what i learned from blog camp 1.0 and will do differently at subsequent blog camps:
- order blog camp moo cards.
- test the damn stickam ahead of time.
- plan the online times better and then be there.
- don't have book club discussion scheduled for during blog camp.
- order blog camp t-shirt farther in advance and in larger size than you think you should (zazzle is really, really SLOW!)
- be more realistic about how much time will be spent online and promise accordingly. i knew it would be great, but i'll admit i hadn't taken into account exactly how wonderful it would be to be together with my blog friends analog.
- buy a larger french press (or two) (or perhaps just smaller cups).
- more video (which for me means buy video camera).
- allow more time for photo walks (turns out when you are six people stopping to take pictures every two feet, it takes a lot longer than you would imagine).
- go to tivoli (this is for blog camps in denmark, obviously).
- don't forget to get a tattoo.
- don't forget the G&T sorbet you made and put in the freezer (i told you i was going to forget something).
did you guys learn anything at blog camp that would benefit future blog camps?
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what I've learnt
1. order moo cards
2. get a Nikon
3. think well ahead about presents
4. not to plan too much because it's all about talking and chatting and drinking
5. learn about twitter and site meter
6. get a tattoo!
there is definitely more, I'll keep thinking about it
Have a good night's sleep the day before, instead of reading the book club book that you should have guessed was never going to get discussed!
I learned I should definitely be there!
I think my mum (seaside girl) learned that she really wanted a mac book!
Fantastic, can I FINALLY break out and get a tattoo? Brilliant. I might tattoo my entire grudge book on my torso/legs/maybe arms, it's pretty extensive.
I am taking on board the points re T shirt ordering and present ordering. I have already decided on presents for 1.5 but don't know if it's ok to do the same for 2.0. I think not. Hmm.
I suggested to Beth that we have a 'crib sheet' for each attendee for 1.5, I'll do a 20 questions or something. So we all feel reasonably 'well prepared' for each other without spending hours revising each others blogs (especially for us newbies).
I learned that I'm still jelous and have nothing nice to say tee-hee :)
check out which blogs your fellow blog campers are following - if there are some they all follow, take a look at them (if you have the time).
spud: great idea with the crib sheet!
Pratice keeping mouth closed in photo's and danish stick throwing game.
just watching from a distance, blog camp 1.0 seemed pretty perfect, hard to imagine it could be improved even further! although tivoli and g&t sorbet sounds fabulous...
OMG, we forgot were were going to be the pajama gang!! (just rereading my own fantasy post about what blog camp would be...)
Who is going to blog camp 1.5 and 2.0?
I'm going to 2.0
I'm going to both [greedy]
I'm feeling the first Southern hemisphere blog camp coming on. Maybe in February when the weather is at its best? I wonder if anyone would make it?
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