Jim and I have been to a handful of blogging and "new media" conferences since we started The Fun Times Guide in 2004. Our first was Blog Nashville, which was held on the Belmont campus here in Nashville. Our most recent was Blog World Expo which which took place last week in Las Vegas. In case you're wondering, this year we also attended SES Toronto in June, and we'll be at PubCon in November. I thought I'd share some highlights of our trip to Vegas for Blog World Expo 2008. … [Read more...]
On my way in to work yesterday morning, I jotted down the following list I titled "Things We've Learned About Doing Websites". (Like usual, it was bumper-to-bumper traffic. And you know me... I've always got a pen and a pad of paper on hand! So I put the time to good use.) I was thinking that some bloggers or other website owners might find some value in hearing from someone who's been there, tried that. We are by no means an expert on this topic, but we have definitely learned a lot in … [Read more...]
Going to this conference was very much like going to a high school reunion to me. I hadn't seen these people in years (I mean EVER!... aside from a 2x2 square headshot on the websites of some), yet we had this one unique thing in common: Blogging. … [Read more...]
Okay, now that my computer is back to normal... let's get back to the FUN stuff!!! I realize that I have GOT to be the very last person on Earth left to comment on this past weekend's national Blogging conference held on the Belmont campus in Nashville, Tennessee. But, in keeping with our style here at The FUN Times Guide, here is my FUN perspective of the Blogger conference... A delightfully refreshing view of Blog Nashville and the many people that were there... Things … [Read more...]
Not that THIS blog deserves any awards for journalistic style or hard-nosed media reporting or anything... In fact, quite the contrary -- ours is a blog for relaying first-hand opinions about the things we've seen, places we've gone, and products we've tried. However, I DO appreciate it when today's bloggers get some respect for their candid and uncensored writing of the "facts" (as they know them to be) and their ability to "call it as they see it" -- without the restraint of corporate … [Read more...]
For those who wonder about the credibility of blogs and the role that weblogs are playing in today's media, journalism, and news, try this on for size... It's Jon Stewart's take on bloggers. In the following full-length video clip from The Daily Show, you will hear the following with regard to weblogs: "...That is why blogs are way more interesting than CNN..." "...A passionate plea for responsible journalism..." ..."They have no credibility. All they have is facts!..." "...But these … [Read more...]
(Side note: I'm not really up on this, but I appreciate the time and energy of those who are.) I initially became aware of this massive undertaking of bloggers to help Terri Schiavo when I happened upon a Blogroll on this site. I was impressed when I saw the sheer number of blogs participating in this grassroots effort to help Terri live. It seems it's coming down to the wire now (or again!), and time may be running out for Terri Schiavo. … [Read more...]
A recent study of 20 participants aged 22 to 29 (each accessing the Internet on average at least 2 hours a day, and each having at least four years of prior Internet experience) yielded 57 different variables that affect user judgments of a Web page, plus 10 clusters grouping the 57 variables that reflect the underlying mental structure of the user preferences. In English: If you want to design your website to have the greatest impact among twenty-somethings, then you might want to … [Read more...]
Based on online lookups in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the #1 Word of the Year was: BLOG. Here's the complete list of 2004 Words of the Year. … [Read more...]
I've had much success getting in touch with old friends this summer! Kim (from high school) found me I found Jeannie (from jr. high), Laura (from my "other" life in Orlando), and Amy (from my days in New York) Mark (old college boyfriend) Still looking for: Courtney Causey (from St. Charles grade school) Cathy Arsenault (from grade school) … [Read more...]
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