Bangalore Blogger Meet 2009

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Hey hey hey! Its time for round two of the IndiBlogger.in bloggers meet in Bangalore in as many years. We’re excited, pumped up and are hell bent on making this a very fun evening.

Last year we found that many liked the introduction round (now called the “One Minute of Fame”) as it gave bloggers a chance to talk about their blogs and their interests. We had a gala time listening to everyone of you, from the self proclaimed blogger meet virgin Kamal Tripathi, to BlogGanesha, the guys from mutiny.in, and to the very funny Parthasarathi , we had a super cool evening.

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We cant wait to see everyone again and also see some new faces and characters. Bangalore has always been close to our hearts, it was our first blogger meet back in february 2008 and it it ranks as one of the best.

Its great when the community can give something back to the community. Enter mutiny.in, they are moderating a discussion on blogging rights and freedom of speech on blogs. So if you are a blogger who speaks his or her mind, this is a topic that you need to closely monitor. Recently a 19 year old was directed by the supreme court to take down his opinion on a political party. I say, what the blazes!!??

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This year promises to be smashing with Microsoft providing us with a very cool sneak peak at Windows 7. We have heard a lot about windows 7 on the web and this is a fabulous chance to hear all about it from the horse’s mouth. So be ready with all your questions on Windows 7 this Saturday! Microsoft Bizspark is also going to be present, now for all you bloggers who have start ups and are struggling to find means to source your development tools, this is a great oppurtunity to capitalize on what Microsoft Bizspark has to offer.

Overall, with 75 bloggers registered already, this promises to blow the old numbers out of proportion, so if you haven’t registered at IndiBlogger.in, this is a good chance to do so. If you are in the vicinity of Bangalore, this is a must attend meet for any serious blogger.

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Looking forward to meeting you all. We cannot wait!

Official meeting page:
http://www.indiblogger.in/bloggermeet.php?id=26

WordCamp India – update 1

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The organisers of India’s first WordCamp have another surprise for you all! On this occasion, apart from Matt Mullenweg (Founder of WordPress), another special guest - Om Malik of GigaOm would also be joining the event.

As if the special guests were not enough, you can also meet Amit Agarwal of Digital inspiration who will be presenting a session during the event.

Kudos to the Delhi Bloggers Bloc, Blog Design Studio and Mojo 360 for all the hard work they are undoubtedly putting in!

Heavy Metal Blogger Meet – a report (hic!)

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This is Dr.Manu Gnanamony and Anoop Zombie reporting live (almost) from the IndiBlogger.in Heavy Metal Meet at Stones pub with KingFisher sponsoring a ton of booze! We basically were thrilled with this meet happening for the first time in India!! It was a thrilling experience to meet bloggers interested in heavy metal. They were running their voices hoarse. There wasn’t a person in there who didn’t know “The Trooper”, his mother and all his grand children! Its nine thirty and the bloggers are still rocking! We can hear “Hail Maiden” and Hail IndiBlogger” in the background. Its madness out here!

Dr. Gnanamony thinks this is amazing and he is also praising Vijay Mallya, am sure it’s for the booze. Diana our moderator muses “free booze, awesome music, and lots of cool dudes” hmmmmm… but good enough for a valentine’s day out? “Bull!” She retorted! But its Maiden time!

A lot of Bloggers had come from outside Bangalore just to attend this meet and owing to office on monday missed the Maiden concert! We thank the guys from Hyderabad, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata! You know who you are… we just don’t seem to quite remember names.. I am not quite sure why. We must ask KingFisher..

We held a quiz a couple of hours into the blogger meet and offered a free beer on top of the other free beers as gifts… we found out that not many people knew every syllable sung in every song of Iron Maiden.. That was sad… cause Dr.Gnanamony and I didn’t know any better.. Having failed the quiz as a quiz master, I decided to retire to a beer.. after all .. it was free… (hic!)

This was the best pre-curser to any concert! Seeing the “Somewhere In Time” concert for the second time just makes us hungry for more. Whatever happens IndiBlogger.in will be there covering the greatest show on Earth!

This is Dr. Manu Gnanamony, Anoop and Diana Signing off… reporting from stones and KingFisher. We think that we have more drinking and singing to do. Until after the Iron Maiden Concert, it’s goodnight Bangalore!!

Check out the pics on flickr >

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First WordCamp in India

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The Delhi Bloggers BlocBlog Design Studio and Mojo 360 have a great gift for the Indian blogosphere. On occasion of the 5 year completion of The Delhi Bloggers Bloc, they are bringing the famed WordCamp to India on the 21st and 22nd of February – with none other than the founder of Automattic, Matt Mullenweg. For those who aren’t aware, Automattic is the company that owns Wordpress, Gravatar, Akismet and bbpress, among others.

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For more information on the event and for registration,  check out the official site:

http://india.wordcamp.org/

The event is being held at the Adobe office in Delhi.  Registration costs 10$ for both days, and 6$ for a single day. The organizers just announced that they’ve made payments easier by adding a paypal option.

The IndiBlogger team is a huge fan of wordpress (especially the self hosted version) – and we can’t wait to attend this 2 day festival of wp goodness.

IndiBlogger.in is an official online partner for WordCamp India, so please do stay tuned for more updates. Official updates from the organizers are also on twitter.

On a different note, I must say that this is the first time I saw Blog Design Studio, and their work looks great!

Heavy Metal Blogger Meet in Bangalore

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As some of you many know, all of us in the IndiBlogger team have known each other for many, many years now and one of the things that  bind us all together is our love for rock and heavy metal. Iron Maiden has always been one of our favourite bands,  so how else could we honour them?!

IndiBlogger.in invites all you music lover bloggers to the Heavy Metal Blogger Meet a day before Maiden performs their famed “Somewhere in Time” tour.

Sponsored by Kingfisher Premium, the King of Good Times!

Up the irons!

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