Comments on: Wine Life Today is useless http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/08/06/wine-life-today-is-useless/ Deliciously Hedonistic Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:29:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Alastair Bathgate http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/08/06/wine-life-today-is-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Alastair Bathgate Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:43:38 +0000 http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/08/06/wine-life-today-is-useless/#comment-382 Hi Stacy Thanks for your comment. Yes I use Bloglines too but when I get the chance I am going to check out Google Reader as I've heard good things about it. Either way I will continue to subscribe to the WLT feed. Cheers Hi Stacy
Thanks for your comment.
Yes I use Bloglines too but when I get the chance I am going to check out Google Reader as I’ve heard good things about it.
Either way I will continue to subscribe to the WLT feed.
Cheers

]]> By: Stacy Nelson http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/08/06/wine-life-today-is-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Stacy Nelson Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:29:27 +0000 http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/08/06/wine-life-today-is-useless/#comment-380 I think it's a great idea. Web 2.0 is so huge and the more social networking sites that we, as bloggers and networkers, can tap into, the more information about wine we can filter out into the general public. Great job on its creation and implementation. I have added it to my Bloglines (which if you don't have, you should - it's the best way to keep all of the blog subscriptions organized) and will be checking it out regularly. I think it’s a great idea. Web 2.0 is so huge and the more social networking sites that we, as bloggers and networkers, can tap into, the more information about wine we can filter out into the general public. Great job on its creation and implementation. I have added it to my Bloglines (which if you don’t have, you should - it’s the best way to keep all of the blog subscriptions organized) and will be checking it out regularly.

]]> By: Alastair Bathgate http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/08/06/wine-life-today-is-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-373 Alastair Bathgate Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:43:52 +0000 http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/08/06/wine-life-today-is-useless/#comment-373 Hi Joel Thanks. I agree with <em>all</em> your points and wish you every success. Hey I have 10 "toasts"! I must be have a few marketing skills! Next time I criticise your site though, I'll now have to disclose that I know the site owner! Best Al Hi Joel

Thanks. I agree with all your points and wish you every success.

Hey I have 10 “toasts”! I must be have a few marketing skills!

Next time I criticise your site though, I’ll now have to disclose that I know the site owner!

Best
Al

]]> By: Joel http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/08/06/wine-life-today-is-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-372 Joel Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:29:48 +0000 http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/08/06/wine-life-today-is-useless/#comment-372 Hey Alastair, Thanks for the write up. I happen to agree with you. The site becomes exponentially more useful as the users increase. And the algorithm is improving, the next version of the site will be up within the next 90 days. But in the last year the site has hit a "hockey stick" of traffic with significant growth month over month. I welcome the honest feedback! Its a labor of love really. Am I wasting my time? I don't think so. Do model train builders or antique collectors that spend countless hours doing something because they love the product and enjoy the company of others who love the product waste their time? I'd say not. For that matter, do wine bloggers waste their time blogging even though it takes up (for some) many hours? Nah...we're all doing it because we love wine, and in general the people, the experience, the society...I'd venture to say we just all love The Wine Life ;).... This is a good article. I'm a marketing person so to me the title is spot on - eye-catching and makes you want to read on (certainly made me want to read). Also like the honest review of the site's potential. I'm working on it and maintaining it because I've met many interesting people over the last 3 years blogging and WLT is my contribution to that society. Countless people have told me that a community-driven wine site will take forever to build up and become useful. I don't believe it will take forever, I was blogging on wine when it was about 25 of us in 2004 - a couple months after the vaunted Vinography. I do believe that as this society grows and great journalists that don't work for mainstream media will need a venue for others to see their work and really good writing will be rewarded by the community. And I don't believe that a tab within "Entertainment" on Digg or Newsvine will do this community justice. WLT is all about wine, will always be about wine, and if it helps others launch their blog or new venture (like Calwineries, an early user) then I think WLT's mission will be accomplished. Thanks for the post! And, hey, I toasted the story....which makes this your 10th toast ;)... Hey Alastair,

Thanks for the write up. I happen to agree with you. The site becomes exponentially more useful as the users increase. And the algorithm is improving, the next version of the site will be up within the next 90 days. But in the last year the site has hit a “hockey stick” of traffic with significant growth month over month. I welcome the honest feedback!

Its a labor of love really. Am I wasting my time? I don’t think so. Do model train builders or antique collectors that spend countless hours doing something because they love the product and enjoy the company of others who love the product waste their time? I’d say not. For that matter, do wine bloggers waste their time blogging even though it takes up (for some) many hours? Nah…we’re all doing it because we love wine, and in general the people, the experience, the society…I’d venture to say we just all love The Wine Life ;)….

This is a good article. I’m a marketing person so to me the title is spot on - eye-catching and makes you want to read on (certainly made me want to read). Also like the honest review of the site’s potential.

I’m working on it and maintaining it because I’ve met many interesting people over the last 3 years blogging and WLT is my contribution to that society. Countless people have told me that a community-driven wine site will take forever to build up and become useful. I don’t believe it will take forever, I was blogging on wine when it was about 25 of us in 2004 - a couple months after the vaunted Vinography.

I do believe that as this society grows and great journalists that don’t work for mainstream media will need a venue for others to see their work and really good writing will be rewarded by the community. And I don’t believe that a tab within “Entertainment” on Digg or Newsvine will do this community justice. WLT is all about wine, will always be about wine, and if it helps others launch their blog or new venture (like Calwineries, an early user) then I think WLT’s mission will be accomplished.

Thanks for the post! And, hey, I toasted the story….which makes this your 10th toast ;)…

]]> By: Alastair Bathgate http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/08/06/wine-life-today-is-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-370 Alastair Bathgate Tue, 07 Aug 2007 09:15:15 +0000 http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/08/06/wine-life-today-is-useless/#comment-370 Hey Dr Debs I hope WLT takes off. I like it! I am plugging into the Stateside blogosphere partly because British wine lovers are even slower than you guys. I feel the wave coming though, and I am grabbing hold of my surfboard (which is shaped like a wine bottle, for some reason). Hey Dr Debs
I hope WLT takes off. I like it!
I am plugging into the Stateside blogosphere partly because British wine lovers are even slower than you guys.
I feel the wave coming though, and I am grabbing hold of my surfboard (which is shaped like a wine bottle, for some reason).

]]> By: Dr. Debs http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/08/06/wine-life-today-is-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Dr. Debs Tue, 07 Aug 2007 02:36:33 +0000 http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/08/06/wine-life-today-is-useless/#comment-366 Well, many of us have been trying to get folks to use the site more, and this has worked, with users increasing steadily each month. I don't think wine lovers are not techies, but that they're slow to catch the wave. Well, many of us have been trying to get folks to use the site more, and this has worked, with users increasing steadily each month. I don’t think wine lovers are not techies, but that they’re slow to catch the wave.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/08/06/wine-life-today-is-useless/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Anonymous Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:04:19 +0000 http://www.alastairbathgate.com/2007/08/06/wine-life-today-is-useless/#comment-365 <strong>Wine Life Today is useless...</strong> The algorithm looks ropey and there are hardly any users - but is this the whole story?... Wine Life Today is useless…

The algorithm looks ropey and there are hardly any users - but is this the whole story?…

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