Comments on: We Should Go To Martinique http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2008/01/17/we-should-go-to-martinique/ a camera, a passport, a ukulele Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:40:22 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: nerd's eye view http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2008/01/17/we-should-go-to-martinique/comment-page-1/#comment-75704 nerd's eye view Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:03:10 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2008/01/17/we-should-go-to-martinique/#comment-75704 I didn't win a trip to Martinique, not enough votes, I think. There was no follow up from the contest hosts, so I don't know who DID win, if the winner went and blogged about it, or what - disappointing because the contest was quite small, I think it would have been easy to inform everyone of who the lucky winner was and where they'd be blogging about their trip. You could probably ask the board directly if it's been a success for them, but I do think they missed out on the opportunity to use the momentum of blogging by not following up with the participants after the contest was over to let us know about the results. This contest was popularity driven, not the best way to choose a winner because it's doesn't guarantee quality coverage, but perhaps the gain of having a popular blogger drive readers to the site outweighs the risk of badly written coverage of the trip. I do think it's great when organizations included bloggers in their press trips - even when they're not me :) - because it does acknowledge the wide reach blogging about travel has. A worthwhile pursuit, IMHO, FWIW, and other acronyms that mean "my two cents worth." I didn’t win a trip to Martinique, not enough votes, I think. There was no follow up from the contest hosts, so I don’t know who DID win, if the winner went and blogged about it, or what – disappointing because the contest was quite small, I think it would have been easy to inform everyone of who the lucky winner was and where they’d be blogging about their trip.

You could probably ask the board directly if it’s been a success for them, but I do think they missed out on the opportunity to use the momentum of blogging by not following up with the participants after the contest was over to let us know about the results. This contest was popularity driven, not the best way to choose a winner because it’s doesn’t guarantee quality coverage, but perhaps the gain of having a popular blogger drive readers to the site outweighs the risk of badly written coverage of the trip.

I do think it’s great when organizations included bloggers in their press trips – even when they’re not me :) – because it does acknowledge the wide reach blogging about travel has. A worthwhile pursuit, IMHO, FWIW, and other acronyms that mean “my two cents worth.”

]]> By: Adam http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2008/01/17/we-should-go-to-martinique/comment-page-1/#comment-75703 Adam Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:55:22 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2008/01/17/we-should-go-to-martinique/#comment-75703 How did the competition go? Do you know if blogging is proving to be a success for the tourist board. If so I would like to include a blog on my website: http://www.discover-martinique.co.uk How did the competition go? Do you know if blogging is proving to be a success for the tourist board. If so I would like to include a blog on my website: http://www.discover-martinique.co.uk

]]> By: lilalia http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2008/01/17/we-should-go-to-martinique/comment-page-1/#comment-67070 lilalia Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:10:37 +0000 http://www.nerdseyeview.com/blog/2008/01/17/we-should-go-to-martinique/#comment-67070 Agree with you about the artist to good food connect. It wouldn't work for me. Lucky artist; that is if s/he is getting paid well for the blog. Definitely could do the Martinique thing. And, then if it got boring, then we could hope down and visit my mother and friend folks in Grenada. Agree with you about the artist to good food connect. It wouldn’t work for me. Lucky artist; that is if s/he is getting paid well for the blog.

Definitely could do the Martinique thing. And, then if it got boring, then we could hope down and visit my mother and friend folks in Grenada.

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