“Blog People” Fight Back, Creatively
March 24th, 2005A short piece from Library Journal about Gormangate:
“Several library bloggers, including Karen Schneider, a member of the ALA council, have encouraged fellow bloggers to adopt a BlogPerson logo, and the logo designer also offers a BlogPeople version. And the “Curmudgeony Librarian” has even begun to offer “Blog Person” merchandise, including t-shirts, mousepads, and buttons. ALA conferences may never be the same.”
I was wearing my “One of the Blog People” button all last week in DC and got some interesting comments. All positive. While walking out of Thaiphoon one night, a woman stopped me and said, “I like your button. It matches your earing.” Not sure if she was a librarian or not, but it was hilarious.
One more thing. Yes, ALA conferences will never be the same, but not because of Gorman. They will never be the same despite Gorman. Weblogs at conferences have transformed the way content form these events are delivered. More people can be involved and can “attend” without being there. This would have happened despite Gorman’s comments. Consider it a coincidence.