Reflection on my first blogging dinner in SF
To the left is a picture of ME at the blogging dinner. I am in the black shirt…
Take a look at all the fun we had at the blogging dinner! By the way, thanks Jeremiah for the picture!
Earlier, I posted my expectations and hopes for the blogging dinner. I went into the dinner with a strategic mindframe and being my first experience I was not sure what to expect. However, things changed and my game plan was a bit skewed.
Driving up to San Francisco I was picturing a fancy dinner in a big restaurant, yet it was nothing like this. Instead it was at a bar/lounge restaurant with very little room to sit down and have a "calm" conversation. Everyone was excited, standing up, shouting, and of course podcasting (Jeremiah).
I made some GREAT relationships with several people and the next time I will have some blogger friends. Here's all the interesting people that I met:
- Martin McKeay who blogs at a few different places including the Podcast Roundtable and Computer World
- Les Chui, a Marketing Chiropractor, is setting the stage for his industry! I am impressed with his progression in just a few short weeks! Great job!
- Kristie Wells who works for BrainJams, a startup that "connects people, ideas, and resources." People, especially bloggers, are always looking for opportunities to collabortate and meet new people…excellent idea.
- Mario Sundar who works for Navajo Advertising and Public Relations. Mario has some very interesting perspectives on Marketing that is worth reading. Although a relatively new blogger, he will take blogging to another level. Welcome!
- Gregory Narain who works for Social Roots. Social Roots helps people take control of their writings and even offers some compensation in return.
- Lastly, I met Robert M. Halper, who works for Johnson & Johnson. He did not necessarily have a blog, but his company would like to implement a blogging platform for their employees. I hope he was able to gather some information and/or resources.
The blogging dinner was FUN and SUCCESSFUL! I was able to mingle with other people and expand my own network. Thanks Jeremiah for the invitation, keep me updated with future events!
Also, my fellow intern buddy may start a blog as well. She is still figuring out what the purpose of her blog will be, but at least she is thinking about a BLOG. Many thanks to Mario for the Marketing…I mean encouragement! =)
Here's my goal for every blogging event I attend: Meet new people!
I realized thats really what is important. These are social events and I need to MEET NEW PEOPLE!
June 14th, 2006 at 8:49 pm
Shel chose the venue, it was a good choice, since bloggerse are social, enjoy networking and want to share intersting ideas.
I don’t think the venue matters as much as the opportunity for folks to run around and meet each other
Thanks for coming Chris, I’m glad you had a positive experience.
Soon, as blogging takes off more, we’ll do some dinners in the south bay or maybe peninsula.
Thanks for driving all the way up.
June 14th, 2006 at 9:13 pm
Chris,
Great meeting you, buddy. I think you’re an inspiration to interns all over the world!
Way to go….
-Mario
June 14th, 2006 at 10:25 pm
I enjoy the heck out of these things. Great to see some of the faces who are getting out there and blogging. By the way, in general, bloggers like to eat someplace everyone can afford, which rules out a lot of places. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m putting my spare money back into my podcasting and blogging, which doesn’t leave much for dinner at fancy restaraunts
See you again soon,
Martin.
June 15th, 2006 at 6:49 am
Last night was alot of fun. Thanks for sharing with me your blog. Yep, I’m still learning a lot about blogging everyday. Just learning by doing, one step at a time.
June 18th, 2006 at 6:19 am
Thank you to everyone!
The Blogging dinner was a great experience. I look forward to other events. Keep me updated!
Take care!
June 19th, 2006 at 1:33 am
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November 24th, 2006 at 3:12 am
Christopher,
Just noticed your post referencing our meeting. I’ve been experimenting with my own blogs/vlogs, especially with video posting and file transfers.
http://wash.blogs.com/ is one of them.
We also finally have an external blog on J&J history called Kilmer House. Still struggling with internal blogs, but we’re actually making some progress, and had one up during a communications conference. Good luck on your book!
Rob