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by Lori Cunningham (@wellconnectdmom<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

A special thanks to my Sponsor, Kazaana.com<\/span><\/a>, for helping to pay my expenses to travel and stay in NYC for BlogHer. \u00a0Kazaana.com even provided me with 100 fabulous Dylan’s Candy Bars<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to give out to attendees in the evenings to introduce them to Kazaana. \u00a0Kazaana.com just launched and is a new online safe, parent-approved community for tweens to express themselves through digital art, creating their own online environment, and communicating with their friends and family.<\/span><\/address>\n
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Wow, I’ve been to many trade shows and conferences in my life, but there is nothing quite like BlogHer<\/a>. \u00a0BlogHer is the ultimate bloggers conference for women, though a number of men bloggers also attend. \u00a0Childcare is available on the\u00a0premises\u00a0and those moms with nursing babies can bring their babies and fit right in. \u00a0It is so refreshing and so unlike the other conferences I’ve been to that can be at times, pretentious. \u00a0There were over 100 sponsors at the event as companies have recognized the importance women bloggers have in the purchase and life-cycle of their products. \u00a0There are nearly 4 million women bloggers<\/a> in the United States, which means 14% of all US moms are bloggers(1)!
\nAnd bloggers obviously have the ear of the president, as President Barack Obama<\/a>personally addressed BlogHer attendees via live feed during the conference’s opening. \u00a0How cool is that? \u00a0Whether a republican or democrat, everyone appreciated hearing from the President.Most mom bloggers blog about their families but there are many who blog about their passions, interests, and causes. \u00a0I started WellConnectedMom.com because of my passion for technology and desire to make it easier for moms to understand what technology is\u00a0relevant\u00a0to them and their families.I have a lot of pictures to share of different “after hours” events I attended. \u00a0Companies will throw fun parties to meet bloggers and engage them with their brands. \u00a0Many of them are exclusive, so there’s always a frenzy surrounding getting in to these events. \u00a0To make it easier to view the pictures from some of my favorite top events, I am using “flip books,” a new company’s platform called Britely.com<\/a>. \u00a0It’s a great way to show pictures in a fun organized way that doesn’t use a lot of bandwidth. \u00a0I love this concept and plan on incorporating flip books more often at WellConnectedMom.com. \u00a0Take a look at the flip books below and visit Britely.com<\/a>to create your own! \u00a0You can create public flip books or private ones. \u00a0Creating a flip book is very easy to do and takes no time at all.<\/p>\n

Children’s Place Event<\/span><\/h2>\n

Children’s Place <\/a>is my number one favorite store for kids clothing. \u00a0It was great fun to get a sneak peak on their Holiday fashions being released in the Fall.<\/p>\n

Read “Children’s Place MomTrends BlogHer12<\/a>” by Lori Cunningham<\/a> at Britely<\/a>!<\/div>\n