Review: HP Mini Blogger Meet Up

I already wrote about what happened at the event on the PakMediaBlog and if you want to check it out, please click the link below:

http://pakmediablog.net/brands/attended-the-hp-mini-bloggers-meet/

Well .. it was a good event .. I appreciate companies approaching bloggers to meet up and understand the importance of this medium. I had the misfortune of working for a few clients who don’t really understand the difference between blogging and advertising. Before I get in my pissed off mood, its better if I divert from this debate.

Since I attended a bloggers meet up for the first time I was on a silent mode of observing people. I usually have a habit of observing people before I actually open my mouth. It was one of those days when I was observing everyone there.. I had fun observing a lot of people talk and share their opinions.

I met Mr Khalid Muhammad there, who was the organizer and he really was a gem of a person and it was a pleasure meeting him. It was more of an informal discussion on how should HP target its audience through the blogosphere as well as generally.  The discussion also included the question of ‘what more functionality do people need in laptops, specifically netbooks.

Everything was going good, when one chap from the company actually tried to play a little smart. Since he joined in late, he thought it was more of a press conference. He came in the front, introduced himself and started to answer questions on the basis of PR rules. I have had the chance to study PR (Public Relations) twice under two different course names so I could actually relate to how he attempted to answer the questions. Honestly, it was funny .. and it also ended up offending a lot of bloggers there, including myself. Though it cooled down later… But overall the event was good!

Check out the pictures below which I managed to get at the event.

Over & Out!