{"id":3488,"date":"2008-07-21T06:33:17","date_gmt":"2008-07-21T14:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=3488"},"modified":"2008-07-21T06:33:17","modified_gmt":"2008-07-21T14:33:17","slug":"first-jewish-bloggers-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=3488","title":{"rendered":"First Jewish Bloggers Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Leavitt writes:<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">Dear Bloggers,<\/span><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">I am thrilled to announce the <strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">First<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial\"> <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">International Jewish Bloggers Convention<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;&ndash; Hosted by <strong>Nefesh B&rsquo;Nefesh<\/strong>, &nbsp;and <strong><em><span style=\"font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial\">Powered by WebAds<\/span><\/em><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">The theme of the convention is &ldquo;<strong>Taking JBlogging to the Next Level<\/strong>&rdquo;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">This convention&nbsp;will be a&nbsp;great opportunity to <u>meet other Jewish bloggers<\/u> from all around the world, to network, to learn, and just have fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">There will be panel discussions with leading Jewish bloggers from around the world on issues such as how to be a more influential blogger, how to increas<span>e<\/span> your traffic, and blogging on issues related to Israel and Aliyah.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\"><span>The&nbsp;<\/span>keynote speaker will be&nbsp;<strong>Zavi Apfelbaum<\/strong><span><strong>,<\/strong>&nbsp; Director &#8211; Brand Management Team, Foreign Ministry<span>&nbsp;of the State of Israel<\/span><\/span>.&nbsp;<span><font color=\"#0000ff\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">Zavi is in charge of a new initiative by the <strong>Government of Israel<\/strong>, to promote pro-Israel branding and PR on the Internet, particularly in interactive forums such as blogs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">Among the bloggers on the various panels will be <strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Treppenwitz<\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Jewlicious<\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">Hirhurim<\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\">My Shrapnel<\/span><\/strong>,&nbsp;and others<span>&nbsp;(see the website for all the name)<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">Also offering a special guest performance, direct from America, and&nbsp;right off the special <strong>Nefesh B&#8217;Nefesh Blogger flight<\/strong>, will be the comedy of <strong>FrumSatire<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">&nbsp;As&nbsp;it&rsquo;s a&nbsp;convention (of Jews), there will also be great&nbsp;food.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">The convention will be on Wednesday, August 20<sup>th<\/sup> from 5pm to 9pm (Israel time) in Jerusalem.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">Space is limited and registration is required, you can register to attend in person, or watch it all by webcam<span> and forum<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">Registration is at the following URL: <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin-right: 0px\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jump2.webadsisrael.com\/?WebAds.NBN.JBlogger.Convention\" target=\"_blank\"><font color=\"#000080\"><strong>http:\/\/jump2.webadsisrael.com\/<wbr><\/wbr>?WebAds.NBN.JBlogger.<wbr><\/wbr>Convention<\/strong><\/font><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">This promises to be an exciting event and we look forward to seeing you all there. <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">If you have any questions, just email me.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\"><span>And please, feel free to forward this email to other Jewish bloggers who may be interested in attending.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\">Sincerely,<span><font color=\"#0000ff\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\"><span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Stephen Leavitt<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">WebAds, LLC<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\"><span><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\"><span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Tel (US): 1-646-335-0335<span>&nbsp; x.101<\/span><br \/>\nTel<span>&nbsp; <\/span>(Israel): 02-561-2262<br \/>\nCell (Israel): 052-2776-374<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 7.5pt\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9pt\"><a href=\"mailto:steve@webads.co.il\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: black\">steve@webads.co.il<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial\"><span><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\">Niche and Community Targeted <span>Advertising<\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial\"><br \/>\n<em><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.poweredbywebads.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: black\">www.PoweredbyWebAds.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Leavitt writes: Dear Bloggers, &nbsp; I am thrilled to announce the First International Jewish Bloggers Convention&nbsp;&ndash; Hosted by Nefesh B&rsquo;Nefesh, &nbsp;and Powered by WebAds. &nbsp; The theme of the convention is &ldquo;Taking JBlogging to the Next Level&rdquo;. &nbsp; This &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=3488\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[10469,10472,2382,10470,10471,10468],"class_list":["post-3488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogging","tag-government-of-israel","tag-israel-time","tag-jewlicious","tag-llc-tel","tag-nefesh","tag-stephen-leavitt"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3488\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}