May 25, 2007

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Busy Bloggies at BlogOut!

by admin

For the party people in Singapore, we have ZoukOut. For the Blogging people in Singapore, we have BlogOut!

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I was down at Blog Out earlier this evening. Geek Terminal is a really nice place and it’s definitely a fitting location for Blog Out.

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I shall leave SgEntrepreneurs to provide you with a synopsis of the event as BL was liveblogging from the event.

Personally, I thought it was a great event that brought together people from the social media scene. Even the traditional-media people came to cover the event so I think more reports of the event should be available in the papers soon.

Good to see some personality bloggers and celebs over there too. Of course, nobody stood out more than Kevin Lim with his super “sousveillance” backpack streaming the event life. (See his setup)

Alas Singapore has a Justin.tv! We’ve beat out the rest of the world at replicating Justin.tv. But I think Kevin is definitely original in his own way. Tremendously heartening to see people like Kevin pushing the frontiers of social technology.

Haha, btw, earlier this week, I set up my own streaming channel. I’ve aptly named it JustinLee.tv, but I wonder if I could even command an audience at all? Would you like to see me stream a show?

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  • http://theory.isthereason.com Kevin

    What if I passed the backpack to you for a day? Would you be willing to broadcast your life online? :)

  • http://theory.isthereason.com Kevin

    What if I passed the backpack to you for a day? Would you be willing to broadcast your life online? :)

  • http://www.mikelim.org Michael Lim

    It’ll be great to involve the traditional media people into this event as well. Kee Haur, an ex-Mediacorp CH8 journalist was there, and when I spoke with him, he was pleasantly surprised by the vibrancy and turnout of this event.

    The downside of such events is that we keep bumping into the same people all the time, although there is the kampung intimate feel to it. The key will be to hold it on a regular basis, have engaging topics, keep it informal and fun, focus not just on technology but the social aspects as well.

    Such events could focus on how has technology helped to free the voice of the people, create strong grassroot movements like this, the implications for society etc. After all, technology itself does not exist in a vacuum but has to make a positive and significant impact on people’s lives.

  • http://www.mikelim.org Michael Lim

    It’ll be great to involve the traditional media people into this event as well. Kee Haur, an ex-Mediacorp CH8 journalist was there, and when I spoke with him, he was pleasantly surprised by the vibrancy and turnout of this event.

    The downside of such events is that we keep bumping into the same people all the time, although there is the kampung intimate feel to it. The key will be to hold it on a regular basis, have engaging topics, keep it informal and fun, focus not just on technology but the social aspects as well.

    Such events could focus on how has technology helped to free the voice of the people, create strong grassroot movements like this, the implications for society etc. After all, technology itself does not exist in a vacuum but has to make a positive and significant impact on people’s lives.

  • Justin

    @kevin, i’d be game to try it actually…. let’s pick a day when I actually do something more than sitting in front of the computer? hahahaha

  • admin

    @kevin, i’d be game to try it actually…. let’s pick a day when I actually do something more than sitting in front of the computer? hahahaha

  • http://www.mikelim.org Michael Lim

    Erm, like BuyButtonz you a cent for each button that you remove? Hehe.

    Well, I’m not interested in you… only in a babe.

  • http://www.mikelim.org Michael Lim

    Erm, like BuyButtonz you a cent for each button that you remove? Hehe.

    Well, I’m not interested in you… only in a babe.

  • http://sgentrepreneurs.com/events/2007/05/24/event-live-blogging-at-blogout-in-geek-terminal/ Singapore Entrepreneurs ~ Venture Capital Funding in Singapore » Blog Archive » Event: Live Blogging at BlogOut! in Geek Terminal & Aftermath

    [...] other bloggers who have attended the events. [1] Genie, Token of Appreciation [2] Entrepreneur 27, Busy Bloggies at BlogOut [3] Peter Du, BlogOut 2007 [4] Walter Lim, Blogout was a Blast! and make sure you check out [...]

  • http://www.bjornlee.com bjornlee

    yes, i dun want to watch your computer screen. why dun you open-source the itinerary and ask people to recommend people to meet you and your cam?

  • http://www.bjornlee.com bjornlee

    yes, i dun want to watch your computer screen. why dun you open-source the itinerary and ask people to recommend people to meet you and your cam?

  • http://theory.isthereason.com Kevin

    @bjornlee: Actually I’m working on something like that, but it’ll be a while before I get this out. :)

  • http://theory.isthereason.com Kevin

    @bjornlee: Actually I’m working on something like that, but it’ll be a while before I get this out. :)

  • http://www.thedigitalmovement.org/blog/2007/05/26/thanks-for-being-there-for-blogout/ The Digital Movement » Thanks for Being There For Blogout!

    [...] seen as ping.sg a day after the event… Thanks folks like DK, Walter, SG Entrepreneurs, e27, Sheylara, Mike for the positive vibes, and thanks Nicole, astroboy and veron for [...]

  • http://www.thedigitalmovement.org/blog/2007/06/19/youtube-and-beyond-public-talk-national-library-by-kevin-lim-19th-june/ The Digital Movement » Youtube and Beyond: Public Talk @ National Library by Kevin Lim! 19th June

    [...] notorious in the local scene in recent months, with descriptions of him ranging from the “101 gadget man” to “having a really nice [...]

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