to host a private event for your sponsor.</p> <p>Ø Any private events hosted by/for your sponsor must not conflict with the Official Conference Agenda.</p> <p>Ø If you are working with a company that is interested in becoming an Official Blogalicious Weekend Sponsor, please have them contact us at: <a href="mailto:sponsors@blogaliciousweekend.com" target="_blank">sponsors@blogaliciousweekend.com</a> We’d love to have them!<br /><br />Questions? Email us at: <a href="mailto:info@blogaliciousweekend.com" target="_blank">info@blogaliciousweekend.com</a></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-92048389696184780412010-04-15T21:19:00.001-07:002010-04-15T21:21:34.514-07:00Paying It Forward<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTCfSN-L2mpJcnzcPxZdRsDDU4ZBpw0Smqq_KuCPbh04zV6X_ycwfh8F11IUk151eHmZoOyVpMqHC7iy2w3hBSwaiLCF2lg8EAs99koj2aXRrugFQT-s7KCnMqNpX52dTPP9RXzQjOF4/s1600/pay-it-forward.png" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZTCfSN-L2mpJcnzcPxZdRsDDU4ZBpw0Smqq_KuCPbh04zV6X_ycwfh8F11IUk151eHmZoOyVpMqHC7iy2w3hBSwaiLCF2lg8EAs99koj2aXRrugFQT-s7KCnMqNpX52dTPP9RXzQjOF4/s400/pay-it-forward.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460585206506687506" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 18px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Verdana;font-size:12px;"><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">mage Credit: </span><a href="http://www.researchgoddess.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(122, 50, 84); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The Research Goddess</span></a></em></p><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.researchgoddess.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(122, 50, 84); text-decoration: none; "></a></span></em><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jonesie, Ny and I are firm believers in putting out into the universe what we hope to receive. And, we like to conduct business that way. This includes “paying it forward” by lifting up others in recognition of those who lifted us up. Do I sound sappy enough yet? I say all of this, because it’s the truth!</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">We were contacted awhile back by the wonderful </span><a href="http://www.researchgoddess.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(122, 50, 84); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Research Goddess</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, Amybeth Hale, who was writing a story about “media professionals to watch,” and we were honored and humbled to learn that </span><a href="http://www.blogher.com/member/elisa-camahort" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(122, 50, 84); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Elisa Camhort-Page of BlogHer</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> had given our names as women to be featured in the story. {I especially love </span><a href="http://www.researchgoddess.com/2010/02/project-paying-foward-social-media-2010/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(122, 50, 84); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">how she came up with the idea in the first place</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.}</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You can link to </span><a href="http://bit.ly/b2FDfs" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(122, 50, 84); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">the original story on Mashable here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and the </span><a href="http://www.researchgoddess.com/2010/04/pay-2010-profile-stacey-ferguson-nadia-jones-nyasha-smith/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(122, 50, 84); text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">expanded story on the Research Goddess’ site here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, but that’s not the point of me posting. What I really wanted to do is acknowledge the importance of paying it forward to those around you. In this day and age, when so much of social media is clouded with negative publicity and pitting various groups against each other, it is so heartwarming to know that, at the core of the medium, community and relationships remain the driving force. So thanks (again) to Elisa and Amybeth!</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Who would </span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">you </span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">lift up to pay it forward?</span></p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-4087014033555469912010-04-12T09:00:00.000-07:002010-04-12T09:00:03.035-07:00Blogalicious @ BlogHer - I'm in a Bloggy State of Mind<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeCQdoBJlb8h9GHvpMT058iZOXpXyZB9DJBeMVdRoWuVWY2nPcA1ClIXjG9_TS61jXBsvhmQ8DUj84hNtxswd0L4TGJ53zL6YzcPI6f-H2B_axaDJRh2cXgWCcgNAjb6BVYWngSf5l6SP/s1600/bloggy+state+of+mind+banner.JPG"></a> <div><div><br /><embed style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 320px" name="flashticker" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" align="middle" src="http://widget-98.