Perth Blognite went well, I think. Cons: I spoke for too long, another speaker defended comment spam. Pros: new faces, excellent speakers, Anthonycooked. Also penisface. For more meatspace fun, sign up to Meetup.
Robert, I thoroughly enjoyed your talk. Well situated historically, and well argued, although one day (perhaps I’ll actually attend a meetup) I’d enjoy arguing the case for media specificities with you (and, similarly, suspect I’ll develop a nervous twitch at hear blogspam being referred to as a legitimate and useful commercial practice!!).
Well, technically speaking, I assembled. First rule of showbiz is you’re not on too long if you leave the crowd wanting more – great thinkpiece you gave and was still being discussed dangerously close to the witching hour.
Greatly regret I missed the first few speakers, and sorry for bogging in Tama, but the fact an audience went, hung around, and involved themselves gives the evening a big tick. Top job all.
I thought it was an excellent talk Robert, and while it may have run longer then planned you still had the attention of the audience, myself included. Unlike the other chaps I’ll refrain from entering an intellectual conversation with you regarding blogging politics. I’d be digging my own grave.
Thanks, David. It’s good to know people were interested, but it wasn’t good to run overtime. It meant Chris was squished at the end, which wasn’t fair on him.
hi robert,
may have been the eyes that helped you cut through some hype too. it was good to hear a level headed examination of the blogging phenomenon from someone engaging with the medium. and I’m not just saying that because you flatter my own political leanings!
Thanks, Michael. I think I ended up being overly pessimistic, as I mentioned in a comment at Ponderance, which I’ll reproduce here:
Thanks, Tama. I’m not usually that pessimistic about blogs, and I didn’t intend to be so negative when I sat down to prepare the talk. I guess it fluctuates. During the election campaign I was incredibly excited by the new blogs I kept discovering. Perhaps I’m just depressed because of the result?
Robert, I found your discussion very thought provoking and did agree with many points, possibly tho i didn’t agree with the pessimism with some of your thoughts, however – it was food for thought. I did want to comment last night, altho we were short on time, that I find people like you inspiring when you leave your name out there in the blogging world with your colours nailed to the wall :) Thanks so much for your thoughts. I also agreed with your thoughts on the blogspam and optimisation. don’t think I’ve written so much before on my blog in ages!
Hey, I had a dream like that. I was in Fed Square giving a talk, and then the OHP came to life and sang ‘Shock the Monkey’ and then bit me on the wazoo.
Which was not nice.
The thinking Laborite would as lief be found in bed with a cobra as in a committee room armed with "arguments" from the Tory press." Truth, Perth, 19 June 1915.
Robert, I thoroughly enjoyed your talk. Well situated historically, and well argued, although one day (perhaps I’ll actually attend a meetup) I’d enjoy arguing the case for media specificities with you (and, similarly, suspect I’ll develop a nervous twitch at hear blogspam being referred to as a legitimate and useful commercial practice!!).
Great talk! Definitely one of the highlights of the evening. Very well done and surprisingly balanced (until you got stuck into Tim :-)
Well, technically speaking, I assembled. First rule of showbiz is you’re not on too long if you leave the crowd wanting more – great thinkpiece you gave and was still being discussed dangerously close to the witching hour.
Greatly regret I missed the first few speakers, and sorry for bogging in Tama, but the fact an audience went, hung around, and involved themselves gives the evening a big tick. Top job all.
Well done, Rob. And now I can talk about blogging and politics in my tutorial tomorrow morning and look smart!
I thought it was an excellent talk Robert, and while it may have run longer then planned you still had the attention of the audience, myself included. Unlike the other chaps I’ll refrain from entering an intellectual conversation with you regarding blogging politics. I’d be digging my own grave.
Thanks, David. It’s good to know people were interested, but it wasn’t good to run overtime. It meant Chris was squished at the end, which wasn’t fair on him.
Perhaps I kept people’s attention because I hypnotised them with my freaky red eyes of death…
hi robert,
may have been the eyes that helped you cut through some hype too. it was good to hear a level headed examination of the blogging phenomenon from someone engaging with the medium. and I’m not just saying that because you flatter my own political leanings!
Thanks, Michael. I think I ended up being overly pessimistic, as I mentioned in a comment at Ponderance, which I’ll reproduce here:
I’m a bit more optimistic today.
Robert, I found your discussion very thought provoking and did agree with many points, possibly tho i didn’t agree with the pessimism with some of your thoughts, however – it was food for thought. I did want to comment last night, altho we were short on time, that I find people like you inspiring when you leave your name out there in the blogging world with your colours nailed to the wall :) Thanks so much for your thoughts. I also agreed with your thoughts on the blogspam and optimisation. don’t think I’ve written so much before on my blog in ages!
Reports have already filtered down south that young Anthony’s presentation went down a treat.
Ha! Coopers Sparkling Ale came out my nose.
peoples – that wall was fucking dreadful. Oh jeeeeeesus.. all the atmosphere of a reformatory built on the cheap.
Good to read about tho.
For the life of me, David, I have no idea what you’re talking about.
are you planning to post a copy of your talk for those outside Perth?
and i know exactly what David is talking about
David, perhaps I should have tried to “render” some assistance.
oh here we go then, for our viewers in Melbourne
Hey, I had a dream like that. I was in Fed Square giving a talk, and then the OHP came to life and sang ‘Shock the Monkey’ and then bit me on the wazoo.
Which was not nice.
That was very clever both Anthony’s.
I am jealous – it would have been great to be there..