Seattle Bloggers meet
Bloggers from the Seattle area got together last night in the studios of my client, KOMO-TV. I’ve been involved in many of these, and this was by far the best organized and best attended one of the lot. Some of that’s attributable to the web hip community of Seattle (we invited 800 active bloggers), but I’ve got to tip my hat to Chris Pirillo, the gnome himself, who help coordinate the event.
Chris is a little vertically challenged (hence, the chair), but there’s not a smarter new media guy on the planet, and his reputation in the local web community is as pristine as it is globally. Chris was the consummate master of ceremony (Gnomedex is next week, folks), and Fisher Communications’ Rob Dunlop (the only guy in a suit — no tie, though) was a gracious host and photographer.
One of the things I really enjoy about initial blogger meet-ups at stations is how the station people react to the eclectic blend of personalities before them. Bloggers are, after all, just people, and these kinds of meetings help break down walls and put a face on what most media types view as wannabe journalists. KOMO-TV anchor team of Kathi Goertzen and Eric Chapman mingled, made new friends and promised that they would soon start their own blogs.
We’ve a bunch of other cool things planned with bloggers in the Seattle community, and I’m looking forward to becoming a regular fixture there. Seattle has a rich blend of all sorts of wonderful blogs and a local web that’s second-to-none. It’s an exciting time for new ideas and new thinking in this world we call “new media.”
August 3rd, 2007 at 5:39 pm
[…] Just minutes apart — as is very typical — sent from three of the stations in town. One station, KING5.com, is where I work. Another station, KIROTV.com, is where my web-savvy friend Todd Mokhtari recently signed on as news director. And the third, KOMOTV.com, has hired Terry Heaton as their online consultant (KOMO’s parent company just bought PegasusNews). Last night, Terry threw one of his hallmark blogger meetups, and he writes, “We’ve a bunch of other cool things planned with bloggers in the Seattle community, and I’m looking forward to becoming a regular fixture there.” Hmmm, Heaton moving into my backyard? I invite the challenge, and as many of you know, I launched the Seattle blog aggregator CitizenRain several months ago. I also have a bunch more cool stuff in the pipeline. […]
August 3rd, 2007 at 6:47 pm
[…] Just minutes apart — as is very typical now — sent from three of the stations in town. One station, KING5.com, is where I work. Another station, KIROTV.com, is where my web-savvy friend Todd Mokhtari recently signed on as news director. And the third, KOMOTV.com, has hired Terry Heaton as their online consultant (KOMO’s parent company just bought PegasusNews). Last night, Terry threw one of his hallmark blogger meetups, and he writes, “We’ve a bunch of other cool things planned with bloggers in the Seattle community, and I’m looking forward to becoming a regular fixture there.” Hmmm, Heaton moving into my backyard? I invite the challenge, and as many of you know, I launched the Seattle blog aggregator Citizen Rain several months ago. I also have a bunch more cool stuff in the pipeline. […]
August 4th, 2007 at 8:18 am
[…] Just minutes apart — as is very typical now — sent from three of the stations in town. One station, KING5.com, is where I work. Another station, KIROTV.com, is where my web-savvy friend Todd Mokhtari recently signed on as news director. And the third, KOMOTV.com, has hired Terry Heaton as their online consultant (KOMO’s parent company just bought PegasusNews). Last night, Terry threw one of his hallmark blogger meetups, and he writes, “We’ve a bunch of other cool things planned with bloggers in the Seattle community, and I’m looking forward to becoming a regular fixture there.” Hmmm, Heaton moving into my backyard? I invite the challenge, and as many of you know, I launched the Seattle blog aggregator Citizen Rain several months ago. I also have a bunch more cool stuff in the pipeline. […]