Written on December 11th, 2008 at 08:12 am by Darren Rowse
Blog World Expo and New Media Expo Merge Into One Event
This makes a lot of sense to me - Blog World Expo and New Media Expo are merging into one mega conference in 2009 (New Media Expo has been sold to BWE).
I remember thinking halfway through BWE this year that a lot of the content being covered wasn’t strictly about blogging. There were lots of sessions exploring other types of social media that related to blogging. I wasn’t complaining - but it wasn’t strictly about blogging.
2009’s BlogWorld & New Media Expo will take place October 15 - 17 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
16 Responses to “Blog World Expo and New Media Expo Merge Into One Event”
Blog Expert
December 11th, 2008 9:20 am
Yay! Too many of these things.
Tumblemoose
December 11th, 2008 9:55 am
(just misses the brass ring) :-)
Thanks for the dates, Darren.
Markin’ it on the ol’ calendar.
George
NikNik
December 11th, 2008 9:55 am
This was my first year at BWE08. I had the opportunity to meet you and learn a lot from a great group of presenters! As for next year….see you there! Wouldn’t miss it!
JR Griggs
December 11th, 2008 9:56 am
Sweet, I am hoping that this year I can attend. It is one of my goals for 2009.
KatFrench
December 11th, 2008 9:56 am
I think this makes a lot of sense. In fact, I think a few more conferences could probably stand to consolidate like this–the conference calendar is getting a little ridiculously crowded.
Michelle Evans
December 11th, 2008 10:05 am
Had a great time at BWE08! Wondering if I should try and get back to it next year or go to something like SXSW instead… ideas? Social media corporate focus for me.
Darren Rowse
December 11th, 2008 10:45 am
Michelle - SXSW was great this year also. If I were to pick from any I’d put it and BWE right up there. BWE is great for me as it’s right on topic for my niche - SXSW was much much bigger but less focused. Great for networking but overwhelming.
The other conference I’d love to get to is Lockergnome. Not sure which I’ll get to next year - if only they were all on one after the other I’d be able to get to them all but its such a long way to go from here in Australia.
izzat aziz
December 11th, 2008 12:30 pm
this kinda of thing hard to be find in my place,
what can i do just read about it..
wow, you willing to go all the way us, from Australia..
it along journey though..
Rick Calvert
December 11th, 2008 11:32 pm
thank you for the post Darren. You are absolutely correct. We were already covering topics outside of blogging and this merge continues us down that path to being the conference for all forms of social media.
And Lockergnome is great btw! I went last year. Chris, Ponzi and their team do a great job!
SxSW is great too. As Darren says much less focused on social media but still a lot of fun!
Michelle Evans
December 11th, 2008 11:50 pm
Thanks for the feedback! :)
Ganesh - Online Bull
December 11th, 2008 11:53 pm
Too bad I cannot attend any of these expos since I live in India and they are far away from here.
RhondaL
December 12th, 2008 2:49 am
This sounds like blogging’s version of the National Association of Broadcaster’s convention — known in the biz as “NAB” and is also held in Vegas. That said, I suppose we’re “Narrowcasters” Or “Long Tailers.” ;)
Anyway, this sounds like honkin’ huge conference. Still, I’m considering going - maybe. My blog will be a little over a year old by then. Will fairly new bloggers like me get lost there? Or are the programs just an excuse to socialize and network? Or is it a trade show for plug-ins and hardware? What should we expect? Thanks!
ATLANTA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
December 12th, 2008 3:26 am
I guess this is going to be a good time to go for the first time. Can’t wait for it. I’m going to be the first wedding photographer to have 30,000 unique visitors a month. Boo-ya to that…by peeps
Rick Calvert
December 12th, 2008 2:15 pm
Rhonda you nailed it on the head! I often describe our event as a cross between NAB and ComicCon 8).
We are no where close to as big as either one of them…..Yet =p
RhondaL
December 13th, 2008 2:00 am
NAB meets ComicCon. :) I love it. Thanks for the smile, Rick.
DH goes to NAB every few years of so. I’ve never been (scheduling issues.)
One year, one of his colleagues wore a pedometer while he was on the convention floor (or should I say “floors” since the trade show spills over to the Sands Convention Center, too.). Anyway, he clocked 16 miles of walking in one day.
Back on topic — I imagine that NAB will start adding an online element, if it hasn’t already, because broadcasters now have websites and have been experimenting with online outlets. Blogging is just another aspect of that.
uwak
December 15th, 2008 2:43 pm
sounds very great event…… with many sessions about social media,thanks
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