Blogging While Brown 2013 - New York City - June 21-22nd
Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY 10037
Refund policy
Description
Blogging While Brown is an annual conference. Blogging While brown 2013 will be June 21-22,2013. Since its launch in 2008, Blogging While Brown has grown to become the premier blogging conference dedicated to education, collaboration, and innovation among bloggers of color. The conference brings Black social media experts, speakers, and independent content creators together to expand their influence in social media and technology. The conference offers an opportunity to learn tools and strategies to build engaging and dynamic online platforms, leverage online engagement for offline results, and create sustainable business and activism models.
June 21, 2013Friday Schedule
BUSINESS OF BLOGGING (PLATINUM BADGES)
8:30AM - 9:15AM
Registration & Breakfast
9:15AM - 9:30AM
Opening Remarks
9:30AM - 10:20AM
Stop Thinking Like a Blogger and Think Like a Business!
Lamar Tyler, Tyler New Media & BlackAndMarriedWithKids.com
10:30AM - 11:20AM
Online Energy, Offline Synergy: How Creating Content Online Can Create Financial Opportunities Offline
Nicole Moore, theHotness.com
Jodie Patterson, GeorgiaNY.com
11:30AM - 12:30PMLUNCH
12:30PM - 1:20PM
When Keeping it Real Goes Wrong
Trezanay M. Atkins, The Brand Infringement Firm
1:30PM - 2:20PM
Strategic Partnerships from a Brand’s Perspective
Kristin Rolla, General Manager of TV Land Digital
Zaldivar-Clark, Vice President of TV Land Communications
Sue Funke, Audience Development Manager of TV Land
2:30PM - 3:20PM
Blogs and Brands
Charlene Bastien-Dance, National Marketing and Sales Director, Strength of Nature Global
Mary Pryor, Urbansocialista.com
Shante Bacon, Founder and CEO, 135th Street Agency
Tola Lawal, Marketing Manager, BET
3:30PM - 4:00PM
Closing Remarks
CONCLUDE BUSINESS OF BLOGGING/BEGIN BLOGGING WHILE BROWN
4:30 - 5:30
Beginning Blogger Bootcamp Lab (Platinum & Gold Badges) - Schomburg Center
6:00PM - 10:00PM
Colgate-Palmolive Optic White "All White" Party - Aloft Harlem
for Platinum & Gold Badge Holders at Aloft WXYZ Lounge
Please pack your best accessory, "your smile" and an all-white outfit
June 22, 2013
Saturday Morning Schedule
8:30AM - 9:15AM
Registration/ Breakfast Sponsored By TV Land's THE SOUL MAN (RSVP Required)
9:15AM - 9:30AM
Opening Remarks
9:30AM - 10:20AM
Opening Keynote
Markus Robinson, Interactive One
10:30AM - 11:20AM
Beyond Facebook & Twitter: Using Google Plus, Pinterest and Instagram
Jeneba Jalloh Ghatt, Ghatt Law Group
Nicole A. Taylor, Hot Grease
Blogging for the Love of the Blog
Michele Grant, www.blacknbougie.com
Carolyn Edgar, carolynedgar.com
Deesha Philyaw, coparenting101.org
11:30AM - 11:50AM
Ten Easy Steps to “Hackproof” Your Wordpress Installation and Backup Your Site
Arsha Jones, BrandBuildSell
10 Ways to Turn Your Blog Writing from Basic to Brilliant
Tamara Jeffries, Tamara Jeffries Editorial
11:50AM - 12:10PM
Keep it Movin’ : Mobilizing Your Blog and Your Brand
Terrance Gaines, BrothaTech
Cavaughn Noel, Icy Visions
Starting a Business While Working Full-time
Karla Trotman, BellyButtonBoutique.com
12:10PM - 12:30PM
Driving and Texting - Sponsored by AT&T
Cross-border Conundrums: Being An International Black Blogger
Bridget “Bee” Quammie, '83toInfinity
LUNCH
1:30PM - 2:20PM
Diversity: Unpacking the Supply and Demand Side of Diversity
Elisa Camahort Page, BlogHer
Turning your brand up to 11 with a Podcast
Scott Hanselman, hanselman.com
Luvvie Ajayi, AwesomelyLuvvie.com
2:30PM - 3:20PM
Professional Blogging Opportunities, powered by BlogHer: What you need to know to make the most of your blog.
Susan Getgood, VP of BlogHer Influencer Services
Elisa Camahort Page, Co-Founder of BlogHer
Blogging for Your Organizational Voice
Jessica Neal, NAACP
Nicole Kenney, NAACP
Shamar Bibbins, Green For All
3:30PM - 4:20PM
Crowdfunding your Creative Project: Advice From 3 Rock Star Women On Using Kickstarter
Evita Robinson, Nomadness TV
Kimberly Bryant, BlackGirlsCode
Janel Martinez, BlackEnterprise.com
Got a Blog? Protect Your Brand in Cyberspace
Patrice Perkins, MyLifestyleZen.com
4:30PM - 5:45PM
Closing Remarks
Closing Keynote Session
Necole Bitchie, NecoleBitchie.com
Alfred Edmond, Black Enterprise
Angel Laws, Concreteloop.com
Claire Siobhan Sulmers, The Fashion Bomb
6:00PM - 9:00PM
CLOSING PARTY SPONSORED BY AT&T
9:30PM Fruitvale Movie Screening
AMC Magic Johnson Theater
2309 Frederick Douglas Blvd, NY, NY 10027
CLICK HERE TO RSVP FOR SCREENING
SundayUnofficial Brunches - every year Blogging While Brown attendees meet up for brunch. This is an unofficial conference tradition as attendees wait for their flights to leave.
Check out the highlights from Blogging While Brown 2012.
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