by Michelle Lentz
I try to keep the overly personal stuff out of bub.blicio.us, but these are social media related.
First off, I always get to announce when Brian is speaking somewhere, but this time – it’s me! I’m thrilled to have been asked to speak on a BlogHer ‘09 panel: Food Blogging in Time of Recession. I know, I’m not a food blogger. But what’s food without wine? I’ll be speaking, I think, on both finding Recession Wines as well as how to be a wine (and food) blogger during a recession. It sort of cuts back on fancy dinners and such – unless you’re a bit creative. BlogHer is happening in Chicago this year on July 24-25.
Next, my wine blog is up for a local award, although I fully admit there’s a popularity contest element here. In fact, I sort of feel like I’m campaigning for Prom Queen. That said, I’d love if you’d vote for me in the City Beat Best of Cincinnati Awards. My wine blog, among others, is listed as potential Best Blog. (I really wish they’d broken it out into categories, but they didn’t.) All you need to vote is an email address – no worries about whether or not you actually live in Cincinnati.
Once you get to the survey, you can vote on just about everything in the city. (Again, I wonder why they only have one category for blogs.) It’s a fun survey. You can fill out as much or as little as you wish. The BLOG category is listed under PUBLIC EYE. Select the drop-down list and scroll for MY WINE EDUCATION (http://www.wine-girl.net). Do I think I’ll win? Well, my fingers are crossed, but all my favorite local blogs – and closest friends – are nominated too. The competition is stiff. But at least I’m in the mix, yes? You have until March 1 to vote, so vote soon!
Right. So, we’ll now return to our regularly scheduled programming here on bub.blicio.us. 
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Email: michelle[at]writetech[dot]net, Twitter: @writetechnology, Friendfeed: michellel, Blogs: Write Technology, Wine-Girl.net
Nominee for City Beat’s Best of the City: Vote for My Wine Education under Public Eye > Blog:
http://www.bestofcincinnati.com/
