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The Door is Unlocked

Knock on the door of your choice to find out more about REBarCamp. You only get one choice so make it a good one. This is not "Let's Make A Deal" or the "Knock Knock Game", this is YOUR chance to see if "keys" to Industry Secrets and WEB 2.0 Successes lie behind these unlocked doors. Activerain is taking the show on the road and hopes you'll come join us this year. So what's it gonna be? Door One, Two, or Three?

When certain doors of opportunity open for you, take full advantage of it, the rewards can be immeasurable!

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Posted by Brad Andersohn ~ Community Manager on 10/17/2008 02:38 PM

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79 Comments on ActiveRain @ REBarCamp - Knocking on the Doors of Opportunity

OCT

2008

I'm very jealous of all of you who get to go to REBarCamp. Surely, we'll be able to pull one off in Virginia soon...

Thats this WEEKEND!! Thanks for the notice I would have to leave today to get there in time!! And I so want to go so bad!!

It sounds like fun. Unfortunately I will be heading for Missouri and Florida. I am hoping to see some of the Active Rainers at NAR.

Brad-That's sounds like it would be awesome. I wish I could come to it. I do have AR friend in Texas that I could meet for the first time in person. But alas it won't happen for me this year. I second Natalie's thought, maybe next year we can have one in Virginia. I hope you'll be sharing some details for those of us that aren't able to attend. I hope you've had a good day and that your car is running smoothly again. Take care and have fun in Texas.

I went to the very first REBarCamp just last July in San Francisco. It was excellent! I hope all those that get to go enjoy Houston as much as we did in San Francisco.

Natalie - don't be jealous, we'll post blogs, podcasts and videos for ya since you can't make it. Don't forget to invite us when you hold one in Virginia. (So which door did you pick?) :-))

Marie - it's not this weekend, it's next Wednesday. DOH!! I can't give all the details because I wanted you to go through one of the doors? Which door did you pick? Did you get the bag of money? Was it the FREE trip for two? (wink wink) :-) I do hope you'll join us, the parties are so much better when AR members come together.

Randy - Looking forward to seeing you at NAR, you should try and make it to the REBarCamp if you can, it's on the way to Missouri and Florida, well in a round about sort of way! LOL~ Aloha my friend.

Thanks Pat - we will have to come to Virginia at some point, maybe you and Natalie could help us put one together, or maybe we'll just do an ARBootCamp. That would be fun. Thanks for the good wishes with the car, I haven't had one for a couple days now, it's horrible being stuck without a car.

Looking forward to out trip to Texas, I'll be sharing what I learn there as it's happening with photos, video, podcasts etc. Should be a Blast. I already know quite a few folks going that I really look forward to finally meeting in person. I love these gatherings, there's just nothing quite like it.

Oh NO! Your long comment disorder is rubbing off on me. haha. BTW - Which door did you pick? :-)

Brad - I will be there, and I look forward to meeting you and Rich, along with a host of other friends that I haven't met in person yet!

Kristal - so what time will you be arriving in Houston?? :-O

Brad - well as I told Rich, it sounds like a very cool place to be with some exciting people and great learning and networking. Hope we get a good follow-up from the folks who are fortunate enough to attend.

Thanks for the broadcast!

Jeff

Jason - AWESOME!! I heard Pippa and many others will be there too! I CAN'T WAIT!! I probably won't sleep now until it's over, not like I sleep anyway! haha... Looking forward to finally shaking hands with the infamous Jason Crouch, aw heck, maybe even getting a bear hug :-))

Brad, I look forward to meeting you and the rest of the AR gang. But I am really going for the FREE box lunch. Don't tell anyone though.

It sounds like its going to be a great time. Sure wish I could be there.

Jeff - you know we'll miss you, but you can count on us to post some great stuff as it unfolds. BTW - sorry for the audio, Mike was on a cell, Rich was too far from a signal, and I was on a wireless phone. I rushed the guys to do it today, so I do apologize that the audio sucked. That was my fault. Thanks Jeff. :-)

Jill - me too! LOL~

Well, I kinda need a new t-shirt too. You'll notice that this comment lines up with my Donate button over on the sidebar? Yeah, every penny donated goes to charity to feed starving children.....

.... mine! :-)

Hi Brad, I sure wish I could go but it is out the question this year. So......... I will watching, listening and learning from all of you that do go and anxious to see if I can put the dots together and improve both my bloggings efforts and the benefits that would be natural for the consumers. Be our eyes and ears and hopefully next year many more of us can attend. Thanks for all you do for us Brad.

OCT

2008

Hi Brad, would you find me a Sugar Daddy please so I can get to all these events?? Will you be at Bloodhound and NAR??

And I was expecting to open a door and see either a new car or a can of squid:)

Brad where did you get the doors? I can't wait to see what you'll come up with next.

Fran - sorry you can't make it, we'll try and provide as much info as we can about the event as it happens.

