David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. Some things really should just stay in Vegas
No sooner had Your Mayor discoursed on BlogWorld, a convention for bloggers, and vowed not to attend unless he was invited to appear on one of the scintillating panel discussions, did that invitation come through.
BlogWorld will take place in November in – where else? – Las Vegas, site of Britney Spears’ most recent spectacular flameout, a performance that took the “sync” out of lip-sync, so listless and ill-considered that the only debate seemed to be whether it was a train wreck or a car crash. Perhaps now her boyfriend illusionist Criss Angel Mindfreak can make her disappear.
So, where were we? Oh, right, BlogWorld.
Less than 90 minutes after posting my commentary expressing my feverish desire to roam the convention floor and visit all the booths offering comfy blogging slippers and bathrobes (“blogrobes?”®) and energy drinks with the vodka already mixed in and watch scores of nerds batting away furiously at their keyboards blogging about sitting around with other blogging bloggers and chatting about blogging and then blogging about chatting about blogging until the word “meta” was stripped of its meaning and ceased to exist, BlogWorld CEO Rick Calvert extended this invitation:
“OK David you are hereby invited to speak on a panel.
“Would you prefer the talk on allowing comments or blogging ethics?
“Thanks for the post. Looking forward to hearing from you.”
I’m not sure what the argument against allowing comments is, unless it’s just to spare the blogger the untold hours it takes to machete through all the spam comments offering medicines without prescriptions, Asian porn and downloads of crappy rock bands (these days, it seems I kill out 150 of those things to every 1 actual comment, all in the service of you, the Good People of Television). I know of only one popular blog that doesn’t allow comments, so I can’t say that I would bring much new or fresh to the party on that subject.
As for blogging ethics, I was shocked to discover that any standards exist, this being the Wild West cyberworld and all. But, in fact, ethics do exist (rule No. 1: “Never plagiarize.” Duh), and I’m happy to report that it looks like I’m an ethical blogger, except, of course, for all those times I make stuff up out of whole cloth and then, every once in a while, it gets reported as fact.
So I’m thinking maybe I can do this; it certainly is an honor, and then I see this at BlogWorld’s website: “There are hundreds of speaking opportunities at BlogWorld & New Media Expo. With keynote presentations, moderators, panel members, product presenters and press conferences, anyone who is in the “know” of the new media will be speaking at the Show.”
Ah. They’re giving a platform to anyone with a laptop and a tin foil hat. So I wouldn’t be that special after all.
Anyway, somewhat shockingly, BlogWorld has its own blog. And, there’s a magazine for bloggers, too. And it has a print edition!
Comments
Thank you for the latest snarky yet entertaining post and links Mr. Mayor 8).
You most certainly are special. As are the following confirmed BlogWorld speakers:
Arianna Huffington, Om Malik, Mike Arrington, Jory Des Jardins, Aaron Wall, Charlene Li, Des Walsh, Paul Dunay, Jim Kukral, Leo Laporte, Leesa Barnes, Brett Trout, Shel Israel, Hugh Hewitt, Jason Calacanis, Jeremy Wright, Dave Taylor, Matt Mullenweg, Glenn Reynolds, Colonel Austin Bay, Bill Roggio, Matt and Uncle Jimbo from Blackfive, Andy Beal, Ed Morrissey, La Shawn Barber, David Corn, Will Leitch, Tyler Bleszinski, Matt Cerrone, Scott Bourne, Alex Lindsay, Larry Webber, Howard Kaushansky, Andy Wibbels, John Furrier, Ari Newman, Steve Boyett, Larry Schwartz, Maggie Fox, Brett Trout, Craig Howe, Professor David Perlmutter, Brian Clark, Brian Solis, Brad Feld, Stephanie Agresta, Avinash Kaushik, Rich Brooks, Paul Gillin, Thomas Frey and many more.
Many would say in a universe of tens of millions being selected as one of a hundred is quite an accomplishment indeed.
The offer still stands (the subjects were your suggestion from your original post not mine). If you would like to discuss other topics that might be of more interest to you feel free to contact me.
Blog on!
Rick Calvert, CEM
CEO & Co-founder
BlogWorld & New Media Expo
rick@blogworldexpo.com
Posted by: Rick Calvert | September 10, 2007 4:12 PM