Live Blogging At The Blog World & New Media Expo 07
25 Sep, 2007 by 
Jim
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If you plan to attend the Blog World & New Media Expo, are you planning to live blog your experience? I ask this because I learned something new in the convention and trade show business today. While discussing a completely non-related convention with its planners and directors, I was trying to find out if I could live blog the event for a client. “You want to do what?”, was the response as I made my way through the maze of red tape before I was finally told I would probably not be able to cover the event in this way. It seems that they consider live blogging or posting the experience live through a blog, “siutcasing.”
Suitcasing refers to businesses or sales people working the show floor selling their services or products without actually purchasing a show booth. I tried to explain that I wasn’t there as a sales person or there to sell anything on behalf of my client, I was there to report on my client’s blog the experience of attending the show and who was there, what was the buzz, and what were the hot presentations and what was the breaking industry news. I was a citizen journalist. Somehow I don’t think they understood the idea behind a blog, or what posting was or how that played into their “No Suitcasing” policy. I think it is safe to say that the Blog World & New Media Expo welcomes as many bloggers as possible to create a buzz about the show experience. If you intend to live blog the event let us know and we can do a page of all of those that are posting their experience. I would love to hear about those that will be podcasting from the show, livecasting the event and reporting on their experience! I’ll let you know how it turns out with the other conference and whether I actually have to gain press credentials. Bloggers get no respect!
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Wrote on September 26, 2007 @ 8:52 pm
I’ll be there and I’ll be liveblogging.
Wrote on September 26, 2007 @ 10:56 pm
I plan to mix it up with a little of everything, live blogging, podcast, and some video.
Wrote on September 27, 2007 @ 4:04 am
I will be live blogging at http://alternageek.com and possibly podcasting as well.
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Wrote on September 28, 2007 @ 8:24 pm
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Wrote on September 29, 2007 @ 9:51 pm
Funny story - thanks for posting it here! I’ll be Twittering the heck out of your Expo!
Wrote on October 1, 2007 @ 6:33 pm
We will be blogging (may not be live blogging) on our blogs - ViasBlog (http://viaspire.blogs.com) and ViaPress (http://viaspire.blogs.com/viapress). We will also be Twittering.
Wrote on October 1, 2007 @ 9:50 pm
Live Blogging is not “Suitcasing”.
Truthfully, how will a Convention Services Official really know if one is Live Blogging or just writing home to mother.
Suitcasing, on the other hand, can be easily detected in that the offended party usually points the person out who was trying to put together a business arrangement or promote on the show floor without a booth.
Since life is a bit of a perpetual sales job anyway … I suppose if one happens to write at a media show - He would be guilty of both activities! Guilty as charged your Honor!
Wrote on November 8, 2007 @ 6:50 pm
I’m currently liveblogging our events both at http://brandstorming.com and http://stlrecruiting.com.