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» Silicon Florist: One month as the florist - Silicon Florist — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:26:22 +0000

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» Roundup: KATU Portland-blogger meetup - Silicon Florist — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:46:31 +0000

[...] you—like I—missed the KATU Portland-blogger meetup, don’t despair, gentle reader. We all know that actually attending events falls a distant [...]

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» REMINDER: KATU Portland blogger meetup, tonight - Silicon Florist — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:45:56 +0000

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By: Rick Turoczy

Rick Turoczy — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:15:05 +0000

@Lelonopo: That’s one of the problems I was trying to fix by starting Silicon Florist. There’s a ton a interesting stuff happening here in town, but there isn’t a lot of cross-pollination occurring among groups. Hopefully, this resource will help a bit.

By: Lelonopo

Lelonopo — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 07:27:09 +0000

“Sure it’s a little odd that they don’t just attend one of the Social Media Group or Blogger Dinners if they want to plug into the blogging community.”

What the hell is that? I’ve never heard of these!

By: Todd K

Todd K — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 23:45:29 +0000

“It would be damn funny to get 300+ people to stand out in front of KATU”

There already are…they’re called hookers! :) (NE Sandy is a little sketchy)

It’s a little paranoid to assume KATU has some nefarious agenda. Sure it’s a little odd that they don’t just attend one of the Social Media Group or Blogger Dinners if they want to plug into the blogging community. But I chalk that up to the fact that they aren’t in the community and don’t know about these groups. KATU is a big media company and while ‘big media’ loves to throw lavish catered parties with servers offering up cocktail weenies on silver platters, this approach just seems odd and confusing to the ‘new media’ folk. So we have a bit of a culture clash. But until KATU proves otherwise, I’ll take them at their word and applaud their desire to get to know the blogging community.

BTW, I remember back in the late 90′s when KATU agreed to become the media partner with Portland Citysearch.com after every other local tv station turned them down for fear that the Internet was “the competition”.

(Terry, I like cocktail weenies, but I like smoked salmon canapés with lemon dill crème fraîche even more ;) )

By: Jeremiah

Jeremiah — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 20:56:04 +0000

Terry,
I agree . At the time nobody was really talking about it and alot of people were confused by the invite. Even Rick had his suspicions. But looks like 24 hours later everyone knows that the event is real and not fake. I know I will be there :)

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» Portland Grassroots Media Camp begins August 24 - Silicon Florist — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:23:01 +0000

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By: Amelia

Amelia — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:17:18 +0000

I guess I’m not one of the cool kids either. ;-) I hope someone who is going will post a recap.

By: Terry Heaton

Terry Heaton — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:29:29 +0000

Jeremiah,
Relax. This is a party. KATU wants to meet bloggers in the area, and what better way to do that than to host a meet-up. No special speakers. No big announcement. Just an acknowledgment that the community exists and that to participate in the community, one must learn to listen first. This is not something you’ll find with most traditional media companies.

Really, it’s a great chance to meet other bloggers, pick up some swag, take a few pictures, and nab some grub.

And if somebody didn’t get an invite, it’s simply an oversight. We found 400 bloggers and knew that wouldn’t include everybody. So if you didn’t get one, you’re invited anyway. Just use the eVite page to let them know you’re coming.

I’ll be there and hope to meet everybody.

Terry Heaton