What a blast! I think it’s fair to say we lived up to the rockstar theme folks. You and 249 others rocked the Pakhuis de Zwijger the whole day.

We’ve been reading articles and tweets about BLOG08 all day and I think we can draw a few conclusions:

• Dutch people aren’t into monetizing their blogs. Why would they? There are only 16 million people speaking the same language
• The discussion about journalism vs blogging is never-ending, but only because we can’t stop talking about it
• Blogging is hard work, really hard. Just ask Cashmore how he has built up Mashable (it concerns 4 hour nights and lots of coffee)
• Loren Feldman thinks bikes from Amsterdam are too crappy to be true

Edial and I think have a lot to think about. And when we’re done with that, we’ll definitely share our findings with you. For now, enjoy these photos and a video of our BLOG08 band Love O.D (featuring speaker Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten).

Love O.D. - Funkalicious ft. Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten from Love O.D. on Vimeo.

The very first edition of BLOG08, the most rocking one-day event dedicated to blogging, vlogging and the blogosphere, commences in exactly one day! Most speakers have arrived in Amsterdam today and are busy with their last preperations for their keynotes. There are also a few things you, dear visitor, can do to prepare for BLOG08:

Fill in your profile on the BLOG08 network account to meet up with other attendees to make appointments, introductions or whatever.

Use the #BLOG08 tag on Twitter to find other people who want to share their latest and greatest rock ‘n roll outfits and thoughts.

Send in your best blog tips to Patrick, check out the interactivity page to see on which topics you can contribute.

As Natasha from Amsterdam Weekly noticed earlier: Keep your eyes peeled for the Blog08 guitar picks being handed out as trinkets. See you tomorrow! Haven’t bought a ticket yet? There are still a handful left at the shop.