Why should bloggers go to SOBcon07 on May 11? It’s simple.
Because I can’t go and I want to live vicariously through you.
Also, I know some of my favorite bloggers may live near Chicago. You owe it to yourselves—and probably your place of business, wink, wink—to go to this thing. In my humble opinion.
Liz Strauss is one of the best bloggers I know for getting advice on networking and relationship blogging. I call that community building—but whose arguing semantics? Also, SOB is one of Liz’s catch phrases. In case you are confused, it stands for “Successful and Outstanding Blogger.”
(In case you are wondering about the motive for this post, I really do think certain presses and periodicals should go to this conference. And, no, I don’t know Liz well enough to get kick backs or anything.)
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Oh my. Is this a place where everyone will cry together (SOB) about the wonder and awe of the blogosphere?
I don’t think so.
Scott Rafer, the CEO of MyBlogLog will be on a panel with Janice Myint, who is on staff at Technorati.
And also Chris Cree. Liz just pointed me to his sites. He’s quite a guy!
Then you must certainly urge those Chicago-area publications (and presses.. oh yes) to go. I think it will be a fascinating time.
Here’s hoping. We’ll see what happens. You’ll notice that we haven’t heard a word from them here.
Registration is $350? Are you kidding? What are they going to tell me in person that I couldn’t read on various blogs for free?
Al, I thought $350 was pretty typical for a conference fee, but maybe I’m naive.
I doubt you would learn new information that isn’t available for free on blogs, but I’m not sure new information is the point.
I think there is just something special about being physically present. Communication goes faster. You can evaluate a person more effectively–since they can’t hide behind a slick design.
But most importantly, for all our talk of blogs being a social media, they can’t replace real social interactions.
In some ways, I see the conference fee as a way of ante-ing up. Everyone there will be serious about blogging. They will be invested, literally. And that means something.
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