Posted by : Emog in (Reflection and Inspiration)
The Nigerian Blogger’s Conference
Yesterday marked the birth of a new industry in Nigeria.
Though it has been going on for quite sometime, a group
of people have come together to build a structure out of
what seems to be a large industry that has the capacity to
grow into a formidable voice in Nigeria. The venue was
Elomaz hotel, Maryland Lagos. The event was a gathering
of Nigerian bloggers with the intention of exploring the
possibilities of collaborating and increasing the interest and
knowledge about blogging.
The event had in attendance about 80 bloggers as well as
potential bloggers. Coincidentally, a world bloggers conference
tagged blog world and new media expo was taking place in Las
Vegas. The event started with the recitation of the second stanza
of our National anthem which is our prayer for our nation. The
convener, Adeolu Akinyemi welcomed everyone to the event and
introduced himself as well as gave a brief history about when and
how he started blogging. Read the rest of this entry »