BlogWorldExpo 2009 Day One
1:00:45 PM: New blog entry: BlogWorldExpo 2009 Day One http://bit.ly/xTJcn
1:00:50 PM: “They Also Serve: Spouse Bloggers” panel just started. Tammy Munson, Delta Whiskey, Barmy Mama speaking. #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:01:48 PM: JIhad Gene asks Tammy if there were problems with her blogging due to recent OPSEC concerns by her command. #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:02:15 PM: Tammy says she removes info that would jeopardize the mission (locations, dates, times, etc). #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:03:35 PM: Tammy blogs at http://bit.ly/qmptM #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:05:03 PM: People are steadily walking into the milblog track panels
1:11:01 PM: CJ just asked a question of the panel about spouse bloggers getting in trouble by husband’s units
1:23:45 PM: the spouse panel is talking about the new media rules by each service
1:28:28 PM: The panel is discussing the role that spouses should play in blogging and what should be written about. #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:29:13 PM: Question from Laughing Wolf: what is your best moment, worst, and greatest challenge as a spouse milblogger #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:29:51 PM: Tammy spoke about helping a young Soldier wounded in Iraq. 1SG reached out to bloggers and she was able to help #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:30:44 PM: Tammy was able to get “Lt. Dan” (Gary Senise) to meet this Soldier. #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:31:13 PM: Barmy Mama says how she helped raise money for a juvenile diabetes walk through her blog. #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:32:11 PM: Delta Whiskey says being able to coordinate care packages to send to troops is the best part of blogging. #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:32:57 PM: DW says she gets to touch so many lives through her blog. #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:33:35 PM: Tammy says worst moment was when her husband wrote her about an incident and the disrespectful comments that followed #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:34:28 PM: Barmy Mama says she thankfully hasn’t had a bad experience yet. #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:35:43 PM: Delta Whiskey says her worst moment is people saying she isn’t “in the fight” and doesn’t have a leg to stand on #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:44:29 PM: Greyhawk remarks that the spouses have ruined “Army Wives” for him, saying it’s not real. #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:45:01 PM: Greyhawk asks what feedback the ladies have gotten from their husbands’ units. #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:45:28 PM: Tammy says that it differs by location. Ft. Carson didn’t like it at all, but others were very supportive. #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:45:58 PM: Tammy says her husband’s command doesn’t like her blogging at all. #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:46:29 PM: Barmy Mama says that her unit was very supportive, sending photos and stories for her to publish for families. #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:47:36 PM: Barmy Mama says her page became a memorial for one of the Soldiers killed. #bwe09 #beatcancer
1:54:54 PM: Wow, a “blog” conference without power strips for computers!
2:34:09 PM: http://tweetphoto.com/a4addb VAMC is a sponsor of the milblog track at #bwe09
2:36:09 PM: http://tweetphoto.com/df4094 Cj Grisham getting ready for the lifting of DADT
2:39:27 PM: @youserved
2:42:53 PM: Troy is asking the panel about their ideas of blogging AFTER deployments and how to motivate people to keep going. #bwe09 #beatcancer
2:45:05 PM: Greyhawk says we just need to support and communicate with each other. 9/10 guys just won’t blog after deployment. #bwe09 #beatcancer
2:45:35 PM: Chuck says writing helped him get through his recovery and a good outlet for emotion after his injury. #bwe09 #beatcancer
2:48:07 PM: The current panel – Toby, Chuck, Jihad Gene, and Greyhawk – sure are nicely dressed young men. #bwe09 #beatcancer
3:44:19 PM: Taking a lunch break at #bwe09
4:35:16 PM: Oldblue from http://www.afghanquest.com is called into the panel from afghanistan
4:38:30 PM: Milblogs, not your standard news source is the milblog panel that is going on now #bwe09
4:44:37 PM: Currently talking about how bloggers deal with sources, keeping them anonymous, citing them.
4:46:15 PM: #Afghanistan seems to be the main focus of the discussions of the milblog panels at #bwe09 @blogworld
5:05:22 PM: New blog entry: Heroes At Home Program Is Back http://bit.ly/3ieCS6
5:20:25 PM: Laptop is about to die again. This sucks. Who doesn’t have power strips at a BLOGGING conference?! #bwe09 #beatcancer
5:25:53 PM: Old Blue says Nick Meo should be reporting on dog shows in London, not military matters. #bwe09 #beatcancer
