Manchester Bloggers meet-up: Your verdicts

Here’s some links to the blogs that covered the Manchester Bloggers meet-up.
There’s loads of pictures now on Flickr tagged menblogmeet too.
“The bloggers were a mixed bunch, with about half having a media background of some sort – the tour was a great opportunity to get up to speed on the latest newsroom developments – and half not, so for them it was probably a bit of an eye opener.”LouiseBolotin.com
“The benchmark for a good story hasn’t changed. But you just have more people contributing to it.” PR Media blog.
“Like every journalist I’ve ever spoken to, they’re not too proud where they get the story from – readers comments and blogs being part of their feedback loop.” The art of fiction.
“Last but not least, headlines are the Tantalus labour, and writing them is just one part of the story. Sometimes a mock headline is produced in order to design the page, and so the other part of the story is not to forget to put in the correct headline.” Notebooks – Los Cuardernos de Julia.
“Perhaps the library almost represents the soul of the city and the dark secrets it sometimes has to conceal.” Facebook creep: Digital marketing .
“During our tour we heard how homing pigeons used to be charged with the task of carrying the latest score from local football games back to the paper’s offices, while on election night a man would hang off the side of the building updating the latest poll results on a results board for passers-by to see.” 14Sandwiches .
“One person suggested that the Guardian’s policy of not moderating their ‘Comment is Free’ section has allowed it to become a “seething pit of hatred”, damaging the Guardian’s brand.” The Ring Modulator .
“I could smell that odd aroma of brand-new electronics, like when you enter Comet.
And what else was that assailing my nostrils? Ah yes, the whiff of nostalgia. “ Diary of a wordsmith .
“The variety of sources used by MEN journalists is also great. From memorial sites on social networks to mobile videos – something that is going to become ever more prevalent in the next year. ” Shinyred.