Hackneyed notes for Day 1 at WordCamp NOLA. Focus on social networking, New Orleans focused blogging and media, audience participation and discussion. I might do some clean up later.

Presentation 1: Sloane Berrent –Understanding Your Audience Using Community Driven Tools

• Regular features – like some weekly topics. Music Mondays, Steals and deals thursdays.
• ToMobile – video

Presentation 2: Brian Oberkirch – Going Social with WordPress

• New York Times People
• get glue
• lookare
• peoplepods
• diso project – social network integration – wordpress

Panel 1: David Link, Ron Domingue, Matt Thomas – The Future of WordPress Design

Tiffany Starnes-FabreSmithCoco, Damien Lamanna-Morgan & Co., Tom Martin-Zehnder Communications, Robbie Vitrano-Trumpet, Chris Schultz-Moderator

• Engagement – protocol with commentors. Engagement is going to happen by readers with or without you. Accept comment negativity, know about it. Failure happens.
• Engagement – Also note comment self-policing can come from your audience.
• helpmybrand.com

Keynote: Ben Huh – Keynote: I Can Haz A Cheezburger

Panel 2: Blake Haney-HumidBeings, Greg Larose-City Business, Anthony Patton-NewOrleansBlack, Kevin Allman-The Gambit, Karen Gadbois-SquanderedHeritage.com, Chris Schultz-Moderator

Justin Shields – How to Connect with Gen Y

• Very cool, done nicely. Mr Rogers LOL. Those gaps in the generations are like playing 2600 Pit Fall.

Ben Reece – Creativity Above All

• http://fiftypeopleonequestion.com/ –