I’m writing to you right now from a public computer terminal inside the NCTE Exhibit Hall at Opryland. It’s been a crazy and rewarding couple of days — two successful presentations with smart colleagues on blogging and social site design, some good meals and better conversation with friends and family, as well as several "meetups" with colleagues from cyberspace whom I’ve never met face to face — Paul Allison, , Kevin Hodgson, Mary Lee and Clarence Fisher are some of those I actually shook hands and spoken with — although I know there are other readers lurking at this conference. I also managed to entice some well-intentioned (follow the link for a short podcast). It’s weird to be a person via text before being a person, ahem, in person. But it’s also cool, because I feel so often like I’m continuing a conversation, rather than meeting someone new, although I’ve met several new folks that I hope will become contributors via their own blogs. (Feel free to share a link to your new blog, or any feedback you might have, in the comments.)
Plenty more to post — but I’m off to another session. I’ll upload some audio from one presentation once I get a chance to get my own machine back online. Tonight’s one of my most favorite annual events. Perhaps I’ll see some of you there.
Thanks for the link — needs a little tweek, please, to work:
readingyear.blogspot.com
Great meeting you!
Hi Bud
You did a fantastic job with Troy on your presentation at NWP, regarding interactivity elements built into web design (I know, design is not your thing, still …)
My question remains: Do we push for interactivity because we (techies) want it and we think others need it or do we push it because we think our people (casual users) want it and just don’t know how to do it? We all had stories about disappointments to balance your stories of success. (sigh).
Anyway, thanks for sharing your insights and enthusiasm for the unfolding digital world. Your thinking along all of these lines helps the rest of us mull over the possibilities.
It was a great pleasure to say hello to you.
Kevin Hodgson
Western Mass Writing Project