by Ted Mann
InJersey at WordCamp NYC
November 14, 2009 in Events, hyperlocal by Ted Mann
Today I spoke at WordCamp NYC about what we're building out here on InJersey. WordPress is the software that makes InJersey possible, and my talk focused on how we use it here, as well as how we employ BuddyPress to help build up and communicate with our network of community bloggers.
It was a great session -- despite being held at 5pm, very near to the end of the day, when I imagine most attendants were more interested in getting their drink on than in learning about hyperlocal journalism. Still, I'm still flattered that we had such great attendance and such engaging questions. Thanks to everyone who turned out, and please, don't be shy about shooting me any and all questions about how we use WordPress.
Here are the slides from my talk:
One of the things that Day 1 of WordCamp has inspired me to do is upgrade BuddyPress to the latest version. Please excuse any wonky behavior while I set out to do this in the next day.
Ted – I attended your WordCamp session yesterday and thought it was great! I live in NJ and will be sure to follow this website. Thanks for holding our attention at such a late point in the day.
Thanks, Maria! I really appreciate the kind words. What town do you live in?
I live in Short Hills. Any plans for a Short Hills / Millburn NJ site?
Ted, I attended your session as well. Nice job! I’ll be following your work here with interest.
@Maria: No plans for a Short Hills or Millburn site yet. In the towns where Patch has already put down stakes, we’re going to let them take a first go at it. But eventually we may go there. I grew up in Summit, and went to school in Short Hills, so the towns are important to me.
@Jonathan: Thanks for the kind words. Any feedback or thoughts on how to make the site better would be greatly appreciated!