Update: Mack chimes in
Well, that's all folks. It's done. And in good time because I think I've had enough of talking about myself. NY was fantastic. There was an intense energy in the office and the turnout was excellent. I took the picture below right at the start, but the cool thing was that some of the people who were walking by actually stopped to see what was going on and we had even more folks by the end of it.
Max Kalehoff from Nielson Buzz Metrics was kind enough to do a writeup. You can view the final prez here Download blog06_final.pps
The room right before I started...
Blog Buds from left to right: Max Kalehoff, CK, Joseph Jaffe, Me, and Greg Verdino (and the picture was taken by Emily Steel of the WSJ no less!)
So now it's back to regular scheduled work and posts. This was a great experience and I feel privileged to have had it. Meeting the people I've come to know through my blog was the highlight and it was like getting together with old friends.
Jessi Hempel from BusinessWeek made a simple statement when we greeted each other after I finished:
"I feel like I know you"
Blogging has a way of doing that—of bringing people together in ways that were not possible before. And to my point about "Empathy, Experience, and Curiosity"—you won't fully understand this until you experience it for yourself.
