BlogHer offers Scholarships to Attend Blogging While Brown 2011-Includes Hotel

Its that time of year again. Blogging While Brown is just 2 weeks away. BlogHer is returning as a sponsor to the Blogging While Brown Conference.

BlogHer is sponsoring two scholarships to attend the 2011 Blogging While Brown Conference.  The scholarship includes accommodations for two nights at the conference hotel and a badge to attend Blogging While Brown 2011. The deadline is Thursday, June 30th.

To learn more about how to apply for the scholarship, visit BlogHer.com

BlogHer Opens Their "Call for Ideas" ---Blogging While Brown Update

I know many of your are amazing speakers and panelists from attempting to wrangle you on the podcast wach week. Well don't hide your talent and perspective under a rock. BlogHer, one of the charter sponsors of Blogging While Brown is holding a "Call for Ideas". You can nominate yourself or someone else you think might make a great panelist. Being a conference panelist is fun and a great way to meet people. I find myself on a panel every month. You need to send the following information to BlogHer by November 24, 2008:

- Who you are and why you want to speak - Which of our tracks you'd like to participate in, and your experience/expertise/knowledge/perspective about that subject - Specific links that highlight that experience/expertise/knowledge/perspective - Your contact information and a link to your blog(s) - Who else you think should be contributing

You can go here to the BlogHer site to read more. Don't be shy. Nominate yourself or someone else that you think would be a great speaker. BlogHer will be in Chicago, July 23-25, 2009 at the Sheraton

What About Blogging While Brown?

We will be announcing the dates and locations of Blogging While Brown 2009 in less than 48 hours. FYI, It is not the same weekend as BlogHer.

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Blogging While Brown YouTube Coverage From Black Interactive TV

The folks from Black Interactive TV have a sizable number of mini clips from the conference


Brian Willis and Shawn Williams from Dallas South Blog, and Theo from Theo Talks at breakfast.


Gina introduces Jordan from Free Press right before his presentation on net neutrality.


The dynamic duo, Angela Benton and Markus Robinson from Black Web 2.0. All of our workshops rocked!We had some truly talented and gifted people presenting at Blogging While Brown

Blogger Rights Panel - Kristal and Attorneymom

Attorneymom from Character Corner and Kristal from Pocketbook Protest broke down copyright and derivative works, terms of use and work for hire.

Podcasting 101- Fanshen and Heidi from Mixed Chicks Chats

Heidi and Fanshen discuss the benefits and drawbacks of Talkshoe vs Blog Talk Radio.

Luncheon Panel Gone Wild


I hadn't left me seat at this point :) Tamera from Black Life by GLAM Media is speaking.

The Infamous Five Minute Break ( Turned into 15)



Shout Out To All of the Sponsors


Lunch Break

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YES WE DID!

Blogging While Brown 2008, Atlanta, GA. Enough said.

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Blogging While Brown Mini-Conference Video- Launch of Twitterholics Anonymous

Untitled from Gina McCauley on Vimeo.

Our incredible conference videographer, Deborah Jones from D. Jones Productions cranked out this mini conference video with some interviews and mini conference highlights. More video coming soon, but she worked long into the night to get this out to us. I appreciate it. If you have a conference or event that you want taped, I highly recommend D. Jones out of Atlanta.

The video features Tamera from Black Life by GLAM, Necole Bitchie from NecoleBitchie.com and The Urban Blogger, AJ from CommonSense Media, Chris Raab from Afro Netizen, Elisa Camahort Page from BlogHer, and James Harris.

Twitterholics Anonymous

I am now forming a Blogging While Brown Twitterholics Anonymous. I believe we got some people hooked on the tweeting this weekend. Why can't I quit you Twitter??? I actually didn't tweet as much as I wanted to, but I have gone back to read other people's twitter streams.

Some of the folks who I know were Twittering:
Shawn from Dallas South Blog
ElisaC from BlogHer
Wayne aka "Villager" from Electronic Village
AT Alien from Straight from the A
Pam from Pam's House Blend
Theo from Theo talks ( he also did Ustream)

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