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It's true. This week BlogHer Co-Founder Elisa Camahort announced the Community Keynote selections for BlogHer '08 in San Francisco, and we're certainly not going to allow our Second Life attendees to just "watch" all the fun. The Second Life version of this year's BlogHer conference will participate in the First Ever "Community Keynote" event.

We've seen blogging impact an election, raise money for causes, and provide needed information- and that is just the tip of the iceberg. On Saturday, July 19th from 1:45pm-3:00pm, BlogHer in Second Life will present it's fourth and final Second Life - exclusive session: Using Second Life For Good BlogHer Co-Founder Elisa Camahort Page has put together a stellar panel of women using Second Life to impact the real world. Session speakers include:

Yes, you need to register in order to attend BlogHer '08 in Second Life! Registration is now open and we are expecting a full conference, so please get your name on the list ASAP. You can register to attend here.

I think it is safe to say you liked the Second Life version of BlogHer '07. 514 is my new favorite number. I'll explain why shortly. When I brought the idea to Elisa, Lisa, and Jory a few months ago, we agreed the virtual BlogHer was an experiment. The idea was to offer bloghers unable to travel to Illinois a way to attend and be a part of the conference. We were not sure how many of you would "attend" and in all honesty, we were not sure how it would all turn out. I'm not normally a numbers person (or avatar) but in this case, I'm making an exception for some amazing stats:

Live coverage will begin at 1045 Central TIME. Come check us out at http://slcn.tv