CyberMummy Sessions: The Live Blogging Links

CyberMummy11 is a thing of the past but the sessions will live on in the form of some wonderful live-blogging from several very talented blogger volunteers. It’s not easy to live blog! Trying to keep up with everything that is said, present it in a way that is digestible and readable and try not to have too many typos or spelling errors. But they did it! Here are the links to their posts on their sites. A big thank you to these amazing bloggers for all of their hard work.

Conference Opener: “Facebook: The Power of the Social Web”-

Keynote: Sarah Brown- A Mother’s Ramblings

Panel: Marketing your blog- Wit Wit Woo

Writing Workshop with Sophie King- Knackered Mother’s Wine Club

CyberLab: Social Networking- A Mother’s Ramblings

Panel: Working with Brands and Making Money- Wit Wit Woo

CyberLab: Keeping your blog legal- Thoughts from a Village

Workshop: Photography- Cupcakes and Other Stuff

Panel: How to be a Blogger Activist- Jam and Clotted Cream

Workshop: Blogging Essentials- A Mother’s Ramblings

Panel: Blogger to Blogger Inspiration- Wit Wit Woo

Workshop: Video Blogging- A Mother’s Ramblings

CyberLab: Geting to Know and Love WordPress- Chocorangecity Mum

Workshop: Blog/Life Balance- Simply Hayley

Writing About Your Life by Rachel Johnson- Knackered Mother’s Wine Club

Crowdsource Keynote- The Alexander Residence

Now if you missed any sessions, you can catch up on them through our very own bloggers. Enjoy!

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This year’s CyberMummy has come and gone! What an amazing event that brought together around 400 bloggers, numerous sponsors, speakers, volunteers and helpers to celebrate blogging and all that comes with it. From the Sponsors room to the Recharge Room, bloggers were networking, laughing, making new acquaintances and renewing old friendships.

The event was kicked of by Sarah Brown, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s wife, who shared with us her love of children, Twitter, her charity work and the importance of having a family balance. Bloggers attended workshops about marketing their blog, learning video blogging techniques, taking in blogger to blogger inspiration and, in one of the more popular workshops, how to take great pictures no matter the situation (or camera). The conference was closed by the ever-popular, Crowdsourced Keynote where 11 bloggers shared their magnificent writing with the masses.

CyberMummy co-founders and organisers, Jennifer Howze, Susanna Scott and Sian To put together an amazing conference and for the 2nd year in a row, bloggers from all over the UK came together. It was bigger and better than last year so we can only imagine what next year’s conference will be like. You won’t want to miss out, that’s for sure! There are more people to thank but Jen, Sian and Susanna will share more with you next week.

To give everyone a chance to highlight their own personal CyberMummy posts, feel free to link up any of your posts to share with the blogosphere. Now lets see…next year…what will I wear?

The fantastic CyberMummy prize draw

This year we have the Passport program for all delegates. You pick up a Passport sponsored by Hyundai at registration and as you visit the stands in CyberMummy Central, you get the brands to sign your Passport. When you turn in a completed Passport with your feedback filled in, you’re eligible for the CyberMummy prize draw.

We’ll pick the winners at the Three party, which kicks off at 6pm right there in the Brewery so you won’t miss a thing. You have to be present to win, so Saturday evening grab a drink, chat with your fellow bloggers and enjoy the end to a great blogging day.

We’d like to extend a special thanks to the companies who have donated these prizes and are supporting parent blogging with their involvement.

The prizes

* A family stay at the Four Seasons Hampshire – A one-night stay at the hotel for a family of four to include bed, breakfast and VAT. The prize will also include 2 x half hour horse riding hacks (one session per child). Please note this excludes Saturdays, bank holidays and festive periods.

* £300 Spa Finder Gift Vouchers - From an express facial at a local UK day spa to a full week of relaxation at a hotel or resort spa here or abroad, SpaFinder gift vouchers can be redeemed for any spa experience of the recipient’s choice at over 400 spas across the UK and thousands more globally.  The recipient chooses date, time and treatment and books directly with the spa of their choice, making SpaFinder gift vouchers the most flexible spa gift in the world.

