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Sex 2.0

(04/12/2008)

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Okay, so this is my first time liveblogging ... Checking FUNKYBROWNCHICK.com to see if this is actually showing up on my site ....

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Okay, good, it works ...

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Viviane from the Sex Carnival is talking about the roll of commenting on blogs. She says, "I'm less likely to read blogs that don't have comments." The discussion is helpful, she says.

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Just shot video. Wonder if I can upload it.

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Chick who runs "bound not gagged " is sitting next to me, making great comments about interactive technology and talking about sex.

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Trying to figure out how to post an image to a live blog.

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This is where the event is taking place.

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This picture is of the cute little lobby space in the 10,000 foot sq foot dungeon.

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Viviane is talking about an interesting story about recreational blogging activities.

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If you've not checked out Viviane's site, here's the link: http://www.thesexcarnival.com/

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Woman with dark hair is talking about how tiring it is to have a split personality online.

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Elizabeth is talking about the stress of "fracturing ourselves until we can't do it anymore." She's comparing annoymous blogging to the "coming out" experience and the discovery that comes after it

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Oooooh just noticed Viviane is liveblogging this, too!! :)

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Mind randomly thinking about the recent New York Times article about comments on blogs. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/09/technology/09blog.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin

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Chick next to me said, "I don't have a day job, I'm a sex worker. Sleeping is my day job."

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Her blog is renegaderevolution.blogspot.com

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Says that being "outted" by her blog made her feel more comfortable.

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Question: What are the clues for nastiiness on the internet .... People who can't seperate themselves from the issue.

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Wow! She made a lot of great and poignant comments.

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So far, I'm loving the conference.

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I'm a bit sleep-deprived and hungry, but I'm hanging in there. Lunch is just around the corner.

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This lovely lady who organized it all ...

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This woman is talking now: http://deepthroated.wordpress.com/

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This sex worker is HILARIOUS!!! She mentioned the "show me your creds game." She's all, "um, I'm a whore." She made good points about the difference between researchers who'd never done sex work, sex workers who'd never done research and every other combination in between.

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Elizabeth is REALLY articulate and knowledgeable about her stuff.

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Here's the link to her blog if you wanna check it out: http://sexinthepublicsquare.org/

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Regina Lynn's making great comments about the importance of vaildating personal experience.

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I'm still kinda amazed by the whole live blogging thing.

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Viviane suggested we all continue the discussion via the Sex in the Public Square forum site.

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Session is wrapping up. I think we all go to lunch and then there are a few other sessions. Elizabeth rocks.

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Claps are heard around the room.

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Lunch has arrived.

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Okay, so I totally just got back from downing Mexican food and like a gallon of mango margarita with Tiffany B. Brown and Rachel Kramer Bussel.

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Listening to another panel at Sex 2.0.Sooooo lLooking forward to Regina Lynne's taik.

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Wondering which room Regina Lynne's talk will be in.

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Okay, so, I'm gonna cool it with the liveblogging for now. I'm sleeeeeepy from the drinks.

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Melissa Gira Grant and Kimberly are taking about prosituttion.

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In Viviane's session.

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After much sugar-filled coffee, I am awake!! :)

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Starting soon ... Everything you wanted to know about being a sex blogger but were afraid to ask: http://www.sex20con.com/schedule/#viv_session

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And, we're getting started! :)

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Viviane says no pics, but we're free to blog. ;)

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She got into sex blogging when she was seperated. One night, looking for sex blogs, she found her friend Jefferson and, later, she started sex blogging as well.

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Her daily reads -- 400 feeds total, 25 - 30 daily reads, many stories bookmarked through del.icio.us, and are posted on The Sex Carnival.

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She asked "Who reads blogs on a daily basis?" Everyone rose their hands.

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She recs the blog www.badmanbadplace.com

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www.lolitawolf.blogspot.com

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www.boinkology.com

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www.boundnotgaged.com

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http://beingamberrhea.com/

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joemygod.blogspot.com

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fd-midori.livejournal.com

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www.reginalynn.com

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www.reversecowgirlblog.blogspot.com was named in Time magazine as one of the best sex blogs.

