WordCamp 2007
Saturday, July 28th, 2007
395 Attendees, 17 Speakers, 2 Days and 1 Men’s Room
And that’s where WordCamp 2007 started and stopped feeling like “camp”. This is not the YMCA.
The Skinny
After letting everything soak in for the past week, three key things from WordCamp 2007 jump out at me.
- Blog from your heart
- You want your readers to be like you
- Don’t complete your thoughts
Maybe I’ve over simplified it a bit. You might as well return to writing in your 5th grade journal. Actually, after having some time to reflect, I’ve realized all 3 of these key points have 2 things in common. 1) They are all tips for the blogger. and 2) They are all points made by Lorelle VanFossen’s presentation on kick ass content. Brilliant, Lorelle.
I was a bit surprised that these three things stuck with me more than anything else in the conference. During the conference, I was much more engaged in the philosophical and cultural implications of blogging vs. journalism, in John C. Dvorak’s and Om Malik’s presentation. I think the reason is quite plain. When all is said and done, I went to WordCamp for me (as one should) and I wanted to learn how I could be a better blogger. Selfish and simple.
Highlights
WordCamp started off Saturday morning, with the practical. Dan Kuykendall, developer of PodPress gave a great presentation on Podcasting. I’m not a Podcaster, so Dan probably captured my attention the most when he started playing Weird Al’s White and Nerdy.