* A mixed case of wine from Naked Wines – A case worth more than £100 including prosecco, rose, white and red. See Naked Wines additional Ts&Cs below.

Prize Draw Terms & Conditions

Unless other stated, the CyberMummy Conference 2011 draw is open to attendees aged 18 or over, excluding principals and their immediate families of CyberMummy Conferences, its agents or anyone professionally connected with companies that have donated prizes, in the case of associated individual prize offer.

Participants enter by submitting a feedback form card at the end-of-conference party with their contact details. (See Data Protection information at the end.)

You must be present during the draw to win.

No purchase is necessary.

The decision of CyberMummy Conferences is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

By entering the free prize draw you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions as well as terms and conditions for individual prizes provided by the supplier of the prize.

Only one entry per person.

Winners are expected to organise their own transportation to any days out, holidays, hotel stays or other events won as prizes, unless otherwise stated.

Any additional costs incurred in regards to the prizes after the draw are the responsibility of the winner.

Winners will liaise directly with those entities supplying the prizes to arrange delivery or fulfillment.

A list of winners will be available upon request from CyberMummy Conferences within a reasonable time frame.

The prizes are as stated and are non-transferable and subject to availability.

The Promoter reserves the right in its sole discretion to substitute the prizes with prizes of comparable value if circumstances make this necessary.

There is no cash alternative for prizes.

Neither the Promoter CyberMummy Conferences, nor our agents and partners, can be held responsible for any loss or damage arising from an attendee in connection with a prize draw, no matter how caused.

Winners agree to participate in any reasonable publicity arranged by The Promoter or it agencies.

The Promoter is CyberMummy Conferences, Gainsborough House, Welham Road, Slawston, Leicestershire, LE167SJ.

Naked Wines Additional Terms and Conditions

The winner must be over the age of 18 and living in the UK. Naked Wines will deliver the prize directly to the winner after the event, once name and address details have been provided.

Data Protection

We promise to keep your details private and will not share your information with any other parties.

Sponsor: PictureBox

PictureBox are delighted to be sponsoring CyberMummy 2011 – the biggest and best parent blogger event in the UK. We’ll be hosting our own stand at the conference where you can watch movie clips and demo our service, eat delicious popcorn, grab a goody bag and win some fantastic prizes throughout the day.

PictureBox are delighted to be working with ten top parent bloggers over the next twelve months to highlight their PictureBox player – a brand new online app that allows movies to be streamed onto iPad, Samsung Smart TVs or Blu-ray players, laptops or any computer connected to the internet. For £4.99 per month you get unlimited access to 28 movies and each month 7 of the oldest movies are replaced with 7 new ones so the choices are constantly being updated. They also have regular ‘themes’ – for example, August’s theme is ‘Schools Out’ and will contain fantastic movies to keep kids entertained over the school holidays.

Mat Snead at PictureBox says:

“The PictureBox service is all about entertainment for the whole family. We bring a wide range of movie genres into the home, including massive Hollywood blockbusters, with cutting-edge on-demand technology. Most importantly, we do all that at a fantastic price for those who have to juggle with the challenges of a family budget. CyberMummy offers us a great opportunity to showcase the PictureBox brand and build a strong affinity with parents both comfortable and engaged with online technology. We can’t wait to meet you!”

Live Blogging at CyberMummy11

Can’t make it to CyberMummy? Never fear, live blogging is here! We are bringing CyberMummy to you!

Our bloggers will update you live (well, as soon as humanly possible). Just check the blogs listed below for a blow-by-blow of what went on in each session.

Also remember to follow #cybermummy11 on Twitter for some real-time chatter.

