AMAZING!!!!!

We (Bruce Christensen and Tom Vail) said we were headed to the Blogworld Expo in Las Vegas.  The first full day has just ended.  My head is just swimming with new knowledge and new respect for an amazing community about which I was barely aware.

We have been welcomed by a group who has nothing to gain from helping us.  We have been offered help and advice from all quarters. 

Everyone (and I hate 'allness' statements) has been friendly.

The show management has put together a true, world-class event.  I only wish I could have attended every session.  Anyone in this industry who does not attend this show is missing the best bargain in industry conferences I have ever seen.  I have attended events, conferences and expos of this type in a half dozen different industries over the past 30 years.  None come close to the value I have received here at Blogworld. In short, it has been simply AMAZING!!!

I took photos of about 50 of the bloggers and others who have dropped by our booth to hear our story.  It is a great story but the reaction of the new media community has been over the top.  I promised many of those I photographed to do a blog post with their photos/names.  I am afraid that will have to wait a day or two. Please be patient.  My skills are limited and my time is prioritized for the next week.  Below is a single example - It is a photo of Anita Cohen-Williams, the first person we met at Blogworld.  She's a Renaissance Woman.  She is a Cybrarian, an Archeologist, a Search Guru, a ghost writer and all around helpful person.  If we had met no other person at the show, it would have been a success.  We have met 50 like her and hope to blog about them soon.

Until my next post about this event, I just want to thank everyone involved.  What a great day.

OOPS - Just discovered there is no easy way to visit our websites from this blog.  Will have to learn how to correct that today.  In the meantime just go to Cart-Away Concrete Systems, Cart-Away Supply Franchise Page, or The Concrete CUBE page using these links.

Comments

[Ryan Hupfer]

Hey guys, it was great to hear about your story and I hope that you stick with your initiatives for much longer than one conference and maybe even be a voice in the industry one of these days. Also, keep on rocking the neon, those shirts were awesome.

I mentioned you what you guys were up to over here in my blog and I included you in my video as well. Thanks again for the interview!

http://blog.hubpages.com/2008/09/its-all-about-the-connections-thoughts-highlights-and-lessons-learned-from-blog-world-expo-08/

Talk to you soon,

Ryan Hupfer
HubPages Communicator of Awesomeness!

[Tom Vail]

Thanks, Ryan. Thanks for the comments and the blog post. We are going to try to both measure the results of our 'experiment' and stay involved with the whole new media as we learn. We are still the prototype 'newbies' but how can we not be excited about the whole industry after such a great conference?

Tom

[Mark]

Laurie and Shellee (buildonawoman.com) attended blogworld and were interested in how inivative you guys were at getting your product "out there." Utilizing the internet is just the next step in advertising. Who knows where it'll lead.