BlogPhiladelphia: Sessions with Earthlink, Blip.tv and Fastlane

The first breakout sessions of the morning are:

• Separating blogging and your online social life – Alicia Dorset
• Creating and leveraging digital video online – Dina Kaplan
• Blogging and business – Dave Coustan

I spent 33% in each session for maximum velocity and here are my comments:

Alicia – Her session was 2nd in terms of attendees and there was a good number of people asking questions and sharing their thoughts. In general, keeping both separate is hard when you attach your name to your blog and to your social networks. It's the same thing when working for a large company. Companies are searching for current employees and prospective employees on the social networks and almost using them as part of resume/review process.

Dina – her session felt like a blip.tv infomercial. In 30 minutes, she said Ze, Amanda, and Rocketboom each over 10 times. I would have preferred to hear her speak about the general industry (which to her defense, she may have started with that). It's clear by the number of attendees and the spirited discussion, that video is hot.

Dave – the largest number of attendees here. A good discussion about blogging from the corporate perspective. This is really an area that will expand over the next year. More companies are realizing the power of blogging and the direct discussion between company and consumer.

Nice job by all and I tell ya the a/c here is awesome!