It’s a conference…BWELA stands for Blog World Expo Los Angeles…and due to the fact that we’ve had blogs now for two years, and have been involved in social media for three years…we thought it was time to go meet fellow bloggers and social media people that we’ve been building relationships with over this time.
The conference was full of booths that blog-associated companies had, as well as other media tech; there were numerous seminars and talks, although we did not attend any of those…our goal was to meet people and network. For people like us, that are trying to be a presence online it is always fun, and important, to chat and debate with other people doing similar things.
Our top memories from this event will be the people we have known for 2 or 3 years online and finally met in person, along with the new friends we met while meandering around the expo.
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very cool, hope you learned alot.
Hey Bev! Yes, we learned a lot and met a ton of very cool people!!! Can’t wait to go again next year. Cheers!!!
Sounds like you had the right goal in mind while attending the conference – networking, which is so important when most interactions are done online. I recently signed up with a blogging meetup group and will be attending my first meeting this weekend. I enjoy attending conferences too – just a meeting of the minds.
Hi Renee, Definitely love the networking opportunities! It’s amazing to finally meet people after you’ve been talking with them online for some time. We’re just sorry we didn’t get to meet you when you were in town!!! Next time…right?
Looking forward to #BWELA next year…and maybe even #SXSW, too!
Thanks for writing about BWELA! I also love getting the opportunity to meet people I have “known” for so long online. It’s like a reunion every year!
Hi Allison! It’s definitely a cool thing to be able to finally meet people in person that you’ve been talking to for a year or two…or three! What a great event, we look forward to more!!!