Recap of Blogalicious DC Meetup: Creating Your Digital Footprint

The second Blogalicious DC Meetup was another great event. Our speakers, Terri Holley, Scrappin’ Michele,ProMomBlogger and moderator Ananda Leeke shared advice, tips and priceless information on Creating Your Digital Footprint with our enthusiastic audience. Everyone in attendance also received an impromptu tutorial on Foursquare 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!

Thanks to the Washington, DC Economic Partnership for lending us their swank space for our event, as well as to Niambi Jarvis and the DC Office on Women’s Policy and Initiatives, and Food Arts DC for the delectable refreshments.

If you missed the event, don’t worry – you can check out photos here.

Stay tuned for a meetup in your neck of the woods soon!

Blogalicious @ BlogHer - I'm in a Bloggy State of Mind

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.

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!

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.

We invite you to join us for a night of dancing, cocktails and just plain ole fun as we revel in a "Bloggy State of Mind."

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 RSVP here.

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.

Connect, Chat, Share, Learn: Join Our Forum!

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!

Our BigTent group 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.

So c'mon and join us!

Ask us anything!

Ask us anything!

DC Meet-up scheduled for this Wednesday

Our very first Blogalicious IRL meet-up 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.

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!

Using Social Media for Good

For anyone on Twitter today, the message is clear: #HELPHAITI.

I logged in expecting to see a few tweets about the tragic earthquake and was immediately taken aback that #HelpHaiti and #TextYele and #Port-Au-Prince and #RedCross are all trending topics. This, this, is where the power of social media really shines through. My heart was warmed to see the support that Yele Haiti, Wyclef Jean's Haitian Relief Organization, is receiving. Mamalaw has long been a supporter of Wyclef and this great organization and we keep the Yele button on our blog to spread the word to all of our visitors. His plea for everyone to donate $5 by simply sending a text is being re-tweeted like wildfire.


The country of Haiti is near and dear to our hearts. Justice Jonesie's family comes from Haiti and she still has several family members that live there. In fact, she just returned from visiting Haiti for the holidays less than 2 weeks ago. My mother volunteers with Project Medishare for Haiti and frequently makes trip to the island to help the poorest of people. I often hang up the phone after our conversations in tears after listening to her describe the sad scenes and unthinkable conditions that she'd witnessed. In short, Haiti is special to us.

And how amazing to see that Haiti is important to the Twitter community too. Our very own Blogalicious supporter @LuvvieIG has rallied her blogging community to generate support for Haiti by challenging everyone to place the Yele Haiti banner on their blogs and to donate both money and clothing to Haitians in need.


Blogalicious Weekend will be donating $.25 to the people of Haiti for each Twitter follower that we have. The mobilization and charitable support for Haiti on Twitter and the blogs today is amazing. And really embodies the essence of social media: Community.


We encourage our community to spread the word about the various ways to donate and to keep the earthquake victims in their thoughts and hearts.


A word to the wise: Don't take your social media influence lightly. With a quick re-tweet on Twitter, a short status update on Facebook or a meaningful post on your blog, you can make a difference in the lives of people hundreds of thousands of miles away. That's the real beauty of social media.

We've added rooms to our hotel room block

Phew! You were in an uproar about the room block being sold out so we've worked it out with the W Hotel and we've added rooms to our block. You've got to call hotel reservations directly to book a room: (404) 892-6000.

Remember to connect with other attendees on the discussion board if you're interested in sharing a room. http://blogalicious2009.blogspot.com/2009/08/announcing-blogalicious-message-board.html

Join The Blogalicious Message Board

We hear you... The Blogalicious blog is great for updates and news, but you want to be able to connect with other bloggers planning to attend the conference. Piece of cake! Hop on over to the Blogalicious 2009 message board on BigTent and make yourself at home. You'll be able to look for a roommate, ask questions, and dish about all things Blogalicious. Sign-up is easy and free.