BloggerCon Redux
I had an excellent time at BloggerCon 2003. At first I was skeptical of the event but the trip really helped me to clarify my concept of blogging, and to put faces, and personalities to the blogs I read every day. 
I want to thank everyone who came up to me throughout the conference to thank me for my themes. I told Dave Winer that I felt like a rock star. Thanks! In the future I hope to create even more resources and themes for the blogging community.
Day one was very interesting. I sat behind David Weinberger who has some excellent writings on the event, and next to Heath Row who produced an near verbatim transcript of the event. That guy can type FAST!!!
David Weinberger points out that Ed Cone suggested Yom Kippur should become a national holiday: "Yom Kippur is a day of introspection and not eating, and if there was ever a culture in need of introspection and not eating, we’re it." I think that is a fantastic Idea.
Chris Lydon was very busy interviewing many luminaries who attended BloggerCon. (1 2 3 4 5 6)
Erin Clerico was very excited to meet Dan Bricklin, one of the creators of VisiCalc. Erin went to announce/demonstrate his new Virtual Manila Server Hosting service.
Erin Clerico and I took a few photos at BloggerCon/Boston. I put some of them of them together here.
Doc Searl, who happens to be a very nice/cool person said "[BloggerCon] was one of the best conferences I've ever attended"
One of the the things that stuck me about the event, was the glut of really brilliant people. I was Humbled by the Intelligence that was apparent everywhere I looked.
Boston is a wonderful city, and I wish I scheduled more time so I could explore its rich culture and people. I especially wish I was there after game 5 when I'm sure I would have been privy to dancing in the streets, Go Sox!