William - we'll be your eyes and ears with whatever takes place at this years event. It never ceases to amaze me the amount of information that gets provided at these REBarCamps. I'm sure there will be numerous posts from members willing to share what they learn. Thanks. :-)

Susie - I can find many things for our members, but a "Sugar Daddy", that one might be a bit of a challenge. lol~ Yes, I will be at the NAR event in Florida, have not confirmed the Bloodhound event at this point, but that one sure sounds like a place to find a Sugar Daddy for sure. :-)))

Neal - you must have selected the wrong door! LOL~ :-)

Scott - haha, I think I plagiarized them from a SPAM email! LOL~ I can't wait to see what I come up with next either. I hope you can join us this year, we'd love to meet you.

I opened all three :) The one with money coming underneath was a trick though!

Jeremy - you didn't follow the directions, you're a bad boy! It said, "You only get one choice so make it a good one." It didn't say only one door works. I bet everyone is probably doing the same thing. Funny how we just can't resist these things, I just had to test and prove my theory. LOL~ :-)

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS REBar Camp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! plus its only 2 miles from my house in The Woodlands! (I know that is just plain mean!)

This is going to be awesome and I can't wait to meet Brad, Jason, Stephanie and soooo many others!

pippa

ps ... jeremy, the first door i picked had tons of money!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pippa - are you suggesting the after party is going to be at your house? Cool, I'll send out the 114,000+ invitations in todays AR Newsletter! :-O Looking forward to meeting you in a few days.... just don't shoot me for the "Party" comment. LOL~ :-)

Well Mr. Brad-I see your humor is alive and well and working overtime. A disorder huh! I thought that was part of my charm. lol :-))))). Just so know the curiousity got the better of me and I opened all 3 doors. I did pick the red one first however, my favorite color. Do I get penalized for being a bad girl. I almost picked the one with the money under the door first but I thought it might have been a trick. We know how you California guys are. :-)))))). BTW-Just so you know I haven't forgotten about your offer to help. As well as my tiny little comments that I try hard to control. I also jump from one project to the next without sometimes finishing the first one completely so I just haven't got back to that. You think that is another disorder? I feel like a Mexican jumping bean. So I hope you don't think I'm rude cause I haven't called yet. Never fear, I got your number. You think I'm bad on a computer that is mild compared to an actual phone conversation. Should I warn you ahead of time in a e-mail?~ ROTFL.~ One last thing. You're right, being without a vehicle stinks so I hope you get it back soon even if you do think I have a disorder. I look forward to hearing all about Texas. Have a safe trip. Your long winded commenter in Lynchburg Va.

I like the hint on which door to choose! Go for the money!

Each door certainly has value. I'll be watching online but cannot make REBarcamp this year. Maybe sometime in the future. Aloha from Kauai

Ok you are too cute. You know I went to every door. LOL

Just got an email about the dress code:

"It's whatever you feel comfortable wearing - It's a barcamp, and they are always very informal"

Brad,

thanks so much for having me on Rain Radio yesterday and for the fine job y'all are doing to help us get the word out. It's going to be an awesome event!. Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones!

Cheers

Mike Price

I loved the three doors - fun - as I know you and Rich will be at the event. If it was driving distance for me, I would definitely be there. I will keep track of the next one and would love to come - maybe you want to come to Michigan :-)

Nice list brad. (top 10 reasons to go to rebar camp). Those are all valid reasons but we're a bit busy internationally. I'm sure with pippa and crouch going you'll enjoy your time regardless. Have fun!!

That was cute. But I opened every door =P Of course I opened the one with cash under it first though =D

Brad, This is a very creative post. I love the "knock on the door of opportunity" theme. I may just have to borrow that idea for one of my websites.

No REBarcamp for me. I never get to have any fun!!!

Brad, I LOVE the blog! When are you coming to the midwest? Sounds like a nice venue.

Looks like a great opportunity!

I could make it... but I have to go do some volunteer work for the forest service which will increase their budget and they'll still try to shut down the area...

Hi Brad - I picked the door that had travel vouchers in it, but none of the travel vouchers would get me to Houston. What's the deal with that???

So, do you AR fellas get to New Hampshire at all? What would it take to have a couple of you head this way sometime in 2009?

Ann
ps - any word on an AR gathering at NAR Convention next month?

I am headed to West Texas this evening but learned that I will be back in time to attend and i am looking forward to the event! Thanks!

Brad - I picked door #3 cuz PURPLE is my favorite color and what luck that there was money laying at my doorstep too! Sounds like a great venue but I'll have to take a raincheck on this one. Hoping you'll be making plans to come and visit the East Coast next year.

Brad,

Thanks for the post. I'm with Donna Bigda on this one. We would love to see you on the east coast with a wealth of information and the Rainer's clan..

I would love to attend but I have NAR in a few weeks and the budget won't allow it.

Brad- coming to Chicago soon? I'm jealous that I can't attend a conference like this.

Brad, I LOVE the doors. You are so very clever. Sounds like it will be great and you have some wonderful speakers. Have to hold the fort down here but bring us back some great info.

Looks pretty interesting. Will have to tune in sometime soon.

