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It went like this…
Saikat: i have an idea
Roy: oooooooo really!!!
Roy: wat?
Roy: bhule gele naki? (Eng: forgot or what?)
Saikat: lets start a contest for kolkata bloggers - we would publish the content of the winning blog in kolkata bookfair 2009
Roy: WOWWWWWWWWWWWW
Roy: Lets post it in indiblogger
Saikat: basically we would not publish, we would contact publishing houses to sponsor this…
Roy: who will publish that?
Saikat: ok…lets think on the topic more deeply, then start working for the event…
Saikat: why not?
Saikat: i think even Penguin will agree
Roy: I mean any particular publisher in mind?
Saikat: havn’t thought….
Roy: Then, we can publish a “Book” on kolkata by the bloggers from kolkata
Saikat: of course
Roy: taking interviews…. reviews…. etc
Roy: we will sell that copy
Saikat: this second idea would help us involve more people
Roy: via kolkata bookfair
Roy: exactly
Roy: and free PDF
Saikat: i love free stuffs
Saikat: 
Roy: Free stufs are good as long as there is a heavy sponsor
Saikat: blogger can offer free pdf through their blogs
Roy: thats fine
Roy: but what abt the cost of publishing the book
Saikat: we have to convince the publishers…
Saikat: no other way
Saikat: we can talk to Ananda Publishers
Roy: TOI may also get in (TOI stands for Times Of India)
Saikat: yes….
Roy: do you have any connection??
Saikat: no
Roy: cool
Roy: but where to start a discussion
Roy: ??
Roy: 
Saikat: do you think indiblogger is a good place to start off?
Roy: I dont know
Roy: but it can be today
Roy: we dont need more than 20 writers
Saikat: see the discussion has started already as we had a chat on this…lets publish the content of this chat somewhere and start it from there
Saikat: thats fine
Saikat: 20 good blogs
Roy: yuppppppppp
Roy: would you like to post it in your blog?
Saikat: yes
Roy: Go ahead
Roy:
Saikat: ok
Saikat:
Roy: just changes the bangla words
Roy:
Saikat: no i won’t…the book is intended for kolkata bookfair, so bangla worlds are ok
Roy: ha ha ha
Roy: but we will also have some people who do not know the language
Saikat: hmmm….ok
Roy: So the agenda is simple:
Roy: 1. Contact more bloggers from Kolkata
Roy: 2. Tell them to write an article on Kolkata
Roy: 3. Look for a publisher who would be interested
Roy: 4. Publish the book
Roy: 5. publish the PDF and distribute it via different blogs and other sources
Roy: Lets map kolkata
Roy:
Roy: and 6. Have lots of fun
Saikat: fine…i am copying the chat
Roy: coooooool
Roy: I will get so many links from your blog
Saikat: i will put nofollow
Saikat: for sure
Roy: please don’t
Roy: One in the introductory section would be fine for me
Saikat: ok
Saikat: now stop typing
Roy: wow - you are better than what I thought
Saikat: what you thought?
Roy: dont remember really
Roy: and never thought abt that
Saikat: **** ******* *** ***** *****
Saikat: censored
Roy: wow - this is even better
As promised I am posting the entire chat for you to read. I have translated the Bengali terms and add one comment (the text written in red) for the sake of your understanding. The person Roy is none other than the owner of OddSEO.com
- Write an article about Kolkata
- Publish it in your blog
- This must be your PERSONAL blog, not a business or corporate blog
- Send us the link through email by December 31, 2008 latest
- We would select top 25 articles (there will be a panel of judges, we will publish the name of the judges soon)
- The selected articles will be compiled in form of a book
- A list of participants along with their Blog URL would be published as a token to their contribution
We are also looking for someone and will keep you updated about the latest happenings.
And finally: suggest a name for the book as well. I have a name in my mind: “The Colors of Kolkata”. Feel free to post your comments.
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