We were so excited to be a part of the fantastic 2008 Brooklyn Blogfest last Thursday at the Brooklyn Lyceum, organized and curated by Louise Crawford of Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (and her team of volunteers). We’ve had our finger on the pulse of hyperlocal blogging for some time now, so it was inspiring to see so many niche bloggers from our fine borough in person. Blogging can be a lonely and sometimes dangerous endeavor, so we were happy to fuel the socializing and blog discussion with some local beer from Park Slope’s Bierkraft. Since outside.in believes in connecting neighbors, on and offline, we thought the least we could do was provide the drinks for the Blogfest.
(photo credit: Hillary Byrum)
Our own Josh Mack announced our upcoming tools for bloggers (stay tuned!) and we learned about a lot of great blogs, new and old, during the open mic portion of the program. We hope that if you’re one of them, you’ll sign up for outside.in and submit your blog to our system. If you know of any hyperlocal bloggers we’re missing (anywhere in the U.S.), send them our way. We really enjoyed the photoblogger slide show which showcased lots of local talent, and the humorous, but useful tips for new bloggers. It was great to chat with bloggers and blog enthusiasts alike post-program. We hope you’ll continue the friendships forged and conversations started last week: outside.in/discussions. Thanks to everyone who came out to support Brooklyn blogging, and remember, please blog responsibly!
