WordCamp Portland 2008 Recap
by Lorelle VanFossenWordCamp Portland began with an appearance by Lorelle VanFossen as the WordPress Fairy Blogmother giving a presentation on how WordPress changes lives. Between that and a very social media aware community, WordCamp Portland was the most popular hashtag discussion and tag on Twitter and Flickr by early afternoon.
WordCamp Portland offers a roundup of the event speakers and presentations including:
- Betsy Richter – From Concept to Execution in Eight Days
- Justin Kistner – WordPress Ecosystems
- Chris O’Rourke – 10 Proven Plugins to Make Your Blog Pop
- Josh Bancroft – Tying Your Tubes: Integration with WordPress
- Kelly Guimont – Considerations When Choosing A Theme – video
- Dane Hesseldahl – Extend Your Blog with Custom Plug-In Development
- Eric Amundson – Design & Debug WordPress Themes Using Free Tools
- Marshall Kirkpatrick – Feed Your Blog with RSS
- WordPress Fairy Blogmother talking about how WordPress changes lives
More summaries and live blog posts include:
There are tons of photos on flickr and a custom RSS feed on the WordCamp Portland event.
