WordCamp Mid-Atlantic
This is a liveblog post of my tweets from WordCamp Mid-Atlantic.
5:45:01 AM: Up unusually early for a Saturday. Going out to meet up w/ @CourtneyEngle then headed down to Balto for #wordcampmidatl
8:41:41 AM: #wordcampmidatl getting started @technosailer doing intro
8:45:32 AM: we need co-working space in hbg #wordpressmidatl
8:46:17 AM: social dev camp sounds interesting #wordpressmidatl
8:51:51 AM: personal branding is about producing value #wordcampmidatl
8:54:51 AM: oops, i was using the wrong hashtag #wordcampmidatl
8:58:40 AM: keynote by anil dash – he’s originally from pa #wordcampmidatl
9:07:48 AM: liveblog working http://tr.im/lwdt twitter liveblog plugin + @cotweet tweet scheduling FTW #wordcampmidatl
9:21:39 AM: RT @technosailor: #wordcampmidatl is trending on Twitter. Score!
9:33:14 AM: @anildash keynote finished ahead of schedule, now taking questions #wordcampmidatl
9:34:48 AM: six apart plugins for wordpress http://sixapart.com/wordpress/ #wordcampmidatl
9:52:28 AM: helped out @CourtneyEngle with registration, didn’t have time to grab coffee or muffins #wordcampmidatl
10:01:11 AM: chris hopkinson giving a lightning talk #wordcampmidatl
10:08:21 AM: @technosailor speaking about making it into the big leagues #wordcampmidatl
10:09:31 AM: challenges facing bloggers: marketing, message, brand @technosailer at #wordcampmidatl
10:12:36 AM: only 10% are repeat blog visitors #wordcampmidatl
10:15:36 AM: readers don’t care about you, but what you can give them, give readers what they want #wordcampmidatl
10:17:47 AM: looks like @technosailor is being recorded #wordcampmidatl
10:34:36 AM: once you know what you’re about, then you can understand where you need to be #wordcampmidatl
10:44:22 AM: for making it into the big leagues, focus on a theme @technosailor #wordcampmidatl
11:03:04 AM: jared goralnick getting ready to speak on becoming a balanced blogger #wordcampmidatl
11:11:54 AM: need to check out marsedit2 and ecto for blogging – wysiwyg editors for mac #wordcampmidatl
11:18:59 AM: any breakout groups on plugin development? #wordcampmidatl
11:40:13 AM: @pattichan enjoying the ignite talks #wordcampmidatl
1:31:19 PM: “if you’re not interested in what i’m saying, solve a math equation” @bryanl lol #wordcampmidatl
1:35:21 PM: me too RT @jacobburke: Learning about Photoblogging from @marcbenton at #wordcampmidatl
2:04:34 PM: using twitter liveblog wordpress plugin http://tr.im/lx43 to liveblog #wordcampmidatl http://tr.im/lx4l
2:19:12 PM: @marcbenton took a photo during his presentation. #wordcampmidatl i’m in the front row. http://tr.im/lx6r
2:28:24 PM: tag team lightning talk #wordcampmidatl
2:34:26 PM: next up: extending the blog beyond the blog, dan zarrella #wordcampmidatl
2:49:37 PM: will have to go back & watch @danzarella’s presentation again. he’s going ~really fast. #wordcampmidatl
2:57:23 PM: RT @timstahmer: Interesting question: could aggregating material from social media sites be a copyright violation? #wordcampmidatl
3:26:23 PM: lee boot: art can save the world @ignitebaltimore #wordcampmidatl
3:29:27 PM: culture is the garden of behavior #wordcampmidatl
3:31:30 PM: math is language of science, art is language of culture #wordcampmidatl
3:35:07 PM: second keynote by @markjaquith #wordcampmidatl
3:42:49 PM: over 5.2 million downloads of wordpress 2.7 @markjaquith #wordcampmidatl
3:44:05 PM: thanks to matt thomas & @janeforshort for new WP design @markjaquith #wordcampmidatl
3:45:52 PM: full screen editing, get rid of all of distractions and just write @markjaquith #wordcampmidatl
3:48:43 PM: improved widget management & theme installer in wordpress 2.8 @markjaquith #wordcampmidatl
3:50:12 PM: so far at least 3 presenters have used lolcats in their slides #wordcampmidatl
3:51:51 PM: wish there were wordpress mu and buddypress presentations today #wordcampmidatl
3:53:35 PM: buddypress – BYOTS bring your own terms of service @markjaquith #wordcampmidatl
3:55:38 PM: great educational resources: wordpress.tv & wordcamps @markjaquith #wordcampmidatl
3:56:36 PM: @markjaquith talking about targeted wordcamps like @wordcamped #wordcampmidatl
4:03:23 PM: RT @caseysoftware: #wordcampmidatl attendees can rate presentations here – http://joind.in/event/view/43
4:16:18 PM: wordpress.com is an openid provider, use to log on to other sites that support openid @markjaquith #wordcampmidatl
4:24:22 PM: subpage listing plugin http://tr.im/lxxs @markjaquith #wordcampmidatl
4:25:23 PM: closing remarks by @technosailor #wordcampmidatl
4:29:20 PM: had a great day at #wordcampmidatl can’t wait for the next one
4:30:33 PM: @CourtneyEngle maybe we should have a WordCamp Central PA at some point?
8:59:21 PM: got back a while ago from #wordcampmidatl it was a long day, but a lot of fun
