Blogher 2006 -- on the impact of blogging
I'm speaking on a panel today at BlogHer 2006, on the topic of "transforming your life with blogging." As timely evidence of the impact of blogging, yesterday the San Jose Mercury News ran a page one story on the conference, which mentioned me and my blog, along with several other local blogs written by women, including Charlene Li of Forrester Research, Christine Herron of Omidyar Network, and Grace Davis of the Hurricane Katrina Direct Relief Blog. See post by Beth Blecherman of Silicon Valley Moms Blog, which was also featured in the article, for more details.
Here's the blurb on the session today:
Transforming Your Life. Yes, with blogging: Nina Smith, Deni Bonet and Cathy Kirkman each have very different stories about how they used blogging to make radical changes that transformed their lives. A lot of other BlogHers do too. Get inspired. Get an idea.
I would suggest that in classic Silicon Valley style, BlogHer founders Elisa Camahort, Jory Des Jardins and Lisa Stone have also had a transformative experience with BlogHer -- first a great idea, and now a business venture. As Elisa Camahort told the Mercury News, "BlogHer the conference became BlogHer the community and then BlogHer the business." Congratulations to these entrepreneurs on the success of the venture to date, and we'll continue to watch them take it scale!
Congratulations on your success.
Best wishes.
