Like it matters… you don’t need “readers” or “comments,” you need “clicks” on your ads, right? ;-)

Was this event “accessible,” as in, of value to or understandable by, newbies in blogging, or was it more for experienced and technically proficient bloggers? Was this a “technical” event, or a “content” event, or was it a good mix?

You comment on the New Media discussion… or lack thereof… is interesting. I’ve been reading a little bit about “blogging in the Philippines,” and I definitely pick up more of a social consciousness from the Filipino blogging community than I see from US bloggers. In the US… and I imagine Australia… the interest in blogging appears to be motivated primarily by “self-interest.” That is, it’s all about how to turn a buck. Content is created specifically to generate “click-throughs,” rather than to actually communicate, entertain, or inform. Not that this is a bad thing. If I had any clue how to set up a web site that would generate some revenue, I’d be all kinds of into that!

I wish I coulda attended this with you. I think it would have been eye-opening and fascinating.