CyberMummy 2011 Sessions

Conference Opener: “Working with Facebook: the power of the social web” Her Melness

Keynote: Sarah Brown A Mother’s Ramblings

Panel – Marketing your blog WitWitWoo

Writing Workshop with Sophie King Knackered Mother’s Wine Club

CyberLab – Social networking A Mother’s Ramblings

Panel – Working with brands and making money WitWitWoo

CyberLab – Keeping your blog legal Thoughts from a Village

Workshop – Photography Punch Communications

Panel – How to be a blogger activist Jam and Clotted Cream

Workshop – Blogging Essentials A Mother’s Ramblings

Blogger-to-blogger inspiratio WitWitWoo

Workshop – Video blogging A Mother’s Ramblings

CyberLab – Getting to know and love WordPress ChocorangeCitymum

Workshop – Blog-life balance Simply Hayley

Writing about your life: Rachel Johnson Knackered Mother’s Wine Club

Crowdsourced Keynote The Alexander Residence

A big thank you goes out to all of the live bloggers for this year’s conference. It’s not an easy job but we really appreciate them bringing the sessions to those of you who are unable to attend.

Speaker: Jay Mountford- Photography Workshop

CyberMummy is proud to welcome Jay Mountford, aka @cosmicgirlie and www.mochabeaniemummy.com, as a CyberMummy11 presenter in the Photography Workshop session from 12:15-13:10. Join Jay where you will learn how to express your creativity and take eye-catching photos. Please BRING A CAMERA for hands-on instruction led by Jay. Now here’s a bit more about Jay, in her own words:

In January 2009, I picked up my first dSLR. In January 2010, I’d started my own photography business. It works and I damn well love it, specialising in weddings, maternity, newborns/children and corporate events. I’m very lucky to have worked with some excellent professional photographers and mentors, guiding me and teaching me everything I need to know.

Jay is a prolific tweeter and one-of-a-kind blogger who has set the blogging world on fire with her weekly #SilentSunday photo challenge. If you want to learn more about taking the best photos possible, don’t miss out on her session. AND REMEMBER TO BRING A CAMERA (or camera phone).

Ready, Steady, Play with Savlon

Playday is the national day for play, celebrated this year on Wednesday 3 August, 2011 and is supported by Savlon.

Did you know that nearly three quarters of children (73%) say they would like to play outdoors more where they live, while a similar amount of parents (72%) want more time to play with their children or to take them places to play.

From analysing risk and developing the ability to make decisions for themselves, to building self-confidence and imagination, making time for children to play outdoors is important, and also fun!

As part of a long running campaign to get communities more engaged with outdoor activities, over 800 Playday events will be taking place nationwide this August as the country takes time to celebrate the importance of play for children.  Events range from jubilee style street parties, festivals in parks or village greens, mass adventures in woodlands and parklands, to public events at community venues and back garden play dates.

Savlon encourages families to get their children outdoors and experience the adventure of play this summer, with Playday providing the perfect occasion to embrace the opportunity.  Check out www.savlon.co.uk

Help us put together the playlist for the Three Party!

Bloggers road-tripping to #CyberMummy11 have been atwitter about what they’re listening to on the drive, but a big musical question remains: what are we going to listen to at the party?

The Three party will kick off right after the Crowdsourced Keynote on the mezzanine area of CyberMummy 1 but you can’t have a full-on, let-your-hair-down, take-embarrassing-pictures knees-up without the right tunes.

Three are standing by with their iPod at the ready so tell them what puts you in the party mood. They’ll cram as many of them on as they can.

You never know: it just might lead to dancing…

Here are three we’d like to hear:

1. by Pink
2. I by The Black Eyed Peas
3. by Perez Prado (you know, the one from the Guinness ad)

So whaddya think? Do we need some Madonna? Some Katy Perry?

Post your suggestions or tweet them with #CyberMummy11 and #MumsonThree.

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What everyone is wearing in London this Saturday…

So chic! You’ll pick yours up at registration. Just a reminder – registration opens at 8:30 and runs until 9:25. Our advice: don’t bum-rush the desk at 8:30 sharp when we expect queues. Try to stagger your arrival throughout that time. There will be coffee available throughout the registration period in CyberMummy Central so whenever you arrive, you’ll be able to go through, grab a cup and chat with fellow bloggers and brands.

It’s getting close…