Blellow Sponsoring Freelance Camp Houston
This Saturday, April 11th, 2009, Blellow is one of the sponsors of Freelance Camp Houston at the Houston Technology Center at 410 Pierce St. Show up and support Freelancers and network with others in your field.
Texas’ second annual Freelance Camp is to be held April 11th, 2009 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Houston Technology Center in Houston, Texas! The event is designed to explore and promote the synergy that independent contractors can bring to business today. The day will center around bringing together freelancers, remote contractors, entrepreneurs, and anyone else interested to network, share ideas, and explore opportunities. Thanks to the support of Bridgette Penel, Debra Robinson, and Travis Skweres from Werkadoo, Marc Nathan of the HTC, Shane Pearlman, Luis Sandoval, Jr., Brad Parler, and a lot of other folks, this event is going to be a huge success!
Freelance Camp is a place to discuss and explore the different approaches to running a successful freelance business / small service company. The Houston camp is FREE to attend thanks to some very cool sponsors. So come ready to learn, and if you’re up for it, sign up to give a talk the day of the camp!
Register for Freelance Camp Houston at Eventbrite (link)
San Antonio Tweetup Hosted by Blellow, Rackspace, and Robert Scoble
On Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 7pm Blellow is hosting a San Antonio TweetUp with Robert Scoble at our offices on 918 South Alamo. Please join Robert Scoble, Rob La Gesse and Rackspace, Mandi Leman, and the rest of the Blellow crew for some Twitter Meetup fun. We will have a keg and a margarita machine on hand, as well as plenty of finger foods to munch on.
Parking is available in the parking lot behind the Blellow offices and along the street. If you are looking for accommodations within walking distance, we recommend Victorian Inn, Beauregard House, Gardenia Inn, or King William Manor.
Entrance is free for all Twitter and Blellow users! Please click here for a map of our location, and see ya tonight!
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Meet Mandi Leman, CEO of Blellow
Blellow CEO Mandi Leman was recently featured in a news story on the local San Antonio NBC affiliate WOAI during the San Antonio Living Show. Mandi discussed briefly about what Blellow is and what we wish to accomplish with the upcoming social service dedicated to freelancers and creative professionals.
Some of the topics discussed in the interview:
- What is Blellow?
- What does Blellow seek to accomplish that other social networks don’t currently provide?
- What’s the difference between Blellow and other networks like Twitter?
- How popularity is measured on Blellow, and a brief description of the “Kudos” system
- Some background about Mandi, starting with her first entrepreneurial project at the age of 11!
- Some details about the upcoming Blellow closed beta, and SXSW
You can watch the interview at the WOAI website here.