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=3386706919827142808&site=widget-98.slide.com" wmode="transparent" salign="l" scale="noscale" quality="high"></embed><br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; WIDTH: 400px"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3386706919827142808&map=1" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://widget-98.slide.com/p1/3386706919827142808/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3386706919827142808&map=2" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://widget-98.slide.com/p2/3386706919827142808/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=3386706919827142808&map=F" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://widget-98.slide.com/p4/3386706919827142808/bb_t016_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" /></a></div><br /><br />The excitement about Blogalicious has been building ever since last October when Blogalicious Weekend 2009 was over. Folks have been buying tickets, exchanging numbers, booking hotel rooms, finding roommates and just looking forward to seeing each other again. We're all pretty psyched about Miami and all the fabulousness that South Beach will add to the conference.<br /><br />But, if you can't wait until Miami to re-connect with all your friends IRL, then you MUST join us at BlogHer in New York City this summer. Blogalicious, in conjunction with BlogHer, is hosting one of BlogHer's official community parties during the conference and it's going.to.be.pretty.awesome!<br /><br />When you think about a song that epitomizes New York City, don't you just think of "New York State of Mind" by Billy Joel and Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' rendition of "Empire State of Mind"? Big lights, city streets, cocktails and we can now add....Blogalicious ladies.<br /><br />We invite you to join us for a night of dancing, cocktails and just plain ole fun as we revel in a "<strong><em>Bloggy State of Mind</em></strong>."<br /><br />If you're already registered for BlogHer (either a Full Conference pass, Saturday-only pass or a Party pass) please RSVP to reserve your spot on the guest list for this party. The list is open to any registered BlogHer attendee and we can't wait to hang out with you. Please <a href="http://blogaliciousatblogher10.eventbrite.com/">RSVP here</a>.<br /><br />We hope to see you in August and can't wait for the BlogHer party of the year. If you'd like to sport some blog bling, here are your badges.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogaliciousweekend.com/2010/04/blogalicious-b…-state-of-mind/"><img alt="I'm going!" src="http://www.blogher.com/files/Blogalicious_160x300.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogaliciousweekend.com/2010/04/blogalicious-b…-state-of-mind/"><img alt="I'm going!" src="http://www.blogher.com/files/Blogalicious_125.gif" /></a><br /><br /><br /><p></p></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-80760298279325739492010-04-03T06:09:00.000-07:002010-04-03T06:14:03.785-07:0090 Days!Early Bird Registration for Blogalicious 2010 closes in less than 90 days! Don't wait until the last minute to register; the conference <i>will</i> sell out and you definitely want to be there.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.blogaliciousweekend.com/register/">Register Today!</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Questions? Email: info@blogaliciousweekend.com or <a href="http://www.blogaliciousweekend.com/about/frequently-asked-questions/">check our out FAQs</a> on the conference website.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-37625457465389692862010-03-13T20:16:00.001-08:002010-03-13T20:20:04.874-08:00Quick Announcements re Blogalicious 2010<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Times;font-size:medium;"><div style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; padding-top: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0.6em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-position: initial initial; "><p>Seven months to go! We've already been getting lots of questions from those of you getting a leg up on planning your trip to Blogalicious 2010. We love the enthusiasm! Here are a couple things to assist you in your planning:</p><p><span mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">1 - Is it true that this year's conference is 3 FULL days?</span></p><p>Why YES it is! We heard your feedback loud and clear that you wanted more time for sessions, networking and hands-on seminars. In order to maximize your experience, we decided to begin this year's conference on Friday morning and go through until Sunday evening. Hopefully this allows you to dig your heels in and get everything you want out of the weekend without affecting your travel plans. Bonus - for many of us, Monday, October 11 is a holiday!</p><p><span mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">2 - When (and how) can I reserve my hotel room for Blogalicious 2010?