SOBCon07

THEY SAY LAST YEAR WAS “AWESOME!”

SOBCon07 was focused on building relationships using Web 2.0 Social Media and blogs in particular.

The energy of the conference and what folks took home is captured in this blog post by Mark Goodyear, Fifteen “Good Word” Bites from SOBcon07 and the comments that follow it.

Jason Alba “liveblogged” the entire event and archived it here .

Testimonials abound - attendees commented at SOBEvent.com and wrote on their own blogs about their experience at the event.

From Tony Clark :

It’s fitting that a great blogging conference mimics a great blog…
• Stays on topic, but remains flexible
• Is informative, but friendly and welcoming
• Is a conversation, rather than a lecture
• Makes is hard to leave, but easy to want to come back

That’s exactly what the beta edition of SOBCon was. And like other really good online betas, it was hard to distinguish from a production version.

From Wendy Piersall: SOBCon Leaves Me Speechless

From Ann Michael :

Innovation often results from the combination of known elements in new ways.
When such a diverse group of people are assembled together, innovative sparks are sure to fly.
The most amazing part of the event was being in the presence of great (and open) minds trying to figure out what comes next!

From Vernon Lun:

This wasn’t a conference, it was a life experience. I felt I could really walk up to anyone in the room and talk to anyone as if I had known them forever. As Liz says, you’re only a stranger once. I was proud and honored that the TheGoodBlogs was part of this.

From Tammy Lenski:

Generosity of spirit is viral. Picture 110 people in a hotel ballroom, all generously sharing business ideas and secrets, building on each other’s creativity, and offering their experience as a gift. I can’t remember the last time I was in a space where that kind of spirit abounded on such a large scale. Conflict tempts us to hold our cards close to our vest, to be cautious, to be stingy with our warmth and spirit. That stinginess begets more of the same. Generosity of spirit is so much easier…all we have to do is make the choice to do it. Thank you, my fellow SOBcon-ers.

Lorelle Van Fossen captured even more at SOBCon 2007 Remembered and Recommended