Pet blogging: Not a fluffy puppy story
By Christie Keith
March 6, 2008
I’m heading out for Austin not, like Gina, to visit a cattle ranch, but to lead a discussion on “Pet Blogging: Not a fluffy puppy story” at the South by Southwest Internet, Film, and Music Festival. (I’ll also be covering the Internet and Music parts as part of my other life.) Joining me will be my friend and PetHobbyist.com colleague Therese Kopiwoda, who did such great work on the pet food recall at PetSitUSA.com and thepetfoodlist.com.
The talk will, of course, discuss last year’s pet food recall, but it’s mainly going to be on the diversity and depth of blogging about pets. There was a time when Gina and I weren’t really sure that we could find enough hard-hitting subjects to blog about, but with all the international trade scandals, food safety issues, medicine and science stories, puppy mill rescues, pet sterilization laws, and the growing movement for shelter reform and no-kill, that certainly hasn’t turned out to be the case.
I can’t liveblog a panel I’m actually on, but I’ll write about it after the fact. I also believe a podcast will be available on the SXSW website, and if so, I’ll link to that, too.
And if you’re in Austin, come by! The discussion is on Sunday, March 9, from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM. More info here.
Christie is soooooo modest. In the blogging world, getting invited to lead a panel at SXSW interactive is like getting an Academy Award nomination.
So Christie … you’ll have to tell us what designer you wore on the virtual carpet!
Congrats to you and T! Have fun.
Comment by Gina Spadafori — March 6, 2008 @ 12:15 pm
LOL, Gina, well… between that and the fact that I’m interviewing the winner of this season’s Project Runway in ten minutes, I’m definitely on a winning streak. ;)
I haven’t figured out my SXSW wardrobe yet. Seems temperatures will range from 27 to 78, and there will be rain. How the heck do you pack for that????
Comment by Christie Keith — March 6, 2008 @ 1:04 pm
Thanks for not posting a spoiler (since I haven’t watched my recording of PR yet!)
Comment by The OTHER Pat — March 6, 2008 @ 2:12 pm
LOL…. HURRY!
Comment by Christie Keith — March 6, 2008 @ 4:49 pm
Just watched it! (Wonder if everyone else did!)
I do think this one was a difficult choice.
Comment by The OTHER Pat — March 6, 2008 @ 7:43 pm
I wish I could attend, not only because it would be interesting, but also because I would like to raise my hand and ask about fluffy puppies, hee hee.
Comment by slt — March 7, 2008 @ 7:10 am
Make sure to post the podcast link. I’ll not want to miss out on any of your “How To” advice.
Comment by Dr. Patty Khuly — March 8, 2008 @ 9:18 am