If you didn’t make it to Blogres on saturday, you can still catch part of the action by checking the videos of the lectures.
I checked mine, and can’t believe I talk so slow that’s my swiss origins showing… Thank you for stickin’ in there!

Thanks to all the people – and specially Duška, Lea and Samo – who worked so hard to make Blogres, the first international bloggers conference in Slovenia, a reality and a success!
The program was really rich, with a lot of interesting lectures and a couple of to the point workshops, but the atmosphere was very casual and laid back. You can check out the official pictures here, tons of pics from everybody here, and specially very nice pictures from Eirik here.

It was a very exciting experience for me to be part of this event as a lecturer…and also a bit of hard work!
The subject of my presentation was “Blogging as a business opportunity“.
This subject covers quite a wide scope and at first I worked on a presentation possibly more appealing to marketing people, focusing on how brands need to change the way they communicate in order to meet the new expectations of the consumers, and how blogging and in particular corporate blogging is a key factor of success. You can check it out just below.

But then Samo reminded me that this event was for bloggers, and that what they wanted to hear is how a blog could be an opportunity to turn a passion into a workplace. He told me: “Show them the light!“…and he was right.
I reworked on the presentation to illustrate with snowbroader.eu that today all the elements are aligned to look at blogging as a ticket to a better life. The presentation is below and I hope you liked it.

Of course I wasn’t spared by technical problems (first the sound then the internet ) but I guess it went pretty good after all.
So thank you for listening!

I was impressed on how much media was present at the event, and got some interviews going with RTV SLO and Studio City. Cool! Some of my pictures are here btw.
I was also happy to see so many enthusiastic people and had a lot of interesting conversations.

But maybe the best part of the day was the evening .
Daka and me met up with Lea, Duška, Katja, Eirik, Samo, and Kamenko for a really pleasant diner in As and then we all headed to Grad Kodeljevo for the loungebox style party where we enjoyed the mojitos and the fresh housy vibes distilled by Ozi and the Prosti slog crew.
Nothing more to add except that I’m ok for coming back next year to the second edition of Blogres!

Blogres is the first international bloggers’ congress in Slovenia and it will take place on the 9th of June, 2007 at Cankarjev dom, Ljubljana.
The idea of the organisers for this event is to encourage discussion on important themes being opened up online by the public, especially by the blogosphere, intergrate a community of bloggers, who live online but also communicate in person, meet with individuals from different cultures, who can share their experiences with us.

I think it’s a great idea, and for us it’s another cool opportunity to go spend a week-end and have a good time in beautiful Ljubljana, as I was been lucky enough to get invited as a speaker! The theme of my presentation will be “blogging as a business opportunity”. My idea is to focus on how the relationship between advisers and consumers has changed and how blogging can help fill the gap….

Of course there will be a lot of other interesting subjects discussed during the day as well as workshops, like the “pimp your blog” one hosted by Ozren.
I’m also looking forward to the party in Luna Park, where the atmosphere is always so special!

So see you at Blogres!

It might just be the start of a crazy adventure…

We love snowboarding and we were looking for a way to show it and give back.
We believe there is still some space left in the media universe for an independent voice.
We take full advantage of the power of blogs to bring you closer to the European snowboarding action.
But blogging is not about giving, it’s about sharing! Sharing ideas, opinions, information!
So go ahead leave us your comments, send us news about what’s going on in your mountain, and we’ll make sure to post it here on [snow]BrOADER!

Check out [snow]BrOADER, a new virtual project made by Phil and me!

Went to this really interesting conference on Podcasts organised by my (ex) business school. Among the speakers was Loic Lemeur, the pope of french (european?) blogging. Just type ‘loic’ in google and you will understand what I mean.
The power of podcasts (as the one from blogs, since it usually goes together) is getting increasingly huge and will in a very short time completly change the way we consume media. Just wait and see. I can’t find the link to the conference’s blog right now, but i’ll put it here as soon as it do.

That’s what happens when you go mainstream :

Got quoted and linked on a Renault fan site and BAM! artificial stat explosion.

Daka’s presenting her master’s diploma next week!

Emmanuel FESSY, Directeur de l’Ensci/Les Ateliers et l’équipe pédagogique du Mastère création en nouveaux médias vous invitent à la soutenance des diplômes des
élèves de la promotion 2005/2006 sous la présidence de Annie GENTÈS, du 4 au 6 octobre 2006.
Jeudi 5 octobre, 11h30 – Darja Gartner
Etude : Représentation de la vie dans l’architecture
Projet : Darja Gartner – MyWay
Directeur de projet : Jean Detrez

Check out Anousheh Ansari’s space blog. She’s on the way back to earth.

As you can see in the side column, you can now subscribe to WeAreDikonaca (0_o)/ + ‘!^-^!’ by email and visualise on the world map from where Dikonaca’s readers come from! Cool no?

I rarely blog about my job, because what I do on a daily basis wouldn’t interest anyone (except Ignace, since he’s my contact in the Netherlands! ). But apart from my regular job, I’m part of a project group working on the marketing launch of the new Twingo (yes I work for Renault, still). We are the ‘YOUNG‘ group! 25 to 35 years old employees giving their feedback on what the Twingo project team is preparing for the launch of new Twingo targeted specially for young people : urban, ‘fun’, a bit hypish, into technology and connectivity, creative, who like cars but are not dependant on it and so on…;)
The Twingo Concept will be revealed next week by Renault’s CEO at the Mondial de l’Automobile in Paris. There has been a total black out on pictures to avoid leaks which have happenend in the past, in order to have complete exclusivity and to create a real event. People will be stuned : new Twingo is a far cry from the 12 years old toyish feminine but cute previous Twingo. This Twingo Concept is on steroids. It has muscles and is clearly targeting young men. The events which will go on during the car show are quiet cool too. Influencial bloogers will be invited along journalists to cover the revelation and start creating the viral buzz. A first website will be launched on the 28th sept, before the official website featuring a lot of interactive animation will go online a few days later. For this web project and other limited edition Twingos to come, the design agencies have been working with some young fresh webdesigners and the results should be great.

Then the official launch of the new commercial Twingo is planned for 2007. It’s quiet important for Slovenia too, as the car will be build exclusively in Novo Mesto. Check out the Twingo Concept website on the 28th and leave your first impressions of the car here. I’m going to the car show myself on the 2sd oct, so I’ll post some pics here too later on.

When the world changed on Sept. 11, 2001, the web changed with it.

While phone networks and big news sites struggled to cope with heavy traffic, many survivors and spectators turned to online journals to share feelings, get information or detail their whereabouts. It was raw, emotional and new — and many commentators now remember it as a key moment in the birth of the blog.

When four planes were hijacked on a sunny fall morning, easy-to-use blogging services were still few and far between. Yet many who witnessed the horror of the attacks firsthand took to the keyboard to talk with the world.

Horrified Americans used e-mail, instant messages, any available communication tool. But weblogs meant large audiences, not just friends and family, could read those stories from the scene.

Full Wired article here.

The French distinguish themselves, both statistically and anecdotally, ahead of Germans, Britons and even Americans in their obsession with blogs, the personal and public journals of the Internet age.

Just why the French have embraced blogs more than most is anyone’s guess, but explanations range from technical to historical and cultural.

Read full article from the Herald Tribune here.