The ICI Experience:

Note: click any photo to see the larger version. I attended these events today at Blogher '08 in Second Life: DAY ONE, Friday July 18th (PDT) 1.) 9:00-9:15 AM, Welcome to BlogHer '08 from the Westin St. Francis Ballroom in San Francisco - This was streamed live from the real life (RL) event. The picture quality sucked but the audio was fairly good. Compared to what came later, anyway! 2.) 9:15-10:15 AM, "Speed Dating" for BlogHers in Second Life - this was a go-round-and-intro-yourself-thing. We were also supposed to ask about each other's blogs. I found myself having a much grander time taking pictures of all the interesting characters. See below. In SL you can get right up in someone's face and take their pic and they don't know it. heh heh. 3.) 10:30-11:45 AM, Second Life Break-Out Session #1: The Intersection of Blogging and Second Life - I totally misunderstood the meaning of the title of this session. I think I took it literally. What the...

I've been getting ready for Blogher '08 in SL. I'm going to try to check out the remaining free CNN classes on citizen journalism (see below). And I've got all my bling - my CNN cap, my "Click To See My Blog" button (yep, you just click it and a small screen shot of that person's blog comes up on your screen), and my Blogher '08 t-shirt. Check these sites for the scoop on the CNN iReport thing going on in Second Life: CNN.com iReport Trains BlogHers For Citizen Journalism and CNN SL iReports website. For general info check the Blogher '08 in Second Life blog posts by Queen Tureaud. The iheartsl.com Community Blog is an excellent place to check out some of what goes on in SL, especially the FASHION. I have my party dresses ready for the cocktail parties, too. If you're a newbie to SL, go here to download the software and for all kinds of pertinent info. Blogher is also ready and willing to help you: BlogHer '08 in Second Life is f...

BlogHer presents the second annual BlogHer in Second Life. Register here . Fees: There is no fee to attend BlogHer in Second Life. What is BlogHer '08 in Second Life? About BlogHer : BlogHer has developed one of the most influential communities by, for, about and of women who blog. BlogHer's mission is to create opportunities for women bloggers to pursue education, exposure, community and economic empowerment through our online platforms and conferences. What IS Second Life? Leave Your Disability Behind inthe Virtual Reality of Second Life When is Blogher '08? Friday & Saturday, July 18-19, 2008 The Blogher '08 Second Life Agenda (All times Pacific Daylight Time): DAY ONE, Friday July 18th 9:00-9:15 AM (live from San Francisco, CA) Welcome to BlogHer '08 from the Westin St. Francis Ballroom in San Francisco 9:15-10:15 AM "Speed Dating" for BlogHers in Second Life 10:30-11:45 AM Second Life Break-Out Session #1: The Intersection of Blogging and Second...