Thanks for sharing the road show.

Brad... Sounds like a great opportunity.. I will look at it futher after our convention is over this weekend.

Can't make it to Houston, so I'll be following the REBarCamp activity via Twitter. What's the hashtag?

OCT

2008

Hi Brad,

I picked door number #2 - (da - I didn't see the $$ under the door) but I just finished listening to the podcast. Sounds like a great opportunity and wow what a lineup of names!

I for one will look up barcamp.org and read more about how all of this happens. Thanks for bringing it to the rain.

Sounds like a great event-

Enjoy ReBar - When it comes to the NorthEast, give us a headsup!

Well done as usual Brad!

Hopefully REBar will come to the Raleigh area soon!

can't wait till next week!!

Brad...looks like a day of sensory overload...and I wish I could be there for every minute of it! Bummer! How often are these held, and is another one planned yet anywhere that I could get on my calendar? Not going to NAR this year (enough of Mickey already......can't NAR find another place?) So hope we get some good heads up so we can plan!

Thanks for all you do!

REBarCamp will be fun and a total success, not a doubt in my mind.

OK...Looks like we need to start the "ARBarCamp" and take it on the road. It's Time! :-) Watch for details on how you can get the "ARBarCamp" to come to your area in 2009. We'd love to come share with you in your backyard. See ya next week in Houston.

Brad, I couldn't resist...I had to open ALL the doors and actually I had fun with each one! Great job and fun concept.

Hope Houston is as much fun and informative as SF was...good luck. We'll be thinking about you.

OCT

2008

John - no hashtag yet, I will be doing an update using utterz and I'm sure we will have a twitter hashtag as well. I haven't set one up yet, but there will be multiple ways to follow us there. I will also be doing a live TV stream so keep an eye on my Blog while we're there. Thanks. :-)

Brad, thanks for bringing this to our attention and for Active Rain sponsoring what sounds like a rewarding event. I am sorry to miss it, but I will look for more of these types of events in the future. AR does so much more for its members than other network sites, thank you for that.

I know after the whole blog tab issue, that AR is very careful about them, but maybe a tab for events would be good. That way each state could post forums, etc and other AR events for us to find and plan around.

I've always liked Lets Make a Deal and have been working on a post with that theme..........however these conventions look great and one day I'd love to attend one..........maybe you'll have one in Seattle Next? Then we could all come by and visit A/R's head office at the same time! W what a party that would be!

OCT

2008

This is so clever and fun! You make everyone want to be there!

NOV

2008

are you ever going to come to Utah or even close.

NOV

2008

Liz - we need to have one in Seattle for sure. Help me set it up??? :-))

Mara - haha, I know I'll try to never miss one of these. What you get out of them is priceless. They could charge for these REBarCamps and make a ton of money, but they don't. They're free to attendees. What a great program and a classic example of the power and value of Social Media and Social Networking. :-)

Benjamin - I can help arrange that if you're serious. Call me if you're truly interested. My number's on my AR profile. Thanks. :-))

DEC

I would like to hold one in New Orleans around Jazz Fest (April 24-26 & April 30- May 3,2009). I would be interested in hearing from others that might like to attend.

I wanted so badly to come last year to the Jazz fest, the only thing for out of area people is the hotel rates are higher. We have been talking about a trip to see friends in New Orleans, would love to combine with REBarCamp. Please keep me posted.

Christopher - I have a few people you can contact to help you set that up, email me directly and I'll put you in contact with some folks who have done these, might save you some time and money. Thanks. :-)

Crystal - REBarCamp coming to a location near you....soon.... :-))

JAN

Is REBar camp coming anywhere near Cape Cod Ma or Boston?

JAN

Tara - not sure of the schedule, but I don't see any reason they couldn't. Go to REBarCamp.com to see their schedule, if you want to put something together, let me know and I'll put you in touch with the folk that can help you make it happen. :-)

APR

Well we are having a 'regular' BarCamp here in NOLA on July 18th, 2009. I'm considering a REBarCamp along with.

Christopher - sound like a great idea. Be sure to let us know if you do at REBarCamp.com

AUG

RE BarCamp comes to Raleigh/Durham, NC, November 6, 2009

http://www.rebarcamprdu.com/

And we have a brand new AR Group, too!

http://activerain.com/groups/REBarcampRDU

Golly, gosh, Brad...

If this little bump is spam, I apologize...

Mike - thanks for the heads-up on REBarCampRDU. This is the perfect place to bump a little spam. haha! It's totally relavant and accepted when done in this manner. We'll try to make it out to the event. Thanks. :-)

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ActiveRain @ REBarCamp - Knocking on the Doors of Opportunity

What is an REBarCamp? Why Would I want To Go? Who Is Going To Be There? How Will This Benefit Me or My Business? What Are The Topics? Where's it at? How Much Will It Cost?

The Door is Unlocked

What is an REBarCamp? Why Would I want To Go?
Who Is Going To Be There? How Will This Benefit Me or My Business?
What Are The Topics? Where's it at? How Much Will It Cost?