THE ROAD TO ROFLcon
Follow my journey to ROFLcon in Cambridge today and tomorrow! What is ROFLcon? A celebration of the meme. A festival for all things viral.
In their own words:
It was a classic story as old as time: college kids grow up online, decide that it’d be a great idea to throw a internet culture conference, and unleash sheer ridiculousness upon the world.
Back in April 2008, we put on the original ROFLCon — the first internet culture conference devoted to discussing what makes memes work, why they work, and where its all going (and then throwing a big-ass rocking party with the internet celebs themselves). It was a kickass time, not to mention the most important gatherings since the fall of the tower of Babel.
We figured we’d keep doing this as long as it remains awesome (and it still is), so we’ve put together several more internet culture events. Will we ever stop? WHO KNOWS?
A very special thanks to Soulcraft Comics who have had a momentary lapse of judgment and decided to make this adventure possible. Be sure to check out Soulcraft’s new book TRIBES: The Dog Years in stores June 29, 2010.
Thank you also to the folks at downtowntv.com and girl blog for taking a chance on an unknown culture creator.
Follow me live via Twitter and watch the heyadele show for live video coverage of the conference.
Nerding out with my words out.