Opening Keynote Presentation from the 2009 International Food Blogger Conference

1. Welcome!
Seattle, May 15-17, 2009

4. Revolutionary “Food Blogger”
Ben Franklin
• Discovered Electricity!
• Leveraged New Technology: The Portable
Printing Press
• Had a “Blogger Name”: Silence Dogood
• Gourmand, Cooked a Turkey with
Electricity!

5. Second Wave 19th Century:
Newspapers & Magazines
• New Technologies Telegraph, Wireless,
Telephone
• News from All over the World
• Explosion of Points of View
• New profession: Journalism

6. Common Themes
• Communicate Faster and Cheaper
Using New Technology
• Many Voices & Opinions
• New Professions Emerge:
–Printer
–Journalist
–Blogger

7. Our Revolution is Just Starting!

8. Announcements
• Blog!!
• Tweet: #IFBC
• Flicker Tag: IFBC
• Live Chat: http://ifbc.foodista.com
• Award for Longest Journey to IFBC!!
Aoife Cox
Of
Dublin, Ireland & the Daily Spud!

9. Thank You!!