All Member Comments

“ Because we are warm, sweet and we really want to help people thrive. ”

— Raul on Jul 30, 2008.

“ Vancouver is so rich with talented people and the meetup group provides a forum to come together and move ideas forward. ”

— Karen on Oct 7, 2009.

“ The Blogger Meetups started as a way to meet people with an interest in blogging. Over time it's become a close-knit group of friends who enjoy each others company. I look forward to these gatherings and they've become a high point of every month. They have a warmth, friendliness and generosity that bloggers in the area seem to share. ”

— David Drucker on Oct 6, 2009.

“ Always great people and interesting discussions. ”

— Jan Karlsbjerg on Jun 2, 2009.

“ Lively group. Outgoing, open and informed. ”

— Jennifer Priest on May 29, 2009.

“ I'm excited about how vibrant the Vancouver blogging and social media community is. This is a great group we've got - friendly, open to new people (like me), and the passion for expression and ideas is significant, and contagious. ”

— Rob Jones on May 29, 2009.

“ Great group who are very welcoming. ”

— James Wallace on May 28, 2009.

“ It's well organized and fun. ”

— jael on May 28, 2009.

“ because vancouver bloggers meetup rocks! ”

— isabella on May 28, 2009.

“ Good way to meet other bloggers ”

— Stephen Rees on May 28, 2009.

“ It's a great way to find new readership and see who has the same interests as you in the local blogosphere. An easy way to find new blogs to read, and the cool part is, you get to meet the writer first! ”

— Erika Rathje on Apr 12, 2009.

“ Meet a group of interesting people who love sharing what interests them most. You learn a lot from others and share your story with a participative audience. ”

— Jeff Swan on Apr 9, 2009.

“ good way to meet fellow bloggers face-to-face ”

— Barbara on Apr 8, 2009.

“ very infomative group. ”

— Sheree on Feb 27, 2009.

“ Meet some great people. Meet faces behind the blogs and twitter accounts. ”

— Matt Collinge on Feb 26, 2009.

“ Meet other bloggers, lots of good networking in the old face-to-face style. ”

— Carol Sill on Feb 26, 2009.

“ If you blog in Vancouver, you'd be silly not to attend. ”

— Shane Birley on Jan 22, 2009.

“ A wide cross section of bloggers, talk about technology or anything. ”

— Gord on Jan 21, 2009.

“ Very laid back group. Very little or no prior knowledge of blogging is required. No need to be a geek to join, it just helps if you're interested in geekiness. ”

— Gregoire on Jan 21, 2009.

“ I'll be back again! There was lots of opportunity to meet other bloggers. And there were prizes. ”

— Carol Browne on Dec 11, 2008.

“ I know going to meet you friends instead of twittering them might seem self defeating. But it's not!! ”

— Noel Blain on Sep 26, 2008.

“ It's a diverse group of people who share one common thing: blogging. It was interesting talking to people using the medium for a variety of purposes. ”

— KarenMurphy on Sep 25, 2008.

“ A friendly, down-to-earth group with an obvious passion for blogging. Members, having a wide variety of interests, readily share & explore ideas, concepts, and info. ”

— Cindy G. on Jul 30, 2008.

“ potential rating 8/10 for positive outcomes. some intensifying of networking/sharing necessary for this to occur. a part of the meeting could be more formal where a certain concept is discussed as a group or 2-3 small groups ”

— Rudolf on Feb 23, 2008.

“ Good group of people from diverse backgrounds. ”

— A former member on Jan 31, 2008.

“ Fun people. Hard working and caring. ”

— John Chow on Jan 30, 2008.

“ Great concept. and with a more fitting venue it would have been fantastic. ”

— Morten on Jan 30, 2008.

“ I love this group. ”

— MJ on Dec 14, 2007.

“ Very helpful and giving group. It was nice meeting others I already chat with and those I do not, yet, in the flesh and finding out they are just as genuine in person as they are online. ”

— Allan Herman on Sep 5, 2007.

“ Too early to tell ”

— A former member on Jan 18, 2007.

“ Nice mix of people with different interests - good exchange of information - lots of laughs, which is always a good sign. ”

— A former member on Jan 17, 2007.

“ Nice meeting everyone and sharing thoughts/ideas ”

— A former member on Oct 19, 2006.

“ People had a great enthusiasm for the medium. ”

— Adam Gratrix on Oct 19, 2006.

“ nice bunch ”

— A former member on Jun 20, 2006.

“ A very diverse, interesting, engaging group of people, and I was pleased to see a range of interest levels from professional to dedicated amateur to just starting out. (Which meant I only had to spend half the evening pretending to be smarter than I am.) ”

— Rob Cottingham on Apr 1, 2005.