Comments on: Women's tech conference draws Macy's, not Google

At the BlogHer 2008 conference, female bloggers are surrounded by the very mainstream brand advertisers that the Internet media industry has clamored to attract for the last 10 years.

[newe1344]

The other day I saw a pink x-box 360 controller. I thought, why are women just now getting into tech and geek stuff? Is it that they are just behind the times or are social restrictions still in place that women aren't supposed to be "geeks." Someone women find "geek" men very attractive. I wonder if men feel the same way...http://www.personalsidekick.com/

[dadsgravy]

Wow that's fantastic! So judging by the sponsors, if you're a woman, all you want to do is eat, screw, have babies and then blog about it. Thank god I have a *****!

[PhotoHand]

Add weight-loss and health obsession. Unfortunatelly, there is a lot of stereotyping. Women are being cast as mothers, potential brides, patients... There are no sites targeting women who simply enjoy their lives.

[limefan913]

newe: Yes. Leah Culver? Kari from Mythbusters? Yeah. Men find geeky women attractive.

[jackingoldsby]

To be precise, they like *hot* geeky women... someone attractive who shares their interest... of course to get a woman like this one has to be hot oneself

[newe1344]

lime: too true, too true

[marketleverage]

I returned from BlogHer08 late last night. I met many inspiring women at the conference. There were also "BlogHims" in attendance. There were many sessions to choose from and every session I attended I left with great information that I can utilize.

[Andrea_Dickson]

I wonder what percentage of female bloggers write exclusively to a female/mother audience. Many of us write about other issues as well. Nothing against Macy's, of course.

[ByJane]

This is the fourth BlogHer Conference. Google and Yahoo were sponsors at the earlier ones. This year was the most mommy-centric in terms of sponsors of all that I've been to (the last three). Last year there was a lot of ******** about the fact that Butterball gave us all oven mitts. This year, Butterball would have fit right in. BlogHer also runs a series of Business Conferences, and I'm wondering whether this annual conference will end up being more of a niche event.

[kylinsmom]

I was there, and a bit disappointed. I was craving some new tech info. Picnik had a lot to share, but some of the other sponsors seemed to have sent their least technically-sound reps. I was hoping to learn a bit more. And to answer Andrea -- yes, it was a bit difficult for those of us who blog to a mixed audience and who aren't focused on Mommy-blogging at the moment. I don't dismiss the dollars that Mommy-bloggers can send, but some of the other niches are waiting to be tapped, too.