</span></p><p>The Blogalicious hotel room block at the chic Ritz Carlton-South Beach is now open. We are excited to offer you a competitive rate of $199/nt starting the Thursday night prior to the conference through the following Monday. Feel free to request a room with 2 double beds to share the cost with bloggy friends. You can connect with potential roommates on our Big Tent forum. Or pamper yourself with a room all to yourself. </p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To reserve by telephone, call</span></span><em><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> 305.671.2609 or 1.800.241.3333 </span></span></strong></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and reference group name</span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></strong><em><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"></span></span></strong></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(</span></span><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">MamaLaw/ Blogalicious</span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">), and event dates.</span></span></span></p><p> To reserve online, go to:<br /><a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/SouthBeach/Rooms/Default.htm" mce_href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/SouthBeach/Rooms/Default.htm" target="_blank">http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/SouthBeach/Rooms/Default.htm</a>. To apply the discount select “Optional information”, and in the field entitled “Group code” enter <span mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">MMLMMLA</span></p><p>You will <u>not</u> be charged to reserve your room.</p><p>Any questions? Send us an email to: info(at)blogaliciousweekend(dot)com or leave us a comment. </p><p>Reminder: Early Bird Registration is open!</p></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-80237746097392272232010-03-12T06:04:00.000-08:002010-03-12T06:21:13.820-08:00Connect, Chat, Share, Learn: Join Our Forum!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjm_2TvfSnhk7fgMsFslBK5rr7MvnVXTAp1o43vPPrKOchnGQqRJRuUqPL2xKxG4ZqVX3ieaugaAKIP4mieRjAK_CVTw5CWlM4ydva2f8glAtUqRw-PVbGrQfvgug2HnhygcmVNhLuADk/s1600-h/12725913_00_logo_white.257195659_std.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjm_2TvfSnhk7fgMsFslBK5rr7MvnVXTAp1o43vPPrKOchnGQqRJRuUqPL2xKxG4ZqVX3ieaugaAKIP4mieRjAK_CVTw5CWlM4ydva2f8glAtUqRw-PVbGrQfvgug2HnhygcmVNhLuADk/s320/12725913_00_logo_white.257195659_std.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447752261725560386" /></a><br /><div><br /></div>It's been awhile since we've mentioned our online forum for the Blogalicious community, and thought now was a great time to remind everyone about it! <div><br /></div><div>Our <a href="http://blogalicious2009.blogspot.com/2009/08/announcing-blogalicious-message-board.html">BigTent group</a> is a place for you to connect with one another, bounce ideas off of each other and engage in all kinds of useful discussions with your fellow bloggers. The forum is also a great way to stay up to date on Blogalicious news and announcements. You'll be the first to know about opportunities, events and have the chance to shape our conference programming and other activities. You can also find roommates for Blogalicious 2010; figure out carpools; find out what to pack and other useful tidbits. We also post event photos and files for you to view and download - like our conference speaker and webinar instructor presentations. It's free and takes only seconds to sign up.<div><br /></div><div>So <a href="http://blogalicious2009.blogspot.com/2009/08/announcing-blogalicious-message-board.html">c'mon and join us</a>!</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-29839622419633598802010-03-11T17:16:00.000-08:002010-03-13T20:30:43.404-08:00Download BlogaBytes # 4 - Tax Tips for Your BlogThanks once again to Shannon Nash for conducting last night's webinar "Tax Tips for Your Blog". It was chock-full of information that was extremely useful for anyone that blogs as a business.<br /><br />If you would like to download the presentation for review, please click <a href="http://www.zshare.net/download/736001102f241c56">here</a>.<br /><br />Please make sure to contact Shannon with any questions that you may have. Visit her site at <a href="http://www.shannonnash.com/">shannonnash.com</a> or on Twitter @shannonnash<br /><br /><embed src="http://blip.tv/play/AYHM0UwC" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="330" width="480"></embed>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-29922895663068262412010-03-08T14:24:00.001-08:002010-03-09T07:51:17.457-08:00Ask us anything!<a href="http://www.formspring.me/MamalawGrp">Ask us anything!</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-19402465596323680982010-03-05T07:12:00.001-08:002010-03-08T08:10:06.109-08:00Recap from BlogaBytes Webinar #3 - How to be #1 on GoogleThank you for attending our webinar last Thursdaay with awesome instructor Adria Richards on “<em>How to be #1 on Google without Paying a Small Fortune</em>.”<br /><br />Please take a moment to complete a short survey (<a href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dF82cUZhYTlqZDZjQUJaWWw5eXpnUXc6MA">here</a>) and let us know what you thought.<br /><br /><strong>Links for Attendees of this session</strong><br />Google Analytics Signup - http://google.com/analytics<br />Wordpress.org is the self-hosted version of Wordpress requiring a domain name and hosting - http://wordpress.org<br />Copyblogger, resource for writing great content for the web - http://copyblogger.com<br />What is SEO? Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization<br />What is Google Page Rank? Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_page_rank<br /><br /><strong>Links to Adria's content<br /></strong>Adria's training website for blogging and SEO - http://freshworkshops.com<br />Original show on this topic at AskAdria, How To Be #1 On The Google Without Spending A Small Fortune - http://bit.ly/Y5liP<br />Adria's tech blog - http://butyoureagirl.com<br />Adria weekly technology show - http://askadria.com<br /><br /><strong>Contact Info for Attendees<br /></strong>You can contact Adria via her website at http://freshworkshops.com/contact<br />Via Email adria.richards@freshworkshops.com<br />Via Twitter http://twitter.com/adriarichards<br />By Phone 612-246-4568Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-25014648421354885152010-03-03T07:45:00.000-08:002010-03-03T08:03:02.491-08:00Blogalicious Bytes Webinar # 4 - Tax Tips for Your blogApril 15th is fast approaching and we all have to get it together (really, scramble) to do our taxes in time. If you make <em>any</em> money from your blog, then you will most definitely want to attend our Blogalicious Bytes FREE webinar "<strong>Tax Tips for Your Blog</strong>" with Tax Attorney, CPA <a href="http://shannonnash.com/"><em><strong>Shannon Nash</strong></em></a>. Shannon will walk you through what you will have to do to be IRS-compliant.<br /><br />We've squeezed in a webinar on <strong>March 10th @ 9:00 pm</strong> so you can be equipped with the necessary information to get it right! Please register <a href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/289701081">HERE</a> and we look forward to joining you next Wednesday night.<br /><br /><p></p><p><em>A little more about Shannon</em><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyAEJjwt-povzly-0iutNa3lkxwPmMFPGTYMFcyoqmDMI9RfEUwiRA1vHIJEZGwUDLLCnCMjmJlE_PBEO5Bjj1Be40hl8h0L83s9RbgM52hTbtdR2CKZJv534_phJwdZt7iXE5j3qYoKx/s1600-h/shannon+nash.jpg"><em><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444436189166227362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNyAEJjwt-povzly-0iutNa3lkxwPmMFPGTYMFcyoqmDMI9RfEUwiRA1vHIJEZGwUDLLCnCMjmJlE_PBEO5Bjj1Be40hl8h0L83s9RbgM52hTbtdR2CKZJv534_phJwdZt7iXE5j3qYoKx/s320/shannon+nash.jpg" /></em></a></p>Shannon King Nash is a CPA, Attorney, Author and Entrepreneur. She is the President of the Nash Management Group, an entertainment and business management firm based in Los Angeles and Atlanta that represents entertainers, producers, foundations, high net-worth individuals and companies. She is also a partner with Atlanta based, Register Lett LLP, a boutique law firm specializing in entertainment, media and intellectual property law.<br /><br />Shannon was Senior Counsel for Amgen Inc., where she worked at both its US headquarters in California and its European headquarters in Switzerland. She was responsible for contracting/procurement, compliance, international tax, and federal and state income tax audits and appeals. Shannon was also counsel to the Amgen Foundation.<br /><br />Prior to Amgen, Shannon was a Tax and Corporate Associate with Cooley Godward Kronish LLP (formerly Cooley Godward LLP) and K&L Gates LLP (formerly Kirkpatrick and Lockhart LLP), where she concentrated on corporate and partnership taxation, venture capital fund formation and operations, mergers and acquisitions, trusts and estates, and nonprofit organizations.<br /><br />Shannon is the author of the award winning book, "For the Love of Money: The 411 to Taking Control of Your Taxes and Building Your Net Worth.” This practical financial empowerment book uses popular songs (from Marvin Gaye to Snoop Dog) to teach valuable finance and tax lessons. She also wrote the "Vault Guide to Tax Law Careers," and "Helping the Nonprofit Client."<br /><br />Shannon received her BS in Accounting from the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce and her JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. Her website is www.nashgroup-usa.com and you can find her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/shannonnash.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-90974044824321346572010-02-27T18:00:00.000-08:002010-02-27T18:24:44.869-08:00Social media star Priscilla Renea<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzCWM30lywsSu4OYq7HCLxG86ta6bPkawasA554IjjNESsQhHCOamLhYDFStgYO9dSuImpMMD0B2LmzVxHumALI7nhSCwTBfjZr_1dhHDBjitf_hjMQ6ifwc4iNljnAKTtFQbh68O1WBr/s1600-h/DSCN0244.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqzCWM30lywsSu4OYq7HCLxG86ta6bPkawasA554IjjNESsQhHCOamLhYDFStgYO9dSuImpMMD0B2LmzVxHumALI7nhSCwTBfjZr_1dhHDBjitf_hjMQ6ifwc4iNljnAKTtFQbh68O1WBr/s320/DSCN0244.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443112655090609778" border="0" /></a>For those of you who attended Blogalicious 2009, you had the distinct pleasure of hearing Priscilla Renea before her album was released. I heard her again today at an event I attended in DC. I didn't realize that she started off on YouTube (just like Justin Bieber), so here's an artist that is from social media and is using social media to share her talent. Please support her by following her on Twitter @priscillarenea and getting her cd. Here's a clip from YouTube and check out her <a href="http://www.priscillareneamusic.com/">website.</a><br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LEVHtR6mUKw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LEVHtR6mUKw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-3811282199589868742010-02-26T18:00:00.000-08:002010-02-26T18:04:36.376-08:00Trends in Social MediaWe're in the thick of crafting our conference program for Blogalicious Weekend 2010 and we're curious to hear what you think are the hot trends right now in social media. Is it personal branding? Is it mobile? Is it {still} Twitter? Leave us a comment and let us know what you think.