Comments on: Irish food producers and the Cluetrain Manifesto http://conoroneill.com/2005/12/12/irish-food-producers-and-the-cluetrain-manifesto/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:04:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Conor’s Bandon Blog » Murphy’s Awesome Ice-Cream now blogging http://conoroneill.com/2005/12/12/irish-food-producers-and-the-cluetrain-manifesto/#comment-545 Conor’s Bandon Blog » Murphy’s Awesome Ice-Cream now blogging Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:53:00 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/?p=197#comment-545 [...] Kieran from Murphy’s Ice Cream in Dingle posted a comment to this blog last week and let me know that they now have a blog of their own. I’ll probably have to give Catherine a sedative when I tell her that they have a chocolate sauce recipe on it already. [...] [...] Kieran from Murphy’s Ice Cream in Dingle posted a comment to this blog last week and let me know that they now have a blog of their own. I’ll probably have to give Catherine a sedative when I tell her that they have a chocolate sauce recipe on it already. [...]

]]> By: conor http://conoroneill.com/2005/12/12/irish-food-producers-and-the-cluetrain-manifesto/#comment-395 conor Mon, 27 Feb 2006 11:27:40 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/?p=197#comment-395 I'm probably the worst when it comes to complaining. I often do that awful Irish thing of not complaining but never returning. Having said that, I do laud people to the high heavens to their faces when I like what they've done. I’m probably the worst when it comes to complaining. I often do that awful Irish thing of not complaining but never returning. Having said that, I do laud people to the high heavens to their faces when I like what they’ve done.

]]> By: Kieran http://conoroneill.com/2005/12/12/irish-food-producers-and-the-cluetrain-manifesto/#comment-383 Kieran Sun, 26 Feb 2006 13:36:43 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/?p=197#comment-383 "Just a consumer"??? Am I missing something here? The opinions of consumers should matter most to every company and certainly do with us. We're lucky enough to have constant contact with customers through our shops, although unfortunately Irish customers can be a bit shy about speaking up. As far as I'm concerned, you can never get enough feedback because that's how you improve... I'm delighted you liked the ice cream. I found your earlier post after I wrote the first comment. Thanks and keep up the opinions... “Just a consumer”??? Am I missing something here? The opinions of consumers should matter most to every company and certainly do with us.

We’re lucky enough to have constant contact with customers through our shops, although unfortunately Irish customers can be a bit shy about speaking up. As far as I’m concerned, you can never get enough feedback because that’s how you improve…

I’m delighted you liked the ice cream. I found your earlier post after I wrote the first comment. Thanks and keep up the opinions…

]]> By: conor http://conoroneill.com/2005/12/12/irish-food-producers-and-the-cluetrain-manifesto/#comment-378 conor Sat, 25 Feb 2006 19:07:27 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/?p=197#comment-378 I'm thrilled that you have started a blog. I have subscribed to the RSS feed. I've already sampled your fabulous ice-cream both in Urru and in Killarney. I actually <a href="http://conoroneill.com/2005/11/05/killarney-land-of-the-celtic-tigers-aran-sweater/" rel="nofollow">mentioned the Killarney cafe as being the highlight</a> of our visit to the town! I'm just a consumer but I hope my opinionated uninformed brain-dumps are of some help to food producers whose stuff I buy. I'm going to do a separate post about your blog tomorrow. I’m thrilled that you have started a blog. I have subscribed to the RSS feed.

I’ve already sampled your fabulous ice-cream both in Urru and in Killarney.

I actually mentioned the Killarney cafe as being the highlight of our visit to the town!

I’m just a consumer but I hope my opinionated uninformed brain-dumps are of some help to food producers whose stuff I buy.

I’m going to do a separate post about your blog tomorrow.

