Comments on: The Value of Meeting Your Fellow Bloggers – Offline! http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:18:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alfred http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-1103898 Alfred Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:59:31 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/#comment-1103898 Unfortunately, tool for serious bloggers to meet always end up getting polluted with businesses looking to build links or network. Look at Twitter. Unfortunately, tool for serious bloggers to meet always end up getting polluted with businesses looking to build links or network. Look at Twitter.

]]> By: Anne Helmond http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-258420 Anne Helmond Wed, 21 Nov 2007 01:53:36 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/#comment-258420 @Ian: Coincidence galore! It sounds like it was an excellent and entertaining weekend. Talking about meetings in Hamburg will you be attending Wordcamp Hamburg in January? @Ian: Coincidence galore! It sounds like it was an excellent and entertaining weekend. Talking about meetings in Hamburg will you be attending Wordcamp Hamburg in January?

]]> By: Dresden reeling after expat weekend onslaught « Letters Home http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-257084 Dresden reeling after expat weekend onslaught « Letters Home Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:34:38 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/#comment-257084 [...] If having a good time and a few laughs isn’t reason enough, see The Blog Herald for a post on the value of meeting up with fellow bloggers. - [...] [...] If having a good time and a few laughs isn’t reason enough, see The Blog Herald for a post on the value of meeting up with fellow bloggers. – [...]

]]> By: ian in hamburg http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-257069 ian in hamburg Tue, 20 Nov 2007 13:27:14 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/#comment-257069 What excellent timing! The day this post was published I'd just returned from a very enjoyable three days meeting fellow English-language expatriates who blog from Germany. I've written a write-up but will now go back in and insert a link to this post. cheers, ian in hamburg What excellent timing! The day this post was published I’d just returned from a very enjoyable three days meeting fellow English-language expatriates who blog from Germany.

I’ve written a write-up but will now go back in and insert a link to this post.

cheers,
ian in hamburg

]]> By: Lorelle VanFossen http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-255690 Lorelle VanFossen Tue, 20 Nov 2007 02:16:58 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/#comment-255690 @<a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/#comment-255342" rel="nofollow">Josiah</a>: I've been "meeting" online friends for over 14 years, traveling cross country to do so. I even stayed for a week with the brother of one of my online friends, and we had the time of our lives. My friend lived in Colorado and knew we were going to be near her family in Florida, so she gave me their contact information. I called a few days before, and they didn't even know who we were. She had told other family members and the news hadn't gotten to her brother. That didn't matter. We knew his sister (whom we still hadn't met in person), and that was enough. We got a huge welcome. Another Internet friend let us know at the last minute they would not be there when we arrived in our RV at their home, but said they "left the light on" for us. When we arrived, we knew just where to park. Next to the window with the telephone cord hanging out, waiting for us to reconnect with the world. In those days, there was no WIFI and a telephone cord was precious. My husband and I cried over that damn phone cord, loving these strangers who invited us to stay with them, having never met them in person. Some of my very closest and bestest friends have been met online, as well as in meetings, conferences, and get-togethers, all brought together through the web and my blogs. And some of them I still have yet to met. Yes, it's safe. As safe as anything. In fact, even more safer in many respects. You "know" the people in the bar. :D @Josiah:

I’ve been “meeting” online friends for over 14 years, traveling cross country to do so. I even stayed for a week with the brother of one of my online friends, and we had the time of our lives. My friend lived in Colorado and knew we were going to be near her family in Florida, so she gave me their contact information. I called a few days before, and they didn’t even know who we were. She had told other family members and the news hadn’t gotten to her brother. That didn’t matter. We knew his sister (whom we still hadn’t met in person), and that was enough. We got a huge welcome.

Another Internet friend let us know at the last minute they would not be there when we arrived in our RV at their home, but said they “left the light on” for us. When we arrived, we knew just where to park. Next to the window with the telephone cord hanging out, waiting for us to reconnect with the world. In those days, there was no WIFI and a telephone cord was precious. My husband and I cried over that damn phone cord, loving these strangers who invited us to stay with them, having never met them in person.

Some of my very closest and bestest friends have been met online, as well as in meetings, conferences, and get-togethers, all brought together through the web and my blogs. And some of them I still have yet to met.

Yes, it’s safe. As safe as anything. In fact, even more safer in many respects. You “know” the people in the bar. :D

]]> By: Anne Helmond http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-255398 Anne Helmond Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:48:04 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/#comment-255398 I guess it depends on the circumstances and where you meet. I was meeting unknown people in a crowded Starbucks in New York City and the fact that it could be unsafe never crossed my mind. Attending a general meetup in a public place is very different from meeting one-on-one in a private place. Sensibility and common sense should always be applied when meeting people you don't know. I guess it depends on the circumstances and where you meet. I was meeting unknown people in a crowded Starbucks in New York City and the fact that it could be unsafe never crossed my mind.

Attending a general meetup in a public place is very different from meeting one-on-one in a private place. Sensibility and common sense should always be applied when meeting people you don’t know.

]]> By: Josiah http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-255342 Josiah Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:16:16 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/#comment-255342 Sounds good but how safe is it? Sounds good but how safe is it?

]]> By: Anne Helmond http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-254186 Anne Helmond Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:56:32 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/#comment-254186 There are a lot of WordPress mentions because of the fact that this post originated at a WordPress meetup. The general idea of why it can be useful to meet your fellow bloggers is of course not limited to WordPress only. All the listed points are applicable to any kind of blogging software and should be read as such. There are a lot of WordPress mentions because of the fact that this post originated at a WordPress meetup. The general idea of why it can be useful to meet your fellow bloggers is of course not limited to WordPress only. All the listed points are applicable to any kind of blogging software and should be read as such.

]]> By: Bob http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-254117 Bob Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:14:58 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/#comment-254117 Why all the Wordpress mentions? There are many other blogging tools. To equate blogging with Wordpress would be to associate driving with GM/Ford - standard options but there is so much more out there. At least this post doesn't Google Hate as most recent ones have done. Guys... get back to writing decent content. Why all the WordPress mentions? There are many other blogging tools.

To equate blogging with WordPress would be to associate driving with GM/Ford – standard options but there is so much more out there.

At least this post doesn’t Google Hate as most recent ones have done.

Guys… get back to writing decent content.

]]> By: Anne Helmond » Visiting the New York City WordPress November Meetup http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-253977 Anne Helmond » Visiting the New York City WordPress November Meetup Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:44:53 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/#comment-253977 [...] also wrote a piece on this meetup and The Value of Meeting Your Fellow Bloggers - Offline! for the Blog [...] [...] also wrote a piece on this meetup and The Value of Meeting Your Fellow Bloggers – Offline! for the Blog [...]

]]> By: dinsan http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/comment-page-1/#comment-253968 dinsan Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:32:38 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/the-value-of-meeting-your-fellow-bloggers-offline/#comment-253968 voww thats a great idea.. I understand how simple yet how effective it can be :) voww thats a great idea.. I understand how simple yet how effective it can be :)

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