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-68198577031188263312010-02-21T18:28:00.000-08:002010-02-24T19:16:36.082-08:00Blogalicious DC Event RecapOur <a href="http://www.blogaliciousweekend.com/2010/02/dc-meet-up/">first Blogalicious Meetup</a> was a success! Last Wednesday, about 100 women bloggers attended our first local event at the <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&ved=0CAYQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nclr.org%2F&rct=j&q=la+raza&ei=HS-ES5yyHJG1lAfl9LzTAQ&usg=AFQjCNFRMTWRjxkbm4mlSXo8zT-WOcOoHg">National Council of La Raza</a>. The camaraderie was fantastic, the speakers were enlightening, and the evening left us full of promise for what is now a bonafide Blogalicious DC network. Thanks again to <a href="http://xinaeiland.com/">Xina Eiland</a> for pulling together a wonderful evening.<br /><br />A special shout out goes to <a href="http://www.sandrahicks.blogspot.com/">Sandra Hicks</a> and <a href="http://bebeautifullywell.blogspot.com/">Chante Smith</a> who drove alllll the way from Atlanta to attend. Now <span style="font-style: italic;">that's</span> what we call Blogalicious!<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Video Recap</span> {Thanks to <a href="http://www.tylernewmedia.com/">Tyler New Media</a> for this video!}<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9573743&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9573743&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/9573743">BlogaliciousDC Meetup Recap</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/tylernewmedia">Tyler New Media</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-79955057583271686332010-02-21T17:36:00.000-08:002010-02-21T18:10:54.430-08:00BET Study: "African Americans Revealed"<!--StartFragment--><span style="color:#551C8B;"><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?art_aid=122016&fa=Articles.showArticle">MediaPost recently reported</a></span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> that </span></span><span style="color:#551C8B;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.bet.com">BET</a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> published the results of a study finding that African Americans posses major influence in tech, media and buying power.<br /><br />The "African Americans Revealed" study of more than 80,000 African-American consumers on multi-media engagement and digital applications, shows African Americans are very tech savvy, with roughly 31% of African American discretionary spending dollars, or $39 billion, going toward the purchase of computers, cell phones and electronics - a proportionally higher percentage when compared to non-African Americans.<br /><br />Some additional findings...<br /><br />African Americans:<br /><br />- Spend more weekly time online (18 hours) than watching television (15 hours)<br />- 93% go online traditionally via their PCs, while 76% access the web via their cell phones<br />- 60% have downloaded music, a TV show, movie or ringtone in the previous month<br />- 50% regularly update and access a social networking account</span></span></span></span><div><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />What I found most interesting about that study was the seven groups that African Americans were broken down into:<br /><br />◦ <b>The Strivers</b> are mostly in their late 20's to early 40's and are adventurous, fashionable, social mavens and opinion leaders who have their eyes on climbing the executive ladder<br /><br />◦ <b>Conscious Sisters </b>are selfless women that are spiritually connected and highly conscious of their culture<br /><br />◦ <b>Tech-Fluentials</b> are digitally savvy and travel in globally conscious circles<br /><br />◦ <b>Bright Horizons</b> are young adults in high school and college that are aware of all available technology and electronic gadgets<br /><br />◦ <b>Inner Circle Elites</b> are working women rich in their cultural, ancestral and spiritual roots<br /><br />◦ <b>Urban Dreamers</b> are young, urban adults who are social magnets and trend setters intent on and focused on living life to the fullest<br /><br />◦ <b>Survivors</b> are a group of risk-taking teen and young adult males who are hustling to keep their existence in check<br /><br />According to the article, Matthew Barnhill, Senior VP of Corporate Research at BET Networks, says "African Americans Revealed shows us that the black community should never be referred to as one homogeneous population... We hope this report will help organizations better connect with an audience and intimately recognize all of its complexities.<br /><br />We couldn't agree more!</span></span></span></span> <!