By Julie Blaustein

Evan Williams, CEO of Twitter

The Girls in Tech event, TWITTER NATION Fireside Chat with Evan Williams, CEO of Twitter was held at the incubator Kicklabs in San Francisco with over 100 attendees. It was moderated by Claire Cain Miller, reporter for the New York Times. The chat was full of new and interesting information about Twitter and, surprisingly Evans was quite entertaining.

Evan Williams is known for inventing the term blogger and in fact one of his previous companies, Blogger, was acquired by Google. His success is a result of his need to be driven by his passion within. He is a big fan of Napolean Dynamite who he sees as one of the biggest geeks that there is, but so geeky, that he is cool.

Twitter had over 90 million tweets the day of the event and has now more than 145 million users. Evans feels  there has been no real need for PR and Promotion until recently, and that is because they were “lucky” enough not to need it. Twitter shares a great deal of information not surprisingly, on their own Company Blog .

Eric Brown, Sarah Brown, Lisa Phillips and Dana Contreras of Twitter

Did you know that Twitter is hiring! They have grown to over 300 people and are continuing to grow. Williams feels its important to continue having meals together to get to know one another. Perks include not only working in SF but having your gym membership covered, yoga, pilates and of course most of your meals taken care of.

What is it like working at Twitter? The Twitter folks present at the event were more than enthusiastic about being a part of this fast-moving train that the entire world has either joined or is quickly jumping on board.

On October 14th, 2010, the worlds largest new media event will take place at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nv., BlogWorldExpo.

The event will be joined by thousands of bloggers, podcasters, social media pro’s, internet and tv personalities, and more!

And because we like sharing, Bubblicious would like to offer our readers a special 20% discount off of registration by using the code BUBVIP. The code is good for any pass to the BlogWorld and New Media Expo. Published discount pricing ends September 15th at midnight, but don’t stress! This code applies to the pricing all the way up until the event. So register now! By going here for your conference pass and discount prices.

Discount Hotel accomodations are already filling up quickly. So make sure to share this link to the Official Hotels of the event to get your discounted pricing.

Make sure to check out BlogWorldExpo’s Official Blog for the latest announcements!

Running around trying to keep up with everyone on Twitter, Facebook, blogs, and the rest of the Social Web?

Pull over at the next stop. Take a break. Vemma is setting up a new station to fuel you and the rest of the TechSet at Affiliate Summit in New York.

It’s time for another TechSet Blogger Lounge…

Join hosts Stephanie Agresta and Brian Solis as we collaborate and celebrate how far we’ve traveled and navigate where we’re going next.  Veema has outfitted the lounge with everything we need to work and play, and along with Stephanie and Brian, there will be more than enough energy to keep bloggers and affiliates techsetting around the Web.

For those looking for a great example of Social Media in action, make sure to connect with the Vemma team. They’ll share everything they’re doing to build buzz, stay top of mind, and spark conversations without having to maintain a retail presence for their awesome energy drinks.

Vemma is a privately-owned business in Scottsdale, Arizona that manufactures and distributes Verve, Shot and the newly released Vemma NEXT.

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Blogger dinners are the new press conferences. They’re intimate. They encourage conversation. But more importantly, they create a very human bond between the people behind the brand and those covering the industry.

I was invited to attend a very special dinner at the Village Pub along with several prominent reporters, bloggers and online influencers hosted by FON.

The dinner served as a preview for the company’s new Fonera 2.0n WiFi Router that was officially introduced today.

The Fonera 2.0n WiFi router combines FON’s proprietary, unique WiFi sharing and money making features with integration and management of popular social services such as YouTube, Facebook, Picasa, Flickr, BitTorrent, RapidShare, and other content — even while users’ PCs are off.

Now anyone can now upload, download and sync all of their Web apps while away from home or the office, without getting bogged down for hours waiting for something to load.

The Fonera 2.0n is available now.

I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story:

Michael Arrington and Loic Le Meur

Paul Boutin of VentureBeat/New York Times and Martin Varsavsky of FON

Martin Giles of The Economist

Dave McClure

Jennifer Leggio of ZDNet

Robert Scoble and Jeremiah Owyang

Loic, iJustine, Randi Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey

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The blog is now an old entity in the new Internet, the one that is forever evolving and moving forward at breakneck speed. We’re about to see the launch of Wolfram Alpha, the search engine that promises to search the Internet with a brain and offer results that are useful at first glance, unlike the huge lists we have to trawl through to find a semblance of what we’re looking for in the first place. But there’s a reason why the humble blog is still relevant in any setting, be it the present or the future, and that’s because it exists solely for the reader.

A blog is an outpouring of ideas and information that exists to satisfy two needs – the need to express in a blog writer, and the need for information and recreation in a reader. There are various reasons why people read blogs – some of them may search for one blog in particular because they know the author, others may stumble upon one in a random search operation and subscribe to its RSS feed after finding it to their liking, and yet others may be looking for certain information which they find to be factually correct and aesthetically presented in a particular blog. But there are probably just a handful of reasons for people to dislike blogs and shun them – because they are not interesting and because they have been written badly.

While it’s hard to make yourself interesting to a virtually unknown reader or capture the attention of all the people who stop by your blog, you can do something to improve the quality of the content on your blog. Good writing is important to draw repeat visitors because:

- People prefer information that is presented clearly and concisely.

- They are turned off by explicit grammatical and semantic mistakes.

