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In this blogosphere-focused panel, moderator Chris Bowers will pose two questions—one about the Obama/Clinton conflict in the blogosphere community and the second looking at how blogs compare with other forms of social media. After a panel discussion, audience members will be given a chance to ask additional questions.
Cheryl Contee is a consultant and partner at Fission Strategy whose private practice specializes in helping major non-profit organizations, tech startups, Fortune 500 companies and leading trade associations manage their brands and their campaigns online with a focus on Web 2.0, social media and blogger relations. She is also a blogger and co-founder writing as Jill Tubman on one of the top 10 black blogs online, Jack and Jill Politics. She has over 13 years of award-winning interactive expertise and previously served as lead digital strategist for Fleishman-Hillard for the West Coast in San Francisco.
Amanda Marcotte has been blogging since 2004, and writes for Pandagon.net and RH Reality Check. Her first book "It's A Jungle Out There" was released in 2008, and her next book "Get Opinionated" is due out in spring 2010. She stubbornly resides in Austin, TX, subsisting on live music and tacos.
