tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post3236220691653799254..comments2023-09-30T07:05:45.353-04:00Comments on minxeats - recipes, recaps, and restaurant reviews: Will Blog for FoodUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-57045253797486358592010-05-25T15:48:34.432-04:002010-05-25T15:48:34.432-04:00I see what you're saying, Dara. Makes sense to...I see what you're saying, Dara. Makes sense to know the scope of one's audience!theminxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15546089936845346029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-50419832704733268932010-05-25T14:57:49.101-04:002010-05-25T14:57:49.101-04:00When I say credentials, just because you post some...When I say credentials, just because you post something on the blog doesn't mean anyone reads it. We all have analytics on our pages. <br /><br />When a blogger asks a restaurant for a free meal for a column post it behooves the restaurateur to check out what the person is writing and to get their stats. Does it make sense to comp a meal to someone who gets 20 hits a day if that much and who Dara Bunjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16971982398090593785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-38682741538270142312010-05-25T13:40:13.104-04:002010-05-25T13:40:13.104-04:00Dara - I see where bloggers' credentials are q...Dara - I see where bloggers' credentials are questioned fairly frequently, but never have I seen mentioned what exactly should these credentials entail. I even posed this question to the D@L gang and nobody bothered to answer. A blog is a personal thing, we work for ourselves. "Credentials" is a meaningless term. It's even become fairly meaningless for mainstream journalism. theminxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15546089936845346029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-46951977113925515072010-05-25T13:24:37.524-04:002010-05-25T13:24:37.524-04:00I've been following the post about the blogger...I've been following the post about the bloggers and free food. Go back five years when people read newspapers and there were more around. All print media is in trouble. The bloggers are the new source of news in any specific category. Not only our blog posts, but our tweets, Facebook coverage...it is the new media. <br /><br />Whether we have the credentials to write on the subject is neverDara Bunjonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16971982398090593785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-11742864088126662512010-05-25T10:08:49.404-04:002010-05-25T10:08:49.404-04:00Beth - I understood your POV completely. You just ...Beth - I understood your POV completely. You just sounded incredulous that as someone who never writes about restaurants why you would still get invites. It matches my incredulity that I *do* write about restaurants yet am always excluded. (Sometimes I think I'm secretly blacklisted.)theminxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15546089936845346029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-80281856983538859782010-05-25T09:45:54.773-04:002010-05-25T09:45:54.773-04:00When I commented on the post, I said I was sure th...When I commented on the post, I said I was sure that none of MY blogger friends do such a thing. I just can't imagine having the balls to do that.theminxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15546089936845346029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-40458649686679238582010-05-25T09:40:04.106-04:002010-05-25T09:40:04.106-04:00I think I probably came off a little harsh in my p...I think I probably came off a little harsh in my post on D@L. I don't have a problem with reviewers taking free meals, as long as they disclose they are free, and offer an honest opinion. My point in talking about my surprise at getting those free meal solicitations was that I don't even review restaurants, so I'm not sure why I'm on those lists. <br /><br />People taking free Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18232262261483229338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425522.post-10293661175452762982010-05-25T09:04:15.480-04:002010-05-25T09:04:15.480-04:00Ugh, I can't believe there are bloggers that c...Ugh, I can't believe there are bloggers that contact restaurants for free food...that just sounds so entitled.Nakiya @ Taste of Baltimorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15555893508420635483noreply@blogger.com