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There are bloggers who are constantly invited out to restaurants and bars and showered with free goods while others are invited to gallery openings or sent books to review – both are perks of the hobby. I always pay for my meals and don’t make any promises when I receive books to review but I enjoy the opportunities that blogging have presented to me. It isn’t everyday that I am given anything for free (and in truth, what is even truly free anymore?) but I am forever grateful for people I’ve met and activites I’ve been able to do as a result of this little site.
Friday night, however, was another sort of opportunity. After months of using the social food guide Foodspotting on my iphone, I began communicating with the company’s head of community, Amy Cao, on twitter. The network of engaged foodies she succeeded in evolving was astounding and of course it helps that she has maintained her own successful and very public blog/video series about food, Amy Blogs Chow and Stupidly Simple Snacks, both of which demonstrate her mastery of the digital space.…
