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2 years ago

in More expos and conferences giving bloggers credentials on Scobleizer
The Gilbane Conference on Content Technologies and LISA Forum (San Fran, April 10-12, 2007) is also making free event passes available to select bloggers. If you are interested in this opportunity, contact Scott Abel at abelsp at netdirect.net.

Learn more about the event: http:/www.gilbanesf.com

Scott Abel
TheContentWrangler.com

2 years ago

in I Don’t Read Newspapers, But I’d Read Your Blog on Webomatica
Good points. I agree, the newspaper industry must change. And, it is. Gannett is introducing user-generated news. Reuters is running an online news bureau on Second Life. And, increasingly, local papers are starting to develop web-based solutions.

The missing element is still personalization. Newspapers have a whole lot of content. In just one issue there are perhaps millions of words, most of which are not of interest to each individual reader. What's needed is the delivery of the right news, to the right readers, in the right language, at the right time, and in the right format (delivered to the right device). We've been doing this in the technical communication and content management spaces for some time now (with the help of structured XML authoring). It's time for newspapers to adopt this model. It will save them money in the long-run, prevent defections (folks unsubscribing), and make it even more -- much more -- attractive to advertisers who want to deliver ads with pin-point accuracy.

Thanks for introducing this interesting topic. I'm sure we'll hear more about this in the future.

Scott Abel
TheContentWrangler.com

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2 years ago

in More expos and conferences giving bloggers credentials on Scobleizer
Robert:

You are spot on! In fact, all of the conferences I work with (primarily in the technical communication and content management spaces) offer bloggers press credentials and free entry to the event. Of course, they are hand picked (based on how much attention and infleuence they have in the target market and how relevant their blogs are to the conference theme). I think this is a great benefit for bloggers which also provides event organizers with much needed exposure to niche communities.

The Documentation and Training UX 2007 Vancouver Conference is offering credentials to a small group of bloggers. If you're interested in covering the event, let me know.

Event website: www.doctrain.com
Reqquest credentials: abelsp at netdirect dot net
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