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www.lustylady.blogspot.com

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www.sitps.org

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She's got a long list of GREAT blogs! :)

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www.tinynibbles.com

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www.twitter.com

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... though not a "sex blog", it's a public timeline about what's going on. sometimes the "what" is sex.

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For any aspiring sex blogger ...

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"What do I write about?"

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Scan google news. Type in the word sex, and you'll find a list of topics and items to find out where the media is clustering around a particular story.

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news.google.com

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What another source?

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www.sexoteric.com/blognews.php

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youporn.com

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Reminder ... the person giving the speech is "Viviane" from The Sex Carnival ...

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Another example of a place to find stories for your sex blog ... use Google feed reader.

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New feature on Google feed reader -- "share this story with your friends"

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Viviane's blog roll ...

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Focus is on --- advocacy, blogging, columnist, education publications, fellow perverts, fetish, kink, saucy & sexy, smut, etc.

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How to get started as a sex blogger ...

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1. Pick some blogs that interest you

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2. Read and comment. People *notice* you once you start commenting.

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Issues to consider ... Privacy and Security

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Questions, have you ego surfed recently?

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Google your own email address and login info to find out what's online with your stuff

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Set up news alerts for yourself to find out what people are saying about you.

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You'll receive an email anytime anyone posts anything online about you.

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Tips for sex bloggers ....

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Cover your tracks ...

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1. Clean your computer: disk wipe programs. Viviane uses R Wipe & Clean (www.r-wipe.com)

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2. Install programs on a flash drive, without leaving personal data behind: Portableapps.com

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She says she goes through these efforts because she likes to keep these things seperate

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Questions you should ask yourself as a sex blogger ...

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What are your goals? What's your budget? How much of a techie are you? What's everyone else using? Design? Blog tools?

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Consider the answer to these questions before you set up your blog.

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blogger.com is a great site for starting a site.

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Sidenote: I still can't believe I'm in Atlanta. It's like that scene in Fight Club. "You wake up in LGA, you wake up in ATL, etc. etc."

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Okay, back to the session ...

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Now, she's talking about Wordpress vs. Blogger.com

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blogrolling.com

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stat counters

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FYI: I have four different free statcounters plus google analytics.

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She took an SEO class in the fall and the teacher said THE counter to use is google analytics

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define: "bounce rate" - how long a reader stays on a page.

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Vivane says she doesn't get a lot of traffic, but she gets the traffic that matters to her.

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Here's a link to the stats and demographics of folks who read thesexcarnival.com

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http://www.quantcast.com/thesexcarnival.com

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Now the discussion is covering feeds

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Great comment from Viviane - "Yes, you have the blog and the content, but you have to spend time working on your site."

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Viv is talking about technorati searches

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She also submitted her blog to the open directory project.

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She says the first thing to consider when setting up a blog is: "What's the name going to be?"

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sugasm.com

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She suggests you submit to them to build traffic to your site.

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She gets a big spike of traffic every time she posts.

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How to build readership ...

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Post oftn and at regular intervals

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read, comment, link to other blogs

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meet other bloggers

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figure out what kind of blogger you are: (1) link collector or (2) story teller

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www.FUNKYBROWNCHICK.com is a story-telling blog. :)

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Affiliate marketing: web based practice by which a business rewards an affiliate for each customr who buys something (i.e. a subscription) from their site.

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Viviane on affiliate programs: "It doesn't really pay that much money."

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Ain't that the truth!!! ;)

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Affiliate marketing continued ---

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Business will pay 30% - 50% of a sale to you.

Content varies hugely.

What content is offered?

Payment is through an online credit card processing serivces

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Viv says she has 25 different affiliates and earns $250 per month because of it.

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NOTES: This is liveblogging the Sex 2.0 session "Everything you ever wanted to know about being a sex blogger" by Viviane from thesexcarnival.com

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People present in the audience include Audacia Ray, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Amber Rhea and others. :)

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Viviane's upcoming sites ....

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Viviane's upcoming projects ...

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Site just moved to a virtual private server for speed and database capacity.

Search engine optimizations; WebCEO, website optimization, submissions & promotion softward

Google ADWords 0 purchase of ads, based on targeted keywords

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Her goal is to beef up search engine referrals.

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ADORABLE!!!!! She just put up a cartoon of history of the blog from gapingvoid

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