Happy Monday!I am back from Blogher 2009 (www.blogher.com). I had a grand time with the Blogher ladies and sponsors in Chicago. I also had so much fun using my Vado Creative Cam and filming webisodes of Ananda Leeke TV (www.youtube.com/anandaleeke). I was able to create a groovy series on Black women bloggers who attended the conference. Look for the webisodes later this week. I also filmed some fun episodes featuring me sharing my insights and chatting with Sam Smith, one of the coolest guys at Blogher. I did something unexpected and participated in two video projects. One was for Tropicana Juice. I gave my healthy tip on eating oatmeal with raisins and honey for breakfast. My webisode will be posted on Blogher and Tropicana’s web sites. I also gave my two cents on what advertisers should consider when marketing to women in a documentary filmed by Holly Buchanon.The Windy City weather was fabulous. I had time to meet my cousin Ellen and sistalove Mari for dinner at two Indian and Nepalese restaurants. I also went to the National Museum of Mexican Art. I will post videos from Ananda Leeke TV featuring my museum visit later this week.Be sure to tune into Sisterhood, the Blog Radio Series on Blogher 2009 beginning Tuesday, July 28 at 8pm EST on Talkshoe.com: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/42015. The first episode will feature yours truly sharing my reflections on Blogher 2009. I will reveal my reasons for attending the conference on July 24 and 25 in Chicago, favorite Blogher moments, and lessons learned from Blogher workshop sessions. I will also give a preview of the August series of interviews featuring approximately nine Blogher participants.If you miss the live show, don’t panic. You can download a recording to your computer or via iTunes a few minutes after the show airs on July 28th. Click here to download: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/42015.FYI – As of today, four dynamic women in the blogosphere have confirmed their participation in the August series on Blogher 2009. See below.1) Natalie McNeal, founder of The Frugalista Files blog (http://miamiherald.typepad.com/frugalista), will be interviewed on August 10 at 8pm EST. Natalie is a journalist and currently works for the Miami Herald. In 2008, she launched The Frugalista Files as a personal finance blog. She is the savings expert for www.geezeo.com, a financial site.2) Denene Millner, founder of MyBrownBaby blog (www.mybrownbaby.blogspot.com) will be interviewed on August 12th at 8pm EST. Denene co-authored several books with her husband, writer Nick Chiles: What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know: The Real Deal on Love and Relationships, What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know About Sex, and Money, Power, Respect: What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know. They also wrote three novels: Love Don’t Live Here Anymore, In Love and War, and A Love Story. Denene partnered with writers Mitzi Miller and Angela Burt-Murray (Editor-in-Chief of Essence Magazine) to write The Angry Black Woman’s Guide to Life and The Vow, a novel. Denene and Mitzi penned a new teen novel series featuring HOTLANTA and If Only You Knew. For more information about Denene, visit www.celebrateblacklove.com.3) Lucrecer Braxton, founder of Art-Slam blog (http://www.art-slam.com), will be interviewed on August 14th at 8pm EST. Lucrecer established Art Slam as an art journaling blog that inspires and cultivates authentic creativity. Art Slam is also a community of scrapbookers, journalers, and mixed media artists.4) Deb Rox, author of 5 Ways to {Blank} Your Blog (www.hotblogstars.com/book.html) and founder of Deb on the Rocks blog (www.debontherocks.com), will be interviewed on August 15th at 8pm EST. Deb is also a partner in 3 Smart Girlz (http://www.3smartgirlz.com), a consulting firm that helps others diversify, expand, develop new streams of income, and implement new marketing or operational technologies.
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