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The BlogHer Geek Bar at BlogHer '11

BlogHer

Friday, August 5, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM (PDT)

San Diego, CA

Ticket Information

Type End     Quantity
[10:00am - 12:00pm] Sponsored: Google+ with Carolyn Witte, Katherine Gramann, and Natalie Villalobos Ended Free  
[10:00am - 12:00pm] Top Five Tools for Measurement with Ana Lydia Ochoa
Learn more about analyzing your blog stats with these tools for measurement.
Ended Free  
[10:00am - 12:00pm] How to Create and Host Killer Podcasts and Internet Radio Shows with Deborah Shane
Learn how to create, edit, and host podcasts and Internet radio shows.
Ended Free  
[10:00am - 12:00pm] Everything You Wanted to Know About Social Media Platforms But Were Afraid to Ask with Leticia Barr
Learn when, how, why, and whether to use these platforms: Facebook, Flickr, Pinterest, Twitter, YouTube, StumbleUpon, Instagram, and Skype.
Ended Free  
[10:00am - 12:00pm] Internet Sleuthing with Liz Henry
Learn how to do a little Internet snooping to find out just who those anonymous blog comments are from, tracing identities, looking up IP addresses, and more.
Ended Free  
[10:00am - 12:00pm] Beginning WordPress with Shanna Cote
New to Wordpress? Learn the ins and outs of setting up your own blog and using the platform for blogging, adding photos, and more.
Ended Free  
[12:30pm - 2:30pm] Sponsored: Google+ with Carolyn Witte, Katherine Gramann, and Natalie Villalobos Ended Free  
[12:30pm - 2:30pm] Get to Know Your WordPress Blog's Guts with Dresden Shumaker
Learn how to transform your Wordpress blog with custom design, installing plugins, configuring site display, and more. It's easier than you think to customize your Wordpress blog yourself.
Ended Free  
[12:30pm - 2:30pm] Tips for Editing Videos with Gena Haskett
Learn how to edit video for your blog, including: splicing, uploading, embedding on your blog, adding text and captions, and much more.
Ended Free  
[12:30pm - 2:30pm] Make Your Blog Accessible to All with Katherine Mancuso
Learn to improve your site functionality to make your blog accessible to all Internet users. (i.e. for the Vision Impaired, etc.)
Ended Free  
[12:30pm - 2:30pm] Fix Your Sick PC with Sarah Kimmel
If your PC is acting up or slowing down, bring it in for help -- and learn tricks to replicate these quick-fixes at home.
Ended Free  
[12:30pm - 2:30pm] Gaming with Trina Schwimmer
Learn about the latest in gaming –everything from what you'll enjoy to what kids (of all ages) will love– and get other game- and console- related questions answered, too.
Ended Free  
[2:30pm - 4:30pm] Sponsored: Google+ with Carolyn Witte, Katherine Gramann, and Natalie Villalobos Ended Free  
[2:30pm - 4:30pm] Improve Your Site Display on Mobile with Eva Smith
Learn how to make your blog mobile-friendly with these tips and tricks.
Ended Free  
[2:30pm - 4:30pm] Everything You Wanted to Know About Social Media Platforms But Were Afraid to Ask with Grace Duffy
Learn when, how, why, and whether to use these platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Skype, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, Foursquare, Google +, Google +1, LinkedIn, and Quora.
Ended Free  
[2:30pm - 4:30pm] Post-Production Editing in Photoshop and Lightroom with Jan Kabili
Learn how to edit photos using either Photoshop or Lightroom.
Ended Free  
[2:30pm - 4:30pm] When Bad Things Happen to Good Blogs: What You Need to do BEFORE Disaster Strikes with Liz Henry and Skye Kilaen
Learn how to prevent blog emergencies like being hacked, protecting your domain name, and stopping those who steal your content.
Ended Free  
[2:30pm - 4:30pm] Fix Your Sick Blog with Sarah Kimmel
If you've broken your blog, if sections display wonky, or if you have any other blog-related woes, resolve those problems in this session.
Ended Free  
[2:30pm - 4:30pm] Self-Hosting Your Blog with Shanna Cote
Learn how to transition your blog from Wordpress, Blogger, Typepad, or any other platform-hosted program to self-hosted.
Ended Free  
[2:30pm - 4:30pm] DIY WordPress with Astacia Carter
Self-hosted Wordpress bloggers learn about code, FTP and backups, and troubleshooting common DIY errors.
Ended Free  
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Event Details

The BlogHer Geek Bar is open to BlogHer '11 attendees on Friday, August 5, 2011. You must have an appropriate BlogHer '11 registration to participate.

Geek Bar appointments will take place in 15 minute timeslots and in groups of up to five (5) people.

HOW TO SIGN UP

To sign up for a timeslot, add the number of timeslots you wish to attend for each session and click "Register." The Geek Bar registration page allows you to choose and sign up for individual timeslots, as the are available. Once a timeslot reaches five (5) attendees, that timeslot will automatically close.

From 10:00am to noon meet with:

  • Ana Lydia Ochoa: Top Five Tools for Measurement

  • Deborah Shane: How to Create and Host Killer Podcasts and Internet Radio Shows

  • Leticia Barr: Everything You Wanted to Know About Social Media Platforms But Were Afraid to Ask

  • Liz Henry: Internet Sleuthing

  • Shanna Cote: Beginning WordPress

  • Sponsored: The Google+ community management team: Natalie Villalobos, Katherine Gramann and Carolyn Witte

From 12:30pm to 2:30pm meet with:

  • Gena Haskett: Tips for Editing Videos

  • Katherine Mancuso: Make Your Blog Accessible to All

  • Sarah Kimmel: Fix Your Sick PC

  • Trina Schwimmer: Gaming

  • Dresden Schumaker: Get to Know Your WordPress Blog's Guts
  • Sponsored: The Google+ community management team: Natalie Villalobos, Katherine Gramann and Carolyn Witte

From 2:30pm to 4:30pm meet with:

  • Eva Smith: Improve Your Site Display on Mobile

  • Grace Duffy: Everything You Wanted to Know About Social Media Platforms But Were Afraid to Ask

  • Jan Kabili: Post-Production Editing in Photoshop and Lightroom
  • Liz Henry and Skye Kilaen: When Bad Things Happen to Good Blogs: What You Need to do BEFORE Disaster Strikes

  • Sarah Kimmel: Fix Your Sick Blog

  • Shanna Cote: Self-Hosting Your Blog

  • Astacia Carter: DIY WordPress
  • Sponsored: The Google+ community management team: Natalie Villalobos, Katherine Gramann and Carolyn Witte

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When & Where



San Diego Convention Center
111 West Harbor Dr
San Diego, CA 92101

Friday, August 5, 2011 from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM (PDT)


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Organizer

BlogHer

 

Founded in February 2005 by Elisa Camahort Page, Jory Des Jardins and Lisa Stone, BlogHer’s mission is to create opportunities for women who blog to pursue exposure, education, community and economic empowerment. BlogHer is the premium cross-platform media network and publisher for women and creates opportunities for its members via a community hub (http://blogher.com), annual conferences and a publishing network of more than 3,000 qualified, contextually targeted blog affiliates who reach 55MM unique visitors a month. BlogHer provides the highest quality content on a range of topics, with all blogs continually edited to meet strict editorial standards, including content quality, category relevance and blog frequency.

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