SDBloggers, prepare yourself for a night of fun. We are gathering at the The Currant (downtown), to celebrate, network, and to meet new people.

The evening is sponsored by morefocus and the Sofia Hotel. As a result, we will have happy hour prices from 7:30-9:30pm, free appetizers, and a toast provided by the sponsors.

Side note: I know. Some of you hate the downtown meetups. I will just say this: once in a while it’s worth it to fight the parking, get dressed up, and deal with the overall madness– this would be one of those times. =-D
Get out, be social, come have fun!

RSVP HERE. See you there!

p.s. This event is limited to 40 due to the size of the Currant, and there will be no more last minute additions. Please don’t RSVP unless you know you can make it.

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My development needs were:
* I wanted complete control the design of the site
* I wanted complete control of the data, and my database
* I wanted portability, but also a platform

My operational goals were:
* I wanted to facilitate greater marketing opportunity for local bloggers
* I wanted to create our own network where we could interact with each other exclusively
* I wanted something that could grow with the needs of the group.

I am happy to conclude that WordPress is the platform that best meets these needs. WPMu, which is a multi-user version of WordPress, coupled with BuddyPress, you have a social blogger network.

Enter sdbloggers.com

Please create an account and let me know what you think.

The next blogger meet up is at 7:30pm on January 26th at Oggi’s in Mission Valley.

http://blog.meetup.com/403/calendar/9332924/

I hope to see you there.

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Thanks to SDBloggers for all your feedback on the new logo. This is what we’ve come up with after listening to your feedback.

Any last minute suggestions?

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The SDBloggers room on FriendFeed contains all the blog posts from members of our local meetup. Not only does it serve as a master feed of all local blogs, but FriendFeed makes it easy for the popular posts to rise to the top. If you ‘like’ a post, or comment on a post, you’ll notice it moves back up to the top of the list. This is an excellent way for all of us to ensure our best content gets read.

To include your blog in this room, all you need to do is attend one of the upcoming SDBloggers meetups. Networking with local bloggers is one of the most powerful marketing activities you can do for your blog. We are leveraging our collective content to create a place where we will all gain more readers and exposure.

If you like to sign up for weekly email updates from SDBloggers, join our mailing list by submitting your info below.

Our next meeting is August 26th at Hennessey’s Pub (in the Gaslamp) at 7:30pm- we hope to see you there!

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About 25-30 citizen journalists, aka bloggers, gathered at Hennessey’s Pub to discuss some posts over some pints. @downtownrob helped tremendously by guest organizing the event; thank you Rob.

The group had a chance to introduce their blogs, mingle, and network. I am really excited about seeing the connections that bloggers are making at the group. To sign up for the weekly newsletter from bloggers around San Diego and you can do so here:

If you haven’t made it to a blogger meetup yet, I invite you to attend our next meeting, August 26th.

Shameless plug: The group is looking for food and beverage sponsors, if you know anyone, please send them my way.

And remember, please tags your photos, tweets, and blog posts with “SDBloggers”.

See you next month!

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I have hosted SDBloggers MeetUp for almost 1 year now. We have over 100 members and an average of 25-35 people in attendance at each monthly meeting.

We generally socialize, network, and talk about the latest conversations on our blogs. Matching a face with a blogger, is one of the best take-aways from the event.

I have experienced the power of connecting bloggers on a local level and I think there is a huge opportunity to unite local blogger groups everywhere.

MeetUp Alliance is a new site (currently in beta), designed to connect like minded groups. My goal is to connect all of the regional Blogger groups into one global Blogger Alliance.

I need help reaching out to Blog group organizers everywhere. If you know anyone, or you’d like to start a blogger group in your city, please contact me.

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Thanks to all our San Diego Tweeps that joined us for the #SDBloggers MeetUp.

• @nrek – Enrique Gutierrez
• @viss – Dan Tentler
• @jbruin – Jenn Van Grove
• @gwaveconsulting – Melani Gordon
• @gebl – Gabriel Lawrence
• @declan – Declan Flemming
• @richandcreamy – Richie Edquid
• @tonybalsamo – Tony Balsamo
• @mokolabs – Patrick Crowley
• @dominicdamian – Dominic Damian
• @hober – Ed O’Connor
• @kirinqueen – Erin O’Connor
• @ducksnorts – Geoff Young
• @mattsurfs – Matt Browne

Watch San Diego Tweepsfor info regarding the #SDTweetup.

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The format of this evening’s event was centered around networking. Each member had an opportunity to introduce their blog to the group and explain the focus of their posts. We each took a minute (about 30 total) to introduce our blogs, market new blogs, or promote specific articles.

Jenn, our assistant organizer, posted a list of local bloggers in attendance. In addition, I’d like to dedicate a series of posts picking up where this event left off, interviewing local bloggers. I am going to commit to doing 3 posts (or Utterz) per week showcasing San Diego bloggers and what they are up to. Connect with me on Twitter, if you’d like to talk.

The meeting got off to a late start because David’s Coffee Shop doubled booked the meeting room til 7:30pm, so we had to deal. As it worked out, many local bloggers showed up about that time anyway. Hence, I am going to move the meeting time to 7:30pm for future events.

We are looking for a new location for the next meeting, so please comment if you have any ideas. It is important our new venue can support a presentation for 30-40 people, while still being a friendly, semi-private environment that inspires conversation.

It has been great to see the group mature over the last 6 months. I think we are on our way to building a powerful community that will be an asset to all of us. If you have been thinking about checking our group out for the first time, please join us on April 29th for our next meeting.

‘Blog & Article Marketing’ is the topic for next month’s meeting, followed by a discussion from the group. We are looking for sponsors for future events, please email me if you are interested.

Don’t forget to check out SDBloggers.com to stay up to date with the San Diego blogging community. For our members, please tag your assets and articles with “sdbloggers” & “startupsd.“

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