4Women who blog empowered at 'BlogHer'

DANNY O'BRIEN WIRED: LAST WEEKEND BlogHer, the conference for women who blog, was in San Francisco, and I'm one of the handful of men around, writes Danny O'Brien . It's fascinating in the way that attending any conference that's not really aimed at you is fascinating. You get to see otherwise invisible allegiances and networks; you hear stories and terminology that you wouldn't normally hear, and the general level of the conversation raises to a professional point that is usually dimmed or simplified when others are around. In this case, I'm not the only one curious to see what's going on in this corner of the blogging world. The US corporate world is fascinated too, to the point of showering the attendees with gifts and questions. Macy's, the department store, has spent over $10,000 to throw a party for the conference's... [read full story]