Beef, Blogging and Bibi
(Benji says you need a catchy title to draw people to your posts)
Well, last night was the First(?) International Jewish Blogger Conference. They had a meat buffet, Bibi Netanyahu spoke, and a good time was had by most.
Some interesting points:
- I met some people that I really wanted to meet, and visit (however briefly) with others who I haven’t seen in a while.
- I agree wholeheartedly with Gil who said that Jewish bloggers aren’t a “community” but “people who share the same hobby”….although there are people in every community that you want nothing to do with, and the Jewish bloggers have those types as well.
- The speaker from the Foreign Ministry spoke too long, and only got to an interesting point in the last three minutes. I wish she had known her audience better.
- Bibi Netanyahu is a wonderful speaker, I’d love to see him as Foreign Minister or Finance Minister. (Notice, I didn’t say Prime Minister.)
- I was happy that Carl gave a shout out (well, really just a mention) to Tachlis. It was there way before NbN existed.
- Nefesh B’Nefesh has a new website for asking questions and answers are voted on. If they don’t hyper-moderate, and they allow honest but not pro-aliyah answers, this could be a good thing.
- I’m kicking myself for not talking to The Big Felafel. She has done such a great job in such a short period of time. (Plus she is a crafter…what more can you ask for?)
- You can accomplish quite a bit of sock knitting while listening to bloggers speak.
Please see some other blogs for a more detailed summary.
In conclusion, I enjoyed myself, and I hope this will inspire me to spend more time blogging.
I posted 143 pictures of the convention on my website at:
http://www.jr.co.il/pictures/israel/jerusalem/2008/jer173.htm
I also copied all 143 pictures to Facebook for name tagging.
There are three sets of pictures and the address of the first set is:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=48349&id=553691548
Comment by Jacob Richman — August 21, 2008 @ 10:21 am
It was nice meeting you irl albeit quite briefly.
Comment by QuietusLeo — August 22, 2008 @ 1:07 am
It was nice to meet you irl, albeit quite briefly.
Comment by QuietusLeo — August 22, 2008 @ 1:08 am
Did I say that? : ) Actually, it’s more accurate to say that I prefer to use a catchy, funny title than to do something just for SEO/Google. More true to myself.
Nice meeting you, Safranit! Shabbat shalom, Benji
Comment by What War Zone??? — August 22, 2008 @ 11:46 am
Thank you but don’t be so hard on yourself - I’m around
I’ll be at Amuta 2.0 in Jerusalem next week (amuta20.com) if that type of thing interests you. I took a peek at the stuff you make on Flickr - really impressive!
Comment by Rebecca - The Big Felafel — August 26, 2008 @ 11:06 am