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I always either lose the bits and pieces of information and business cards and new product launch information I collect at conferences, or forget about them, so here’s the BlogHer Brain Dump. (On a macro level, this entire blog is a brain dump; it was a place to stash the things I could never remember with a chronic case of children-induced short-term memory loss.)

First, let me start with all of my online accounts and password.

You really thought I’d do that, didn’t you? Thanks a lot.

• Johnson’s. Everyone heard about this one, and it will be very interesting to see what the blog directory will look like. “It’s about amplifying the voices of moms online.” Whoa, Betsy, are you sure you want to do that? (I keed.)
• Blog Business Summit. “publish and prosper.” How can you argue with that? Why would you try? You wouldn’t. You’d be crazy.
• Vox. A new, private, encapsulated blog tool from Six Apart, who gave us Typepad and Movable Type. From what I understand, you can invite the people you want to read in, and no one else can find it without an invitation.  Perfect for private bloggers. It’s still invitation only, but Mena at Six Apart can hook you up, or you can leave your email and ask to be notified when it’s launched.
• MSN Spaces. I’m leery of anything called “Spaces” these days (that’s an interesting thought, for those of you trying to come up with names. Stay away from “Spaces.” I picked up a complimentary copy of ”Share Your Story.” Which I love, because my motto is “Tell your stories.” (It’s in my book. Don’t steal it.)
• Kaboodle. What I love about this is that it is the sort of uber-organizer I fantasized about and tried to create for myself about five years ago. They do it just a tad better. (Well, you didn’t see my product there, did you?)

I know there are more, but that’s what I poured out of my bag last night. I’ll look more later.

But now? I have to get ready for my interview with the CA Adjudication Center to see if I will be awarded unemployment. I’m so excited. It will cover exactly half of my mortgage.

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