tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post116104961690593255..comments2023-10-10T03:39:50.342-05:00Comments on A Little Urbanity: Future Blogger Unconference DesiderataUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1161304605420583502006-10-19T19:36:00.000-05:002006-10-19T19:36:00.000-05:00Yep, I was wondering the same thing...I thought th...Yep, I was wondering the same thing...I thought there would be more tools and less philosphy.<BR/>Let the vendors pick up for presenting their tools. This is blogging, it's about transparency after all.Rob Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09219906678744621367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1161146181230067052006-10-17T23:36:00.000-05:002006-10-17T23:36:00.000-05:00It was a small shame that the CS unconference coul...It was a small shame that the CS unconference couldn't bend to deal wit the RMA issue. It seems like "unconferences" were designed to deal with a real time discussion of a breaking real world event. look at the backblast of the RMA release. Imagine having discussed the issues - like those that drove the Greensboro101 resignations - just prior to the release itself.<BR/><BR/>Flexibility - designed in...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1161114478842670742006-10-17T14:47:00.000-05:002006-10-17T14:47:00.000-05:00Sue asked about these types of things before the c...Sue asked about these types of things before the conference - I was hoping to have something ready, called 'Blogging on a Stick' using thumb drives - I have this 4 GB one with P-Start and a bunch of OSS wares on it that about makes a PC in a pocket here and now.Bill 'Billopad' Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231969636083523367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1161106192725899522006-10-17T12:29:00.000-05:002006-10-17T12:29:00.000-05:00I would be willing to pay a fee, but I think a lot...I would be willing to pay a fee, but I think a lot of the costs for hands-on tech stuff could also be carried by vendors if we let them show their ware.David Whartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251439852685796681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1161105360943997752006-10-17T12:16:00.000-05:002006-10-17T12:16:00.000-05:00Great ideas above. At dinner on Sat. night, Maryam...Great ideas above. At dinner on Sat. night, Maryam suggested a model of a conference she did in WA a year or so ago. Two days; one day an unconference and one day implementation, which included a fee for that day only. Requires more presenters, smaller groups, more classrooms - all do-able.<BR/><BR/>What do you think of paying a fee for part of ConvergeSouth?<BR/><BR/>BTW, hopefully by Weds a.m., the ConvergeSouth site will have a new face.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1161100515122493852006-10-17T10:55:00.000-05:002006-10-17T10:55:00.000-05:00Fantastic, apt ideas. Last weekend was my first C...Fantastic, apt ideas. Last weekend was my first ConvergeSouth; it was a very needed forum. As an amateur filmmaker in DC, I think your/Ben's vision toward more blogosphere basics - beyond traditional written word - is achievable & appropriate for ConvergeSouth III. My spouse & I will donate regularly online at the ConvergeSouth website to hopefully help make these next steps happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1161097657256840432006-10-17T10:07:00.000-05:002006-10-17T10:07:00.000-05:00David, as it happens, this ties into some thoughts...David, as it happens, this ties into some thoughts I was having this weekend along the lines of: Are we focusing too much on blogging per se at the expense of some of the other things that I understood to be part of Ben Hwang's vision for ConvergeSouth?<BR/><BR/>To realize Ben's vision, which is expansive, we need to go in several directions, not just one. But you list some excellent starting points that will be particularly helpful in nurturing and cultivating not just the Greensboro blogging community but also Greensboro community in general.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1161090382865274892006-10-17T08:06:00.000-05:002006-10-17T08:06:00.000-05:00'Slinger, I was actually thinking specifically of ...'Slinger, I was actually thinking specifically of you to teach us how to do effective, cheap video.<BR/><BR/>I'll be the first to sign up for your session!<BR/><BR/>Maybe Ms. Scheer could do something on still photography.David Whartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251439852685796681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1161090151400769022006-10-17T08:02:00.000-05:002006-10-17T08:02:00.000-05:00May I be the first to offer my services...May I be the first to offer my services...Lenslingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04483764922430522266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1161053680203036742006-10-16T21:54:00.000-05:002006-10-16T21:54:00.000-05:00Great ideas! I'd also like to see vendor exhibits ...Great ideas! I'd also like to see vendor exhibits that promote the technologies available to accomplish these things.Roch101https://www.blogger.com/profile/09051431871719164688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9159479.post-1161050868756114242006-10-16T21:07:00.000-05:002006-10-16T21:07:00.000-05:00You are absolutely right. Just because we know th...You are absolutely right. Just because we know this stuff and may be bored with it does not mean we should cut he branch we sit on - we need to work for the future, getting new people involved in blogging, especially young people like your brilliant son. Such "How-to" sessions should always be a part of a conference, perhaps in parallel with sessions on topics we may find more interesting on any given year.Bora Zivkovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10763808287050592569noreply@blogger.com