tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post8227005797838608479..comments2024-03-29T06:40:49.882+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: Eat Drink Blog Conference - notes and reflectionsJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-9979760188072408792010-03-31T23:15:37.389+11:002010-03-31T23:15:37.389+11:00Thanks Lorraine - it is a shame not to meet you at...Thanks Lorraine - it is a shame not to meet you at this conference but another time maybeJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-31819454070758890432010-03-31T13:52:55.103+11:002010-03-31T13:52:55.103+11:00Thanks for the recap Johanna! I was so upset to ha...Thanks for the recap Johanna! I was so upset to have missed it and it would have been so lovely to have met you too! :)Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigellahttp://www.notquitenigella.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-67665044565861162092010-03-29T12:22:26.259+11:002010-03-29T12:22:26.259+11:00Thanks AOF - I am sure there is a place for twitte...Thanks AOF - I am sure there is a place for twitter but I have visions of a Twitter Lounge rather than it being a distraction during the presentations - though maybe that is for a bigger conference<br /><br />Thanks Zoe - really enjoyed your presentation and glad it is up on your site now to read at leisure - I haven't had cook-ins with bloggers but I have enjoyed bloggers potlucks where I find it exciting to actually taste some of the amazing food I see on blogs<br /><br />Thanks Wendy - it is amazing how much interesting stuff there is to say about blogs<br /><br />Thanks Mangocheeks - I think the UK food bloggers association is a great start and seems quite active from what I hear<br /><br />Thanks Hannah - glad to fill you in and would love to meet you at such a conference as I always love hearing your feedback<br /><br />Thanks Ricki - I think there is a lot of pressure to provide great food at a food bloggers get together - St Ali did do a good job - though it seems the dinner and cocktails had more of a wow factor than lunch and afternoon tea - but what I had was excellent quality<br /><br />Thanks Cakelaw - the conference was national but in reality it seemed mostly presenters who were from out of town - but I think/hope that future conferences will develop the national focus - but I agree that having a local community to connect with is greatJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-13790036930417568012010-03-29T09:49:58.200+11:002010-03-29T09:49:58.200+11:00It's great that you have established a communi...It's great that you have established a community of bloggers in Melbourne, as they have in Sydney. Nothing like this in Vegas.Cakelawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205068748520541380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-92086082486062896872010-03-29T08:53:07.801+11:002010-03-29T08:53:07.801+11:00Sounds like a great event, even if you had to miss...Sounds like a great event, even if you had to miss the end. I'm going to go check out some of your links to the presentations and reviews. And the food does sound marvelous--but of course, one would expect that given it was a food bloggers' conference!Rickihttp://dietdessertndogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-24292546907089602572010-03-29T04:23:32.396+11:002010-03-29T04:23:32.396+11:00This is actually the summary/overview I've fou...This is actually the summary/overview I've found most enjoyable to read, informative, and helpful about the conference. (And it's far better written than that sentence of mine.) Thank you for distilling the ideas so well, and for giving a balanced view.<br /><br />I hope there is another next year.. and that somehow, it might allow for a larger audience. I'd love to come along and glean knowledge from you blogging superstars! :)Hannahhttp://wayfaringchocolate.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-6683584998306988602010-03-29T00:04:37.805+11:002010-03-29T00:04:37.805+11:00Interesting to read your perspective Johanna. So m...Interesting to read your perspective Johanna. So many angles of blogging to talk about too. I am sure somethinglie this will happen in the U.K, it not already - but it'll down South, London way.Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-91824677230279314922010-03-28T18:09:17.186+11:002010-03-28T18:09:17.186+11:00Gosh, who knew there was so much to talk about??
...Gosh, who knew there was so much to talk about??<br /><br />Sounds like an interesting day. Love the shed analogy. :)Wendyhttp://www.aweebitofcooking.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-16657526392943407962010-03-28T15:03:06.544+11:002010-03-28T15:03:06.544+11:00Great post, Johanna, and I think your suggestions ...Great post, Johanna, and I think your suggestions for improvement are excellent, particularly the list of attendees (oh, and morning tea).<br /><br />I would LOVE a cook-in, I'm very jealous of the ones I've heard of amongst some of the Melbourne types, usually organised on twitter. I don't tweet from my phone, and had mixed feelings about the wall - it is seriously distracting, but there were some great jokes.<br /><br />It was great to meet you, and I've been really enjoying catching up with your blog.Zoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01546885088503890394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-90720154687038331782010-03-28T13:49:41.855+11:002010-03-28T13:49:41.855+11:00Some very good feedback Johanna. I'm surprise...Some very good feedback Johanna. I'm surprised we never got onto the whole is twitter killing blogging thing (tho that's probably so 2009 by now?). I found the twitter screen behind presenters distracting. A good way to encourage future presenters to have a powerpoint presentation to block it!GShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963643826578219126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-52756620604942507322010-03-28T13:32:17.179+11:002010-03-28T13:32:17.179+11:00Thanks Lisa - that would probably be useful to twe...Thanks Lisa - that would probably be useful to tweet this post - the conference just showed me how stubbornly luddite I am. I think that blogs with recipes are easy to follow but many local blogs have an eclectic style that requires a bit more investment in following them (ie more time than I have) I would like to start to follow a few more but am already struggling with my blog readerJohanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-53947356145042171132010-03-28T12:18:26.255+11:002010-03-28T12:18:26.255+11:00Agree it would have been great to get a list of bl...Agree it would have been great to get a list of bloggers in advance! It became embarrassingly obvious to me on the day that I read practically no omni blogs - I would have liked to been able to skim through the attendee's blogs in advance.<br /><br />Great round up! Zoe's presentation really resonated with me too. <br /><br />PS - I am going to tweet this blog post so the other attendees can see it...lisahttp://www.lisadempster.com.aunoreply@blogger.com