
Editor's Note: Yesterday, Rob Bralow of the "Wine Post" published
a piece that was both compelling and thoughtful, discussing the merits of having a little tete-a-tete between both old and new media. As a result, we asked Rob if we could re-post his piece here, allowing wine bloggers far and wide to contribute to the conversation. Please chime in with your perspective in comments!
After the 2009
Wine Bloggers' Conference, there were many bloggers who felt that too many public relations and marketing representatives were there. Not only were they there, but they were there to watch.
Megan (
Wannabe Wino) wrote in her post "
In the Fishbowl":
"Have you ever felt like a goldfish? It's quite interesting really. I think the focus of the conference this year seemed to skew more towards wineries, PR folks, and other industry types. ...