The Bloggers bash at the Adam Smith Institute was rather fun last night (even though I had to leave far too quickly due to other commitments). Was terribly good to catch up with Katabasis (helping break the sea of suits) and The Salted Slug. Glad to say the free booze was much better, Meantime pale ale, and Nanny state from Brew Dog – how can one complain.
I found the direction of the questions asked of the panel fascinating, and assuming they reflect what most bloggers are concerned about/interested in – I think I may be following a different path. But then I’ve never been terribly good at this whole making money out of stuff business. Then again I was also terribly amused at everyone waiting around outside 5 minutes before the start rather than just sticking their heads in and making for the free booze? If bloggers can’t develop a much better instinct for getting to the free booze as quickly as possible how do they ever hope to replace traditional journalists?
Next year name tags with blog names on would definitely be a good idea.
Finally to pass on a link from Katabasis apparently Churnalism.com is a terribly handy tool for checking if a news article is in fact just a rehashed press release.
See you all next year, or maybe at the Rally against debt (or rally for debt as it was briefly called last night).
