Blog for Personal Democracy Forum 2008

With less than 1 week to go before the conference stay tuned to the PdF 2008 discussion boards for information on how to use all the great technology offerings here on the site.

Many of you attended last year and will notice a lot of the same functionality, but we have added even more this year!! For those of you that are new, have a read as there is a ton of great stuff going on here. Did you know that the PdF 2008 conference site has Social Networking? Well it does, and here is how to get started.

How can I find people to join "My Network" and interact with online?

The 'Community' link will show you this years attendees, be sure to login, see
who is attending and let the networking begin.

Buddy Lists/or "My Connections"

Just as you keep a list of people with whom you correspond daily, the "My
Connections" tab is your gateway to the personal contacts you've made within
the PdF conference community— people with whom you've connected before and want
to stay in touch going forward. This is your personal network; friends,
colleagues and other contacts whose whereabouts and doings you want to
follow as they prepare for the event.

Attendees can view the list of conference participants, check out their
profiles, invite them into their personal network and email them directly
through this website's personal messaging feature.

"Personal" Messaging

This is the PdF conference community's private email service. We respect
everyone's right to privacy so messaging within the community is handled by
us; simply use the "contact" link to jot a note to the person of your choice
and we'll send the message to the email they've registered within our
system. Responses are handled by us as well so your information is never
revealed unless you choose to do that outside of the community.

Bulletin Boards

This website gives all of its community members their own personal blog, or
bulletin board with which they can share their thoughts, opinions on the
issues and experiences. This is the community member's space; it's intensely
individual, consisting of the member's content and comments from their
readers. People can also read the musings of others within their network by
clicking on the "Bulletin Board Posts within My Network" tab, which shows
what others within their network are saying too. Each board—the individual
blog and the personal network bulletin board are completely searchable by
the major search engines. You will build traffic from within the community
as well as anyone from around the globe with an interest in what you have to
say!