An article about Sex 2.0 is up at The Naughty American. It features quotes from me, Dacia, Rachel, and Steve.
Rhea expects at least 100 participants at Sex 2.0 and hopes that the meeting of the minds has a long-lasting impact, even as she admits that the event title is as much of a joke as anything.
“To be honest, I hate the term ‘Web 2.0,’ and I make fun of it,” Rhea admitted. “But I couldn’t help calling this event Sex 2.0 because it’s so catchy.”
Rhea also sees this event as heralding a shift towards how sex should be dealt with on the Internet compared to the now old-fashioned Sex 1.0 version.
“I would consider Sex 1.0 as less participatory,” she said. “It’s like the old dial up connection where you wait and wait for the part of the GIF with the boobs.”
I admit I’m a little flustered about being compared to Martin Luther King, Jr., though (seriously, that’s in the third graf). I feel like I should apologize or something!
Some out-of-towners like Atlanta for waffles, others for peaches… but all like it for sex.
Thanks to Dacia for writing about Sex 2.0 in her latest Hot Movies For Her column, entitled “Perverts and Peaches: Sex 2.0 Brings Internetophiles to Atlanta.”
The internet is for geeks with bad acne and missing limbs. Internet dating is a last ditch effort and can attract stalkers. People who do cybersex don’t have healthy sex lives. The sex industry is using the internet to exploit women.
These are all mildly to majorly ridiculous stereotypes of people who use the internet, stereotypes that will shatter this coming weekend in Atlanta. The first Sex 2.0 conference, primarily organized by blogger and podcaster Amber Rhea, is being held at BDSM community space 1763 in Atlanta on April 12th, and people from all over the United States will be there. The thing they all have in common is their interest in the conference’s subtitle: the intersection of social media, feminism, and sexuality. Hopefully most of them are also interested in hearing me talk, since I’m the keynote speaker and will be delivering a short (but fierce!) talk promptly at 9:15 am.
I talked (by email, of course!) with a few different people who are planning to attend the conference to find out what kind of company I’ll be in. It turns out that the participants are a pretty eclectic group who will be coming from near and far to meet up, share ideas, educate each other and have a little fun.
Full article here.
Two more posts about Sex 2.0 went up yesterday…
From Fleshbot:
Because we can never have enough opportunities to get together with like-minded geeks online experts and talk about sex, several members of the Fleshbot Collective are considering a trip to Atlanta later this month for Sex 2.0, a one day conference focusing on the “intersection of social media, feminism, and sexuality” which is also quite possibly the only event of its kind in the world to be held in a 10,000 square foot, fully equipped dungeon. Plus, we hear there are lots of Waffle Houses in Atlanta. Mmm, Waffle House.
Heh. Yes, for all who are interested, there can indeed be a Sunday Morning Waffle House Excursion.
And from Metblogs Atlanta:
Unless you’ve been trapped on a deserted island for the past decade or so, the intersection of sex and technology is very prominent. The past five years or so have only built upon that with the popularity of social networks. Orkut, Friendster, MySpace, Facebook…social media is changing the landscape of how we interact. Moreover, we’re also seeing the real-life implications of showing your sexuality online, such as former Arlington, OR mayor Carmen Kontur-Gronquist and her MySpace photos which cost her job.
Until now, there hasn’t been a real chance to discuss how social media, sexuality and the world today all work with each other! That is, until Sex 2.0.
Thanks, Jonno and Karsh!
Cory Silverberg asked me some damn good questions about Sex 2.0, and the interview is now up at About.com. An excerpt:
On your website you describe Sex 2.0 as focusing on “the intersection of social media, feminism, and sexuality.” What does that mean exactly?
I hate to give an obtuse answer, but the truth is, what it means will be different for each individual. That’s why I’m excited that we have such a diverse group of people participating; everyone will get to offer their own perspective on how these things intersect in their own lives. Attendees can expect, first of all, not to be just passive attendees! Everyone is a participant at Sex 2.0. The focus is on interaction and discussion, rather than sitting back while “experts” talk at you. One of the fundamental concepts here is that everyone has things to teach and to learn. We have sessions scheduled on topics ranging from erotic writing to queer identity online to the effects the internet has had on the escorting industry, and much, much more!
Read the whole thing here.
Thanks, Cory!
