Comments on: Australian Food Bloggers Conference: ideas and sponsors wanted http://www.tomatom.com/2009/04/australian-food-bloggers-conference-ideas-and-sponsors-wanted/ The insiders' guide to food and drink in Melbourne. Since 2005. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:40:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: Twitter Trackbacks for Australian Food Bloggers Conference: ideas and sponsors wanted [tomatom.com] on Topsy.com http://www.tomatom.com/2009/04/australian-food-bloggers-conference-ideas-and-sponsors-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-46534 Twitter Trackbacks for Australian Food Bloggers Conference: ideas and sponsors wanted [tomatom.com] on Topsy.com Tue, 01 Sep 2009 09:12:35 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/?p=1180#comment-46534 [...] Australian Food Bloggers Conference: ideas and sponsors wanted www.tomatom.com/2009/04/australian-food-bloggers-conference-ideas-and-sponsors-wanted – view page – cached It all started with an idea from Reemski from I am obsessed with food who set up an Australian (and let's make that NZ too) Foodbloggers Google Group to discuss — From the page [...] [...] Australian Food Bloggers Conference: ideas and sponsors wanted http://www.tomatom.com/2009/04/australian-food-bloggers-conference-ideas-and-sponsors-wanted – view page – cached It all started with an idea from Reemski from I am obsessed with food who set up an Australian (and let's make that NZ too) Foodbloggers Google Group to discuss — From the page [...]

]]> By: Robyn Lewis http://www.tomatom.com/2009/04/australian-food-bloggers-conference-ideas-and-sponsors-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-45268 Robyn Lewis Fri, 15 May 2009 03:45:33 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/?p=1180#comment-45268 Hi Ed - if we can help on this in any way please let me know. We've done some work with MFWF already, and can promote through our website/newsletter. Plus we built an automatic, real time ticket system for the Bushfire Relief Appeal raffle which we could potentially adapt, it would not be difficult to do that. Cheers 4 now - Robyn Hi Ed – if we can help on this in any way please let me know. We’ve done some work with MFWF already, and can promote through our website/newsletter. Plus we built an automatic, real time ticket system for the Bushfire Relief Appeal raffle which we could potentially adapt, it would not be difficult to do that. Cheers 4 now – Robyn

]]> By: Fitzroyalty http://www.tomatom.com/2009/04/australian-food-bloggers-conference-ideas-and-sponsors-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-45078 Fitzroyalty Tue, 05 May 2009 05:26:36 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/?p=1180#comment-45078 Hi Ed, there's some good ideas in this. I have a spreadsheet of over 250 Melbourne based blogs, of which over 80 are primarily about food (collected for my work on the local news sites). Would you like a copy (many entries have blogger names and emails)? A crucial topic is how the industry is responding, eg restaurant owners closely following social media and commenting on reviews of their restaurants. What does it mean for them? Like Duncan and Lisa, I'd like to see a focus on the practice of blogging, about defining a voice and targeting an audience. I'd be happy to volunteer some time to discuss technical and methodological practices - metadata, information architecture, taxonomy, etc. Hi Ed, there’s some good ideas in this. I have a spreadsheet of over 250 Melbourne based blogs, of which over 80 are primarily about food (collected for my work on the local news sites). Would you like a copy (many entries have blogger names and emails)?

A crucial topic is how the industry is responding, eg restaurant owners closely following social media and commenting on reviews of their restaurants. What does it mean for them?

Like Duncan and Lisa, I’d like to see a focus on the practice of blogging, about defining a voice and targeting an audience.

I’d be happy to volunteer some time to discuss technical and methodological practices – metadata, information architecture, taxonomy, etc.

]]> By: lisa http://www.tomatom.com/2009/04/australian-food-bloggers-conference-ideas-and-sponsors-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-45075 lisa Sun, 03 May 2009 23:30:32 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/?p=1180#comment-45075 I guess one of the issues with a food bloggers conference is who you are trying to attract - a general food and wine festival audience, existing bloggers, wannabe bloggers? The topics listed for sessions above are pretty basic. I think to have a decent conference or festival you need a bunch of different kinds of events (workshops, presentations, roundtables, panels etc) and as well as nuts and bolts workshop-style stuff, you'd need (as Duncan suggested) more philosophical and broad-ranging panels/presentations (e.g. about the future of new media, the power of independent reviewing, the potential for activism, social networking elements, things like that). It's a great idea, will enjoy watching where you go with it. I guess one of the issues with a food bloggers conference is who you are trying to attract – a general food and wine festival audience, existing bloggers, wannabe bloggers? The topics listed for sessions above are pretty basic. I think to have a decent conference or festival you need a bunch of different kinds of events (workshops, presentations, roundtables, panels etc) and as well as nuts and bolts workshop-style stuff, you’d need (as Duncan suggested) more philosophical and broad-ranging panels/presentations (e.g. about the future of new media, the power of independent reviewing, the potential for activism, social networking elements, things like that).

