In attendance: Jane Peppler, Tim King, Roy Kim, Brian Russell, Rob Zelt, Karen Mishra, Michael O’Connell, Kevin Nesnow, ae, WillR, Adam Vandenberg, Corey Reece, Justing Watt, Brenda and mistersugar. Though the warm evening beckoned us to nearby Weaver Street Market, we met again in the cozy lounge of the Speakeasy. Rob kicked off the conversation with a question about job searches and blogging – whether you should hire someone you haven’t Googled, and whether a blog can help someone get a job. Jane mentioned that her teenage son has two LiveJournal identities, with one a sanitized version suitable for future college applications. I told how my blog has helped me land freelance writing assignments and even my current job. The Schiavo case got mentioned a few times during the evening, with Justin reminding us all that Snopes is always a good place to verify incredible email messages and online stories. Brian announced podcastercon.org – check it out, and use the wiki to help Brian plan this conference. We started talking about linking, authenticity, credibility, skepticism, trust and personal relations. My notes drop off here, since my sinus cold made concentration quite hard for me. I seem to remember the discussion circling around the issue of linking, and I figure we can come back to this topic, since there seems to be lots of ground to explore. A reminder: this week, no Raleigh/Carey or Chapel Hill bloggers meetups, since we’ll be gathering Tuesday evening at my home for the Triangle-wide Bloggers Meetup. Details here.