Media reports on Stratoblogging

I rounded up the blogospheric buzz earlier and here are reports from the press on Blogging the Stratosphere.

KOMO: Wi-Fi In The Sky

Brian Gregory reports on the Stratoblogging for KOMO 1000 News radio. The 2 minute-long report (MP3) is available on their podcast. It was recorded during the Blogging the Stratosphere event.

Boeing shows off wired jet with flight to Walla Walla

A highlight of the event was flying into the Walla Walla Airport where a welcoming committee was waiting, waving and clapping. Bloggers usually don’t get that kind of attention! Andy Porter of the Union-Bulletin reports on the arrival of Connexion One. He interviews Terrance Scott, Boeing spokesman and Buzz Bruggeman.

Greetings from the Big Boeing Blogfest

Bryan Corliss of the Everett Herald reports on his blog that, “All the “real” bloggers are happily Instant Messaging their friends.” Correct! I was one of them. I got an instant message flood.

Bryan also reports about the new live TV service that Connexion By Boeing is offering.

Boeing builds Wi-Fi buzz with bloggers

CBS Marketwatch reporter quotes Boeing’s David Friedman, vice president of marketing and direct sales, “No other group demands constant broadband wireless connectivity more than the blogging and technical communities.

“We felt that fulfilling the in-flight needs of this particularly demanding audience would help spread the word about our performance advantage.”