blogging

Everyone knows about blogs and social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. And they've heard about someone who has used them to grow a huge customer base. Everyone wants to be hands-on, grass roots and interactive. But what does this mean? And more to the point, how do you do it?

How do publishers and media owners benefit from the social networking explosion and tie that in with their existing content and communities? This forum aims to advise and showcase examples of new communities and skill sets which can enhance the content, conversation and commercialisation of your user base.

New Europe Events in co-operation with Initium association would like to invite bold and ambitious entrepreneurs, professional managers and investors to participate in TMT. Ventures’08 Zagreb conference, which will take place on October 28th in Zagreb, Croatia.

KMP are partnering with How-Do to bring you a unique Blogging for Beginners Workshop. The half-day workshop will be hosted by KMP's blog expert, Paul Fabretti as well as journalist and blogger, Craig McGinty.

Any Blogger, Vlogger, Podcaster, Internet TV or Radio Broadcaster, Social Media expert or producer of any other form of new media content. If you blog about business, technology, politics, sports, lifestyle & culture, general news items, or celebrity gossip...if you are a Milblogger, or Godblogger, or advocate a social position you need to be at Blog World Expo 2009.

If you interested in knowing more about the Canadian interactive/digital media industry, potential opportunities and establishing contact with Canadian companies for partnering, then please come along to the Canada Interactive Seminar.

The PTC New Journalist of the Year Awards event is the most important occasion of the year for the brightest and best of our industry’s emerging talent. Winning - or even being shortlisted - is a great achievement and confers tremendous prestige on a title as well as on the individual nominated. Now in their 25th year the awards have a reputation for promoting and rewarding excellence and are a brilliant and significant way to acknowledge and encourage gifted new stars. Previous winners are making their mark in some of the greatest magazine and professional media publishers in the world. We asked Dan Jones, PTC New Journalist of the Year award winner 2007, to tell us what winning meant to him. "Winning the PTC New Journalist of the Year award is a great way to measure yourself against your peers, which is something you only rarely get a chance to do early in your career. Theres no better measure for journalists new to the industry or to their role. For me the accolade gave me a sense of pride in what I’d done, and the confidence to pursue bigger goals in the years to come. Winning will be a landmark on your CV - I’d recommend that any ambitious new writer, editor or designer enters." The respected and prestigious PTC New Journalist awards are presented at an impressive lunch and ceremony held at the Millennium Mayfair, London. Last year some 270 guests joined in the celebrations.

A gathering for people working in and around UK government who have a particular interest in UK government online. It happens twice a month, on the first and third Thursdays. You don't need to come along for the whole time, or indeed every time.

With mobile social usage soaring, is ‘mobile access’ enough, or do users seek more? What does the future hold for this most social of devices? Discussion innovations and opportunities with NinetyTen, Moblog, Piczo, Next2Friends, WhatIfInnovation and GoMoNews.

Imagine yourself and a posse of like-minded ruby hackers on a country retreat with zero internet for a weekend of fun. You'll laugh, hack, learn, cry (well, you probably won’t cry… but you know… it felt poetic) and most likely play a crap-load of guitar hero. That'll be Rail Camp then.