I decided to go for immersion in the event rather than doing a whole lot of live blogging at BlogHer, so I plan to make up for that by taking some time to delve into the massive volume of aftermath coming out of the event. It's a little bit of taking to heart some of the vibe of BlogHer -- that there is value in slowing down, listening hard, and letting the ideas, information and conversation percolate a bit -- as opposed to my normal blogging pace at Engadget where it's breakneck speed read, filter, analyze and post. That's rapid blogging; this is slow blogging.

What I've noticed most immediately is that everybody is talking about BlogHer. And it's not just the folks who were there, and not just the organizers, but also the folks who wished they could have been there, the folks who intentionally were absent, and other observant non-attendees. There's a lot goin' on. I'll be digesting this potluck/buffet/smorgasbord for some time.

Here's just a bit of the zeitgeist following the event -- I know by definition I'm missing a lot of important things other folks are saying. If you've got anything you want to highlight here, please post a comment and I'll incorporate it.

• Nancy White has some exhaustive coverage and aftermath going on. Here's a great thread on playing by the rules... or not.
• Halley Suitt posts observations on the vibe of the conference and its overall lack of ego:

During Q&A -- and this will shock you too -- the people asking questions aren't standing up to hog the mike and show off for the most part. The people at Blogher who asked questions actually wanted answers, wanted to be educated and were happy to be educated by anyone in the room who could educate them. The speakers deferred to others in the audience who could answer questions better than they could.

• danah posts a follow-up to her comments on gender differences in networking patterns during the playing by the rules? session.
• Evelyn Rodriguez posts a great rebuttal to Marc Canter's suggestion that we simply create our own lists:

Although Marc's heart is in the right place, his suggestion that BlogHers create our own list, our own companies and tell the guys to fuck off...is ultimately simply playing the game by the same old (tired, not wired) rules. (Guys aren't the real issue; it's the metaphors we unconsciously live by, the worldviews embedded in the games.) Marc's Implicit Assumption much like August issue of Wired: You only change the world when you are on a list. You only change the world when you are heading a company. Bigger is better. Louder is more impactful. Celebrity matters.

• Mary Hodder posts observations and goals and more on the Speaker's Wiki she's put up to help out with that nagging "whaddya know, we just couldn't find any women speakers for our conference..." problem.
• Liz Lawley couldn't make it, but points to a great roundup of attendees' commentaries.
• Ross Mayfield talks about hacking the A-list.
• MommyBlogger TW has some poignant insight on the visual impressions coming out of BlogHer.
• And if you don't have a laugh at Jory's wrap-up, we may have to call in the Jaws of Humor on ya.
• Some other places to look for BlogHer goodies: del.icio.us, Bloglines Citations; Technorati; Feedster; Clusty; IceRocket and Blogpulse