--EndFragment--> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:12px;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </span></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-88951003419472850232010-02-19T20:50:00.000-08:002010-02-21T17:44:41.470-08:00Blogalicious Bytes #2: How to be #1 on Google without Paying a Small Fortune<span class="ecxApple-style-span" style="color: rgb(76, 76, 76);font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;font-size:12px;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">Our next webinar is scheduled for <span style="font-weight: bold;">March 4th at 9pm EST</span> and we have been lucky enough to get Adria Richards to host another session on "</span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >How to be Number One on Google without spending a Small Fortune</span><span style="font-size:100%;">." Click <a style="font-weight: bold;" href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/482201384">HERE</a> to reserve your spot for this informative session.<br /><br />If you're a new blogger or an experienced one, a blogger trying to build a business, blogging for fun or blogging for work, you'll find this webinar crucial to understanding what you need to do to become #1 on Google.<br /><br />If you're curious about which blogging platform is better for SEO, whether SEO rules still apply when using Wordpress for a blog and CMS, whether page rank is lessened by uploading too much content within a short time, what exactly page rank is and how to get it (these were a few questions asked at the previous webinar) -- then this webinar is for you.<br /><br />Don't be afraid that this will be too technical for you because Adria will break it down in simple terms for us all to understand. <br /><br />Please submit your questions beforehand so Adria can expand on the content of the presentation.<br /><br />Hope you'll join us!<br /><br /></span><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; font: 12px/19px Verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">More about Adria</span><br /></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; font: 12px/19px Verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Adria Richards is an organic technology consultant, trainer and speaker. She is dedicated to empowering people through technology. Adria started her career at Geek Squad in 1999 and has 11 years of experience in the IT industry. She launched her own consulting company in 2006. She blogs at <a href="http://butyoureagirl.com/" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(151, 73, 36); border-width: 0px;" target="_blank">ButYoureAGirl</a>, offers online training at <a href="http://freshworkshops.com/" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(151, 73, 36); border-width: 0px;" target="_blank">Freshworkshops</a>, does a weekly tech show at <a href="http://askadria.com/" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(151, 73, 36); border-width: 0px;" target="_blank">AskAdria</a> and strives to raise awareness for open source, cloud/SASS applications and equality in technology.</span></p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; font: 12px/19px Verdana;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Adria will be speaking at <a href="http://sxsw.com/" style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(151, 73, 36); border-width: 0px;" target="_blank">this year’s SXSW</a> and BlogHer. She enjoyed last year's inaugural Blogalicious conference, was able to reconnect with many other women she had met at other events and had time at this event to have deeper discussions with many new people! She plans to return to the Blogalicious 2010 conference in Miami this October.</span></p> </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-53268124946633125092010-02-15T11:10:00.000-08:002010-02-15T11:11:09.149-08:00New Twitter Handle: @beblogalicious<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; "><div style="background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font: normal normal normal 13px/19px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; padding-top: 0.6em; padding-right: 0.6em; padding-bottom: 0.6em; padding-left: 0.6em; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; background-position: initial initial; "><p>Just a quick announcement to let you know that the Twitter handle for the Blogalicious conferences and other related events is now <b><a href="http://twitter.com/beblogalicious" mce_href="http://twitter.com/beblogalicious" target="_blank">@beblogalicious</a></b>. No need to re-follow us if you're already following our updates; this is just an FYI.</p><p>Please tweet and re-tweet if you're so inclined!</p></div></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360398061645159204.post-35519949920020338862010-02-14T11:09:00.000-08:002010-02-14T11:10:55.339-08:00DC Meet-up scheduled for this Wednesday<p>Our very first Blogalicious <a mce_href="http://www.blogaliciousweekend.com/events/dc-meet-up/" href="http://www.blogaliciousweekend.com/events/dc-meet-up/">IRL meet-up</a> is scheduled in DC for this coming week and we are so excited. For most of us, it'll be our first time to connect with many of the fabulous ladies that we met at Blogalicious 2009, as well as meet many, many more fabulous people. We've been blessed to have the support of a few amazing ladies here in the DC area to help us get this together - thank you Xina, Tonya and Ananda. Without your unwavering support we don't know how we would have been able to plan this event. </p>So, look out for pictures and tweets (and maybe even live streaming - we'll keep up updated about the live streaming on Twitter). See you on Wednesday!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0