- The quality of the content you provide is diluted if the language you use is not up to scratch.

- Spelling and grammatical mistakes can have disastrous consequences if they are misunderstood.

- If you fill your page with keywords just so you gain a higher ranking on Google and its ilk,
you’re not going to have any repeat visitors.

- Your content must be what the reader is looking for (according to their searches) or they’re likely to feel cheated.

- Your content must be easy to browse through and read at a glance.

If your blog is not doing as well as you expect it to, perhaps it’s time to go back and check the basics. Rather than spend time on the fancy accessories like page design and font selection, rather than obsess over the ads you want to place on your page, it’s best to conduct an analysis of your writing and try to inject the qualities that it lacks. Because, when it boils down to it, a blog is just the power of the written word.

This post was contributed by Kimberly Peterson, who writes about the health care administration. She welcomes your feedback at KimPeterson2006 at gmail.com

words and pictures by Brian Solis

SXSW Interactive is powered by the one thing that binds us together, you.  It is a congregation of wisdom, artistry, and poetry and it is the foundation for why we each make this annual migration to Austin, Texas.

This year we lined up something special for SXSW and you helped it reach epic status. The TechSet Blogger Lounge sponsored by Windows Mobile was the hub for collaboration, networking, and celebration each and everyday during the conference.

The agenda was rich with activities, entertainment, tweetups, and resources, but you made it unforgettable, fun, and also productive.

I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story…

Miiko Mentz and Alexandra Mokh

Chris Heuer, Jen Myronuk, Stephanie Agresta

Sean McCullough, CEO and Founder of Ping.fm

Kristen Nicole and…

Tara Hunt

Loic Le Meur

Stephanie Agresta

Adam Jackson

Paige Craige

@gapingvoid’s Blue Monster on Windows Mobile

Paul Chaney

Chris Brogan and Corvida

Louis Gray

Ben Metcalfe throwing up the Hashtag sign

Scott Brave, CTO of Baynote

Wesley Faulkner of AMD

Loren Feldman

Meghan Asha

Peter Kim and Jeremiah Owyang

Ilana Arazie

Shannon Paul

Guy Kawasaki

David Karp of Tumblr

Lee Odden

Tony Hsieh of Zappos

Kevin Marks

Sarah Austin

Ziv Gillat of Eye-Fi

Zach Luye and Shira Lazar

Shira Lazar and Julia Allison

Andrew Baron of RocketBoom

Sanford Barr

Laura Fitton @pistachio wins the LOLCat

Sylvie Barak throws up the Hashtag sign

Ben Huh and Brian Solis

Krista Neher

Kurt Daradics

Sarah Townsend @theoneinpink

Paula Nelson performs

Paula Nelson

Jeffrey Kalmikoff of Threadless

Your hosts, TechSet + Microsoft Windows Mobile

Please read:

The Human Network: The Social Economy is Influenced by How We Communicate Online & Offline (My philosophical analysis of what makes SXSW so special)

Which parties did you hit or miss?

Check em off at Diddit: SXSW Interactive Festival 2009 Party List

Pictures:

SXSW – The Calm Before the Storm

SXSW Day One

TechSet + Windows Mobile Rat Pack 2.0 Party

SXSW Day Two

Diggnation Party at Stubbs

We Flashmob the Driskill

AllHat @Allens Boots

Brian Solis Book Signing @SXSW

Are PR Agencies a Dying Breed: Brian Solis joins the panel

Kirtsy, AllTop Party @Allens Boots

Pool 2.0 – SocialMediaClub

SXSW Day Four

Paul Nelson Performs in the TechSet + Windows Mobile Blogger Lounge

Dell Adamo Premiers at SXSW

Power Geek Girl Tweetup in the TechSet + Windows Mobile Blogger Lounge

Rackspace + Scoble Party

Blurb + Mashable Party

SXSW Day Five

WorldSings.com

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by Brian Solis

LeVar Burton

Steve Broback of the Parnassus Group hosts an incredible party. Now in its third year, the exclusive ItWontStayinVegas blogger party is a must-attend event – if you can get your name on the list.

Hosted at the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, the party boasts a casual and fun environment for connecting with influential and inspiring bloggers form all over the world – while also learning about the history of atomic testing in the United States.

I’ll let the pictures tell the rest of the story…see you next year!

Sarah Austin, Jennifer Levine, Brooke Brodack

Alexandra Mokh

Robert Scoble

Tom Foremski

Melissa Pierce and Steve Garfield

Drew Olanoff

Phil Wolff of Skype Journal

Scott Carroll of AMD

Krista Neher

Patrick Moorhead of AMD

Sonos

Rohit Barghava

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by Brian Solis

Julia Allison, Mary Rambin, Meghan Asha of NonSociety

The Ultimate Blogger Dinner during CES 2009 was a refreshing and enriching opportunity to connect with incredible bloggers, business leaders, social media professionals and everyone in between.

Hosted by Social Media Club and Lenovo at the Aquaknox restaurant in the Venetian during CES, the dinners and the ambiance inspired energizing conversations and fantastic pictures.

Scott Monty and Chris Heuer

Alan Mulally, CEO of Ford

Ford executive team

Sarah Perez of ReadWriteWeb

Tom Foremski

Jeffrey Sass

Wesley Faulkner of AMD

Cheryl Contee

Alan Mulally and and Chris Heuer

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