May 07, 2004
Panel Discussion On Weblogs Next Tuesday
According to an item from Paul Bausch, there is a panel discussion next Tuesday about weblogs being held at Powell's Technical Books. Says Paul:
I'll probably talk a bit about my time at Blogger, a site I manage called ORblogs that aggregates Oregon weblogs, and what it means to write a blog for fun. Kevin Cosgrove from OregonLive will be there, and I'm looking forward to hearing about their use of weblogs on the site (they've been adding them like mad lately). I don't know Heather Gorgura, but her site mentions her studying alternative media and activism. The last I heard, Rael wasn't going to be able to make it -- but I hope I'm wrong.
For completeness, here's Powell's description of the event:
Blogs -- the latest internet craze, the newest new journalism, or something else entirely? Find out from an expert panel: Paul Bausch, Kevin Cosgrove, Rael Dornfest, and Heather Gorgura. Paul Bausch is co-creator of the original Blogger software and oversees the website ORblogs.com. Kevin Cosgrove is Editor-in-Chief of OregonLive.com. Rael Dornfest tracks trends, edits books, and writes code for O'Reilly & Associates. Heather Gorgura researches blogs and politics at the University of Washington School of Communications.
Over in Paul's item he's asking who's going to be attending this. Certainly we will. It wouldn't be right, after all, for what The Oregonian called a "must-read weblog" to avoid stalking around the edges of event like this one, would it?