Comments on: To bury or praise Stephanie? http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/ The insiders' guide to Melbourne restaurants, food and drink in Melbourne. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:56:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Australian Food Bloggers Conference: ideas and sponsors wanted | Tomato http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/comment-page-1/#comment-44987 Australian Food Bloggers Conference: ideas and sponsors wanted | Tomato Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:19:20 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/#comment-44987 [...] been approached by the Melbourne Food and Wine festival to do something. The first effort was the legacy media vs food bloggers debate that got just a little bit [...] [...] been approached by the Melbourne Food and Wine festival to do something. The first effort was the legacy media vs food bloggers debate that got just a little bit [...]

]]> By: Syrup and Tang — Mainstream and new media incompatible? (or: Does The Age Epicure censor bloggers?) http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/comment-page-1/#comment-32320 Syrup and Tang — Mainstream and new media incompatible? (or: Does The Age Epicure censor bloggers?) Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:22:57 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/#comment-32320 [...] clear, yet again, just how blindly prejudiced mainstream media editors can be about bloggers [1][2][3]. So why do I raise it [...] [...] clear, yet again, just how blindly prejudiced mainstream media editors can be about bloggers [1][2][3]. So why do I raise it [...]

]]> By: barbara http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/comment-page-1/#comment-29997 barbara Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:00:03 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/#comment-29997 I've just finished read all the posts and all the comments on this and thought 'what can I say?'. Then I saw wino sapien's comment and realised nothing more needs to be said. I’ve just finished read all the posts and all the comments on this and thought ‘what can I say?’. Then I saw wino sapien’s comment and realised nothing more needs to be said.

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/comment-page-1/#comment-29982 Ed Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:58:33 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/#comment-29982 Edward, in my case you are right a whole month off the grog. It has always surprised me how little food bloggers mention wine and reminded me that I should mention more. Edward, in my case you are right a whole month off the grog. It has always surprised me how little food bloggers mention wine and reminded me that I should mention more.

]]> By: edward http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/comment-page-1/#comment-29973 edward Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:02:46 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/#comment-29973 Ed, Thanks for highlighting the cat fight. As a wine blogger, it still amazes me, how seriously food bloggers take things. I think Stephanie raised at least one very valid point - not enough alcohol is being consumed! Ed,

Thanks for highlighting the cat fight. As a wine blogger, it still amazes me, how seriously food bloggers take things. I think Stephanie raised at least one very valid point – not enough alcohol is being consumed!

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/comment-page-1/#comment-29804 Ed Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:02:53 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/#comment-29804 Lucy, sorry I meant to say great to meet you as well. It was brief but i expect there'll be time in the future with other food and blogger events. Lucy, sorry I meant to say great to meet you as well. It was brief but i expect there’ll be time in the future with other food and blogger events.

]]> By: How to start a food blog » The Last Appetite http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/comment-page-1/#comment-29788 How to start a food blog » The Last Appetite Thu, 06 Mar 2008 07:33:51 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/#comment-29788 [...] at the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival on “Web 2.0: how to blog/how not to blog”; but judging by the ensuing debate generated there seems to be firstly something controversial about saying that [...] [...] at the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival on “Web 2.0: how to blog/how not to blog”; but judging by the ensuing debate generated there seems to be firstly something controversial about saying that [...]

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/comment-page-1/#comment-29785 Ed Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:12:08 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/#comment-29785 Davy, We just have to learn to live with clutter and to become experts on feed tehnology and online searches. Somehow I manage to block out everything to do with sport. It's not that difficult to ignore things. I'm not sure we should be afraid of the comercialisation of blogs but i suppose one day i hope I may make some money from one. Davy, We just have to learn to live with clutter and to become experts on feed tehnology and online searches. Somehow I manage to block out everything to do with sport. It’s not that difficult to ignore things. I’m not sure we should be afraid of the comercialisation of blogs but i suppose one day i hope I may make some money from one.

]]> By: Davy http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/comment-page-1/#comment-29784 Davy Thu, 06 Mar 2008 02:56:41 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/#comment-29784 Maybe we should thank Stephanie for stimulating such a passionate debate! It does, however, seem a little naive to generalise about the quality of blogs when online readers can pick and choose and ultimately filter out the crap ones, as we all do with traditional media. I've personally been fascinated by the recent growth of food blogs to the point where we seem to have reached saturation point in Melbourne but I do find them incredibly interesting and stimulating as well as being valuable sources of food goss. The trad media is probably paranoid simply because of both the unfettered growth and popularity of blogs and the fact that the information can be incredibly fresh, something they currently can't compete with. I think we'll be seeing a lot more integration between both forms of media with the trad media attempting to absorb some of the more successful blogs out there by acquisition in an attempt to maintain relevance and an edge in this new, online cuthroat world....the commercialisation of (good) blogs is, I'm afraid, just around the corner. Maybe we should thank Stephanie for stimulating such a passionate debate! It does, however, seem a little naive to generalise about the quality of blogs when online readers can pick and choose and ultimately filter out the crap ones, as we all do with traditional media. I’ve personally been fascinated by the recent growth of food blogs to the point where we seem to have reached saturation point in Melbourne but I do find them incredibly interesting and stimulating as well as being valuable sources of food goss. The trad media is probably paranoid simply because of both the unfettered growth and popularity of blogs and the fact that the information can be incredibly fresh, something they currently can’t compete with. I think we’ll be seeing a lot more integration between both forms of media with the trad media attempting to absorb some of the more successful blogs out there by acquisition in an attempt to maintain relevance and an edge in this new, online cuthroat world….the commercialisation of (good) blogs is, I’m afraid, just around the corner.

]]> By: Lucy http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/comment-page-1/#comment-29752 Lucy Tue, 04 Mar 2008 21:55:20 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/2008/03/to-bury-or-praise-stephanie/#comment-29752 Clearly there's been a bit of both (burying and praising) going on. More burying though. Stephanie's comments have provided all the grist that this litle mill requires. Debate is an important part of being taken seriously and from what I gather, that's precisely what bloggers want - to be taken seriously and listened to. Agreed that Helen Razer could have done a little less 'moderating'. I think I love Gabrielle Hamilton, too. Brief though the meeting was, it's great to be able to put a face to a name. Clearly there’s been a bit of both (burying and praising) going on. More burying though. Stephanie’s comments have provided all the grist that this litle mill requires. Debate is an important part of being taken seriously and from what I gather, that’s precisely what bloggers want – to be taken seriously and listened to.

Agreed that Helen Razer could have done a little less ‘moderating’.

I think I love Gabrielle Hamilton, too.

Brief though the meeting was, it’s great to be able to put a face to a name.

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