BlogHer - '07 Sessions/Speakers - Comments

Did she say that?

mjtam — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 08:32:55 -0600

After the Ching Chong comment...I refuse to hear anymore. It makes me sick to my stomach that I hear this from another adult.

Explained very well

mwatk19 — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:22:03 -0600

Thank you for the great explanation, and the suggestions about the 3x5s, My Idea Map, and the great outline pdf you made. I've been researching how to make quick storyboards for a short film I'm planning on making in segments for my RFTV classes in college. However, as great your suggestions are for an artistically-inclined, many aspiring (or professional, for that matter) directors are pretty adept at only stick figures.

So I thought I'd mention this great program I found that pulled some of my classmates through their prerequisites in storyboarding: StoryBoard Quick. I think that this would be a worthy mention in addition to the suggestions you've made. As I said, I've been looking for cost-effective ways to go about storyboarding, and this software looks to be the best for its price range. I've seen it in action, and it looks great: filled to the brim with content and graphics, rotatable and "colorizable" for amazing customization, as well as including the ability to import any graphic that you pulled from the internet, etc.

Check it out and see if it's as helpful as I'm finding it to be.

thank u much

Tre - — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:21:46 -0600

while i didn't get to this session during blogher 2007, i'm in the midst of rereading the content and live blogs from both 07 and 08....vlogging is something i'm completely compelled to dive in. am trying to find basic video cam and figure out how to upload to my macbook...i used story boards when i taught writing in middle school. i oughta be usin' em now to focus my blogs better :) ha. :) longwinded am i....must check your now posts...looking forward to learning this...i'm sooo determined..ever since i volunteered last spring at miami international women's film fest and saw a doc on camera women...one in particular put a camcorder in the hands of women farmers in india..to watch what they filmed and then to see how the claiming ownershi of their lives....through film...it's enough to want me to start 'one video camera per woman' like the recent ongoing campaign 'one laptop per child.'

many hugs for making is SOUND so easy :) and simple. if i ride a motorcycle and can change its battery I CAN DO THIS!!! (my lil daily pep talk)...:)

Tre ~ http://thoughtbythought.net

You bring up a good point Melissa

lainad — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:38:03 -0500

I work near one of the biggest reference librarys in Toronto and when I'm doing research on my lunch breaks, I do see a number of people using the library's computers, taking advantage of the free Internet access. Many people - and I'm totally being subjective here, are homeless - lots of shopping bags, disheveled, etc. The point is, yes, there are all sorts of folks online. But I do think that there are some impoverished people who might not think that they should be on the internet, there is nothing on there that can be useful to them, there are more stressing issues they need to deal with. Plus there are people who are simply intimidated and while they might want to add on to a ongoing conversation are afraid that someone might question them - I have a number of friends who feel that, anyway!

Funny, my brother once told me that he thinks that people who run blogs are self-important narcissists 'who think that people actually want to hear their opinions.'

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HuH? Maybe DH and I are

MLOKnitting — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:24:16 -0500

HuH? Maybe DH and I are odd, but we assume that we know nothing about the person on the end of the keyboard - other than what they present. Are we that unusual? Of course, we aren't typical, ourselves, in many ways, so, well, maybe it is just part of how our own social network has been. We live in a very multi-cultural place that tends to self-divide in some rather interesting ways. I know I always get annoyed at posters on BBSs that go on how "someone can't be poor and online," forgetting that many public libraries have free internet access for their patrons.

MLO / Melissa

Ha Ha

Virginia DeBolt — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:45:16 -0600

Just proves that advertisers can make anything sound like sex.
I entered "Web Teacher" and the slogan came back: Do the Web Teacher.
I entered "Mastering HTML and CSS" and the slogan came back: Splash Mastering HTML and CSS All Over.

What a stupidly funny mismatch of messages.

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Love Amy!

Princess Bubble — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:27:18 -0500

I have to admit did not watch clip because my sound card is screwed up and can not hear anything. But I think Amy is so funny. I went recently to see David Sedaris who I thought was great too-till I saw him live -and was turned off by his whole sex with animals routine. GROSS!

I am so jealous I can not hear the video!

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i was really uncomfortable with the comments outlined above

laurie — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:56:24 -0500

as well as when she referred to the native woman on the butter packaging as the "squaw" (more than once).

It just made me cringe.

I think humour that shocks can be very funny. This, however, was just plain offensive.

I think the difference for me is the funny kind of humour suggests "aren't people ridiculous?" (which is kind of exclusive) whereas the kind of jokes Sedaris was making seem to elicit contempt for the groups about whom she was being pejorative.

My two cents.

laurie
www.notjustaboutcancer.blogspot.com

I would ask her: - As a

Sahar Maranlou — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:23:00 -0500

I would ask her:
- As a woman, what are her main criteria for initiating dialogue between South and North women activists to peace building?
- As an attorney, how US can use international human rights discourse with a real good faith as an instrument to improve human rights situation first within USA and then in other countries? Without double standards raising from US political interest, like its different approach to human rights abuse to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt and Iran...
- As an advisor for her husband, how US is going to cover Iraq’s war damages and deaths? Is it possible to fill the deep gap in Iraqi life that Bush has created just by brining home American soldiers? And also what’s her reflect on Iran? Is she thinking about another war even for a short moment in her strategic planning?
- As an American, what she is thinking about interacting just dialogue between American society and other nations ( Middle East)? ...we in South countries in particular Middle East have been influenced by American media propaganda; we are scaring from American empire building which caused us a lot of difficulties...

Iranian human rights activist and blogger
www.saharmaranlou.blogspot.com

I vote for...

msjen — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:30:16 -0500

Somewhere cool in the summer... Seattle, San Diego, Portland, Lake Tahoe, etc...

;o)

p.s. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the new design and layout!

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We did ask them to convert a men's room to a women's room...

Elisa Camahort — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:24:39 -0500

But they converted the one on the third floor near the rooftop terrace, so I don't think it was the most obvious...I never saw anyone but me go in there :)

I think because the public could still access other parts of the facility they didn't want to convert a more obvious one.

But, yes, every year in fact we've had them turn some of the men's rooms over to the womens :)

Elisa Camahort
BlogHer
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Vegas is nice

toledolefty — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:26:44 -0500

...because cheap flights are available, but then there's always the fear that I'd miss sessions because I was winning at Blackjack.

If I can find a way to attend BlogHer next year, I will, no matter where it's held.

I put it on my survey, but want to chime in here too: Make sure to consider the restroom facilities when choosing next year's venue. The long lines at Navy Pier meant many of us were late to sessions. I can't believe that a conference facility wouldn't have more than a couple of women's stalls on each floor.

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Jen
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Re: VEGAS, BABY? Where should BlogHer '08 be ...

bobafifi — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:39:00 -0500

Hi Elisa,
Vegas sounds good! The National Flute Convention held their annual event there a few years ago in August and aside from the 110 degree heat outside and a sinus condition, I had fun.

-Bob
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Did you include your name or not Maurene?

Elisa Camahort — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:46:56 -0500

If you included your name I should be able to find you if I do a database search. If you didn't but know the time you think you completed it I can try to figure it out, but it might be hard.

Elisa Camahort
BlogHer
elisa@blogher.org

did you get my completed survey?

Maurene Caplan Grey — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:33:34 -0500

Elisa,

I was completing the last question in the survey and was about to click on Submit. Before I could do so, I was taken to the intro page of the survey. By chance did the completed survey come through. If not, has this happened to others?

Thanks,
- Maurene

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