It’s a great idea, will enjoy watching where you go with it.

]]> By: JdG http://www.tomatom.com/2009/04/australian-food-bloggers-conference-ideas-and-sponsors-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-45072 JdG Sun, 03 May 2009 11:39:14 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/?p=1180#comment-45072 Brilliant that there is so much chatter on this! Can't wait to see where it goes. I'm all for including tweeters (being a lover of it), but I worry that it may derail the 'blog' angle- and as it's so new, maybe best to keep it direct, simple and streamlined with a blog focus? Just a thought- but perhaps I am being to narrow minded. Brilliant that there is so much chatter on this! Can’t wait to see where it goes.
I’m all for including tweeters (being a lover of it), but I worry that it may derail the ‘blog’ angle- and as it’s so new, maybe best to keep it direct, simple and streamlined with a blog focus? Just a thought- but perhaps I am being to narrow minded.

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2009/04/australian-food-bloggers-conference-ideas-and-sponsors-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-45018 Ed Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:10:39 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/?p=1180#comment-45018 All sound like good ideas although as I've posted on the forum I think it would be a good idea to confine the expertise to bloggers. I like Duncan's spin and Melbournefoodie - twitterers or anyone who is social in food media perhaps. All sound like good ideas although as I’ve posted on the forum I think it would be a good idea to confine the expertise to bloggers. I like Duncan’s spin and Melbournefoodie – twitterers or anyone who is social in food media perhaps.

]]> By: @melbournefoodie http://www.tomatom.com/2009/04/australian-food-bloggers-conference-ideas-and-sponsors-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-45015 @melbournefoodie Tue, 28 Apr 2009 05:12:34 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/?p=1180#comment-45015 What about food tweeters? :) What about food tweeters? :)

]]> By: Duncan | Syrup&Tang http://www.tomatom.com/2009/04/australian-food-bloggers-conference-ideas-and-sponsors-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-44996 Duncan | Syrup&Tang Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:01:29 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/?p=1180#comment-44996 There's a philosophical gap in this -- perhaps one theme for a session or for part of others is something along the lines of "Why blog? For whom? For what? Why bother?" There’s a philosophical gap in this — perhaps one theme for a session or for part of others is something along the lines of “Why blog? For whom? For what? Why bother?”

]]> By: Zoe http://www.tomatom.com/2009/04/australian-food-bloggers-conference-ideas-and-sponsors-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-44991 Zoe Sat, 25 Apr 2009 09:14:23 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/?p=1180#comment-44991 Some suggestions - Kerryn Goldsworthy (a friend) is a former English professor and now book reviewer who does some teaching with the food writing and gastronomy courses at Uni of Adelaide. She blogs as <a href="http://stilllifewithcat.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Pavlov's Cat</a>. Debra Lee Brien is a university writing/creative industries person at Central Qld Uni in Rockhampton and is researching Australian women food writers. She's very knowledgable and charming (I blogged about <a href="http://www.progressivedinnerparty.net/2008/08/06/food-writers-as-activists-talk-by-donna-lee-brien/" rel="nofollow">hearing her speak last year</a>) Marion who writes <a href="http://www.hedonistichostess.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Hedonistic Hostess</a> is an ex-ABC journo doing the Masters of Gastronomy and would no doubt know some excellent people through that. She's signed up to the group which is how I found her blog. Some suggestions – Kerryn Goldsworthy (a friend) is a former English professor and now book reviewer who does some teaching with the food writing and gastronomy courses at Uni of Adelaide. She blogs as Pavlov’s Cat.

Debra Lee Brien is a university writing/creative industries person at Central Qld Uni in Rockhampton and is researching Australian women food writers. She’s very knowledgable and charming (I blogged about hearing her speak last year)

Marion who writes Hedonistic Hostess is an ex-ABC journo doing the Masters of Gastronomy and would no doubt know some excellent people through that. She’s signed up to the group which is how I found her blog.

]]> By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2009/04/australian-food-bloggers-conference-ideas-and-sponsors-wanted/comment-page-1/#comment-44990 Ed Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:03:34 +0000 http://www.tomatom.com/?p=1180#comment-44990 Zoe, I think you are right. I think it would be interesting to get several different ones to talk and then have a panel session perhaps. Cindy, changed it thanks. Copyright would be interesting and the status of creative commons in Australia. Also defamation perhaps although it is worth talking about how to handle it practically - without lawyers. Zoe, I think you are right. I think it would be interesting to get several different ones to talk and then have a panel session perhaps.

Cindy, changed it thanks.

Copyright would be interesting and the status of creative commons in Australia. Also defamation perhaps although it is worth talking about how to handle it practically – without lawyers.

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