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Early bird has been extended!!!

admin — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:16:00 +0000

When things heat up, they can sometimes quickly cool down. We’ve had some technical difficulties recently with our site and we haven’t been able to upload the speaker and session information that you’ve asked for. Therefore, our technical difficulties is your Blogalicious gain!

We’re extending our early bird until July 7, 2010. Hopefully we’ll get it all together and we’ll have the site up and running with all the information you need to register for the best blogging conference of the 2010!

90 Days!

admin — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:17:35 +0000

Early Bird Registration for Blogalicious 2010 closes in less than 90 days! Don’t wait until the last minute to register; the conference will sell out and you definitely want to be there.

Questions? Email: info@blogaliciousweekend.com or check our out FAQs on the conference website.

Connect, Chat, Share, Learn: Join Our Forum!

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:04:00 +0000

It’s been awhile since we’ve mentioned our online forum for the Blogalicious community, and thought now was a great time to remind everyone about it!

Our BigTent group is a place for you to connect with one another, bounce ideas off of each other and engage in all kinds of useful discussions with your fellow bloggers. The forum is also a great way to stay up to date on Blogalicious news and announcements. You’ll be the first to know about opportunities, events and have the chance to shape our conference programming and other activities. You can also find roommates for Blogalicious 2010; figure out carpools; find out what to pack and other useful tidbits. We also post event photos and files for you to view and download – like our conference speaker and webinar instructor presentations. It’s free and takes only seconds to sign up.

So c’mon and join us!

BET Study: “African Americans Revealed”

admin — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:12:38 +0000

MediaPost recently reported that BET published the results of a study finding that African Americans posses major influence in tech, media and buying power.

The “African Americans Revealed” study of more than 80,000 African-American consumers on multi-media engagement and digital applications, shows African Americans are very tech savvy, with roughly 31% of African American discretionary spending dollars, or $39 billion, going toward the purchase of computers, cell phones and electronics – a proportionally higher percentage when compared to non-African Americans.

Some additional findings…

African Americans:

- Spend more weekly time online (18 hours) than watching television (15 hours)
- 93% go online traditionally via their PCs, while 76% access the web via their cell phones
- 60% have downloaded music, a TV show, movie or ringtone in the previous month
- 50% regularly update and access a social networking account

What I found most interesting about that study was the seven groups that African Americans were broken down into:

◦ The Strivers are mostly in their late 20′s to early 40′s and are adventurous, fashionable, social mavens and opinion leaders who have their eyes on climbing the executive ladder

◦ Conscious Sisters are selfless women that are spiritually connected and highly conscious of their culture

◦ Tech-Fluentials are digitally savvy and travel in globally conscious circles

◦ Bright Horizons are young adults in high school and college that are aware of all available technology and electronic gadgets

◦ Inner Circle Elites are working women rich in their cultural, ancestral and spiritual roots

◦ Urban Dreamers are young, urban adults who are social magnets and trend setters intent on and focused on living life to the fullest

◦ Survivors are a group of risk-taking teen and young adult males who are hustling to keep their existence in check

According to the article, Matthew Barnhill, Senior VP of Corporate Research at BET Networks, says “African Americans Revealed shows us that the black community should never be referred to as one homogeneous population… We hope this report will help organizations better connect with an audience and intimately recognize all of its complexities.

We couldn’t agree more!

DC Meet-up

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:53:56 +0000

About the DC Warriors in Pink Meet-up

The February 2010 meet-up, entitled Creating Our Own Conversations, is designed to reunite the women who attended the 2009 conference and to introduce Blogalicious to women who want to learn more about social media. The event will bring together a multicultural community of women who blog and use social media to discuss issues that are most important to them. Attendance is expected to be about 100 women and the meet up is scheduled for Wednesday, February 17 from 6-9 pm at National Council of LaRaza, 1126 16^th Street NW, Washington, D.C.To coincide with Valentine’s Day and to raise awareness of breast cancer among women of color, Ford Motor Company’s Warriors in Pink has agreed to be an in-kind sponsor that will provide branded merchandise from the Warriors in Pink program.

Speakers:

Our moderator is Ceci Connolly, National Writer for The Washington Post. A panel discussion of well-known women bloggers, including Shana Glickfield of NextGenWeb, Kety Esquivel of National Council of La Raza, Kady Chiu of Kadidid Consulting and Nicole McLean, will be featured speakers at the meet up.

These influential women are social media insiders and industry leaders who are going to share best practices in new media and how to Create Your Own Conversations online. Click here for more information about these fabulous women.

Format:

Taking a page from the She’s Geeky (shesgeeky.org) “Unconference” approach, Blogalicious D.C. Warriors in Pink are encouraging attendees to create questions in advance for the panelists to answer. Please submit your questions to xinaeiland@me.com.

Agenda:

6:00 – 6:30 Networking

6:45 – 8:00 Panel Discussion

8:00 – 8:15 Sponsor Remarks

8:30 – 9:00 Networking

Join the DC Warriors in Pink Facebook page for all updates on this event.

A special thanks to our sponsors:

Calling All Editorialistas!

admin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:08:37 +0000

Blogalicious is currently looking for blog editors to write for it’s soon-to-be-launched lifestyle destination site: My Blogalicious. The My Blogalicious opinion, entertainment and news site will feature columns on a variety of topics including: Politics, Relationships, Food, Style, Parenting, Home, Entertainment and Travel (just to name a few!) We ask for a minimum of 1 posts a week on your topic of expertise.

Applicants should have a minimum of 90 days consecutive blogging experience either on the topic or somehow related to the topic.

We are looking for bloggers who are passionate about their topic, who love to blog, and who will commit the time necessary to establish My Blogalicious as a “go-to” site for what’s interesting to women of color on the web.

At this time this opportunity is unpaid, but you will continue to gain experience and gain critical exposure as an expert in your field.

If this sounds like you, then send us a completed application to info@blogaliciousweekend.com.

Download webinar #1 – “Monetizing Your Blogs”

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:37:02 +0000

Our first webinar held on Monday January 18th, 2010, with instructor Ken Gibbs, Jr., former Site Development/Real Black Network Director on Essence.com, on the topic of “Money Matters: Monetizing Your Blogs” is now available for download here!

(CNN Video) Social Media and Haiti: Blogalicious 2009 Keynote Speaker James Andrews Explains

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:53:46 +0000

Merry Christmas Everybody

admin — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:57:00 +0000

Look out Atlanta, Here We Come!

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:23:00 +0000

Can you believe it? The conference is here! The conference is here! Our bags are packed, outfits have been picked, packages have been sent, cocktail menus are finalized, presentations loaded, shoes selected, swag bags need stuffing, and it’s time to listen, become empowered, and mix and mingle.

We hope to see you there and if you weren’t able to make it this year, we hope that you’ll follow the conversations on Twitter (search hashtag #blogalicious09), blogs, and elsewhere. We can’t leave without saying thank you to everyone for your support, encouragement, and help over the last 8 months. We appreciate all of you for what you’ve done to help make the inaugural Blogalicious Weekend a fantastic sold out event. Amazing! Check out the complete conference guide here: Blogalicious E-guide. It’s full of important and fun information such as speaker bios, what to wear, the detailed agenda, party information, and valuable twitter handles! Special thanks to Justice Ny who worked for weeks and endless hours gathering all this information.

We’ll have so much to say, stories to share, and pictures to show you when we return and we want to hear all about your experiences at Blogalicious 2009. See you soon!

P.S.

If you post about your trip to the conference, leave us a link in our comments! We’d love to hear your take on the weekend and check out your photos and video.