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A computer-mediated communication tool, a blog incorporates various interactive platforms and provides links to information articles, photos, and videos for personal or commercial use. For the past three years or so, the surge in the use of blog as a medium has gone exponential. Along this line, the 2008 BlogWorld & New Media Expo, an industry-wide media event, trade show, and conference aimed at promoting the blogging and new media industry will be held September 20-21 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The BlogWorld & New Media Expo, the first and only industry-wide exhibition, features the world's largest blogging conference which includes over 50 panel discussions, seminars, and keynotes from several iconic personalities on blogging and news media.

Blogging statistics

The people behind BlogWorld & New Media Expo have a good reason to stage such an event. For one, blogs are omnipresent and it is evident in recent statistics on the number of bloggers, the number of blogs created everyday, and the major reasons for blogging At least 12 million American are maintaining a blog. Technorati currently estimates that there are currently more than 70 million blogs; around 120,000 blogs are created daily; and 1.4 million new blogs are posted daily. Moreover, 1.7 million of the American adult population blog because they want to make money and 51% of blog readers do online shopping.

Attendees

Who are attending BlogWorld & New Media Expo? The conference welcomes bloggers, vloggers, podcasters, Internet TV broadcasters, producers of new media, and social media experts. This event is for those who are serious about blogging or want to improve the overall blog look, functionality, and content in order to increase readership. This is also for those who want: to sell products or services, to influence decision makers, to promote themselves as industry expert, or to build brand with the help of new media.

But the Expo is not an exclusive event for bloggers. It is also for business owners, media, marketing, or PR professionals interested to learn how to make the most out of the great opportunities that blogging and new media could offer them and their clients.

Exhibiting opportunities

BlogWorld & New Media Expo gathers online leaders, innovators, and influencers who are going to look for such resources as: Blog Publishing Software, Podcasting, Designers and Communities, Equipment and Networks, Internet TV and Radio Services, Widgets and Plug-ins, Badges, Social Media Technology and Communities, Software and Peripherals, Computer Hardware, Advertising Networks, RSS Services, Mobile Blogging Technology, Vlogging Devices, Affiliate Programs, Wi-Fi and ISP's, Broadband, and many more.

Topics

The BlogWorld & New Media Expo will be divided into tracks to address specific needs. It will have some of the most well-renowned blogging and new media experts in the world as speakers. Topics will include the following: blogging basics, podcasting, business opportunities in the blogosphere, monetizing blog, RSS, building readership, Search Engine Optimization, and blogging in the political area. BlogWorld will also tackle other topics that are important to bloggers who are serious in solidifying their own space, and in building their own brand in the blogosphere.

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