Kevin Drum blogs today about being invited to attend BlogHer, and Chris Nolan encourages him to attend. So far so good. But then Chris veers off the deep end and I have to ask, what was she thinking?
If you are a man who like code and software and things that plug in, and is perhaps having trouble finding a girl who likes Java (and knows it’s not just a coffee) and undersands your inner Geek, this might be the PERFECT place for you to spend a summer afternoon.
The ratio at most tech conferences is hugely biased toward men that will assuredly not be the case here.
I’m not planning on going to BlogHer (my reasons why are here), but I find that approach rather demeaning. Not “come to BlogHer to learn more about technology, politics, developing a niche blog, blogging for business and woman’s issues, among other things, and have fun too!” Nope, it’s flat out, “Come to BlogHer to try and get a date.” And then the official BlogHer weblog posted her comments, in an approving manner.
You’d think after all this time that we could do better.
All that said, knowing that Kevin is going does tempt me somewhat to go despite my previous post. I’d like to meet him. And looking over the evolving agenda, I see they’ve toned the mommy focus down somewhat (a plus for those of us who are childfree). And as a student, I can get in for a nice low price. So call me on the fence, but still inclined towards “no”.