]]> By: Kieran http://conoroneill.com/2005/12/12/irish-food-producers-and-the-cluetrain-manifesto/#comment-364 Kieran Fri, 24 Feb 2006 20:30:50 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/?p=197#comment-364 Very interesting site and thank you for your insights! I am new to this, but set up a blog recently for the reasons you mention (I am co-owner of Murphys Ice Cream, which you will find at Urru...) I guess it will take a while to the the hang of it, but your tips make it easier! Very interesting site and thank you for your insights! I am new to this, but set up a blog recently for the reasons you mention (I am co-owner of Murphys Ice Cream, which you will find at Urru…) I guess it will take a while to the the hang of it, but your tips make it easier!

]]> By: conor http://conoroneill.com/2005/12/12/irish-food-producers-and-the-cluetrain-manifesto/#comment-78 conor Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:25:45 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/?p=197#comment-78 I have a simple test of any RSS reader; import the OPML file from Bloglines, start trying to read the lastest posts and see how many mouse clicks it takes and how long I am waiting for screens to refresh. I've tried every desktop-based and web-based reader going and the only one which can handle 400 feeds without having me wildly scrolling up and down is the good old-fashioned, frames-based, not very pretty, not a piece of AJAX in sight, Bloglines. I want to dislike it but the core functionality has yet to be bettered from the point of view of efficient reading of masses of posts. In Tom's podcast interview of Steve Rubel, the only bit I could not fathom was his liking of the Google reader. It is a UI travesty. Oh, and I love free - 90% of the software I use on a daily basis is free. I'll never refuse a free lunch but I also like paying people for their efforts when I think they are deserved. I have a simple test of any RSS reader; import the OPML file from Bloglines, start trying to read the lastest posts and see how many mouse clicks it takes and how long I am waiting for screens to refresh.

I’ve tried every desktop-based and web-based reader going and the only one which can handle 400 feeds without having me wildly scrolling up and down is the good old-fashioned, frames-based, not very pretty, not a piece of AJAX in sight, Bloglines.

I want to dislike it but the core functionality has yet to be bettered from the point of view of efficient reading of masses of posts.

In Tom’s podcast interview of Steve Rubel, the only bit I could not fathom was his liking of the Google reader. It is a UI travesty.

Oh, and I love free - 90% of the software I use on a daily basis is free. I’ll never refuse a free lunch but I also like paying people for their efforts when I think they are deserved.

]]> By: Piaras Kelly http://conoroneill.com/2005/12/12/irish-food-producers-and-the-cluetrain-manifesto/#comment-77 Piaras Kelly Wed, 14 Dec 2005 22:55:31 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/?p=197#comment-77 Bloglines ugh! By the way there's nothing wrong with something being free. Bloglines ugh!

By the way there’s nothing wrong with something being free.

]]> By: conor http://conoroneill.com/2005/12/12/irish-food-producers-and-the-cluetrain-manifesto/#comment-73 conor Tue, 13 Dec 2005 20:33:15 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/?p=197#comment-73 Just so I don't create any misconception - Anthony made the eel available to me in Urru for purchase, I would never have expected a small company like his to provide it for free. I was more than happy to pay the few bob as I had never seen the product available before and was really interested in trying it out. And in any case, it does mean that any opinion I offer is not coloured by something being free. Having said that, I didn't hold back on negative comments on the free bottle of wine from Stormhoek! Wait a sec, those N90's are for free? Dammit, I'm even subscribed to that blog and I didn't realise. That's what I get for speed reading 400 blogs a day. Time to prune Bloglines. Just so I don’t create any misconception - Anthony made the eel available to me in Urru for purchase, I would never have expected a small company like his to provide it for free.

I was more than happy to pay the few bob as I had never seen the product available before and was really interested in trying it out. And in any case, it does mean that any opinion I offer is not coloured by something being free.

Having said that, I didn’t hold back on negative comments on the free bottle of wine from Stormhoek!

Wait a sec, those N90’s are for free? Dammit, I’m even subscribed to that blog and I didn’t realise. That’s what I get for speed reading 400 blogs a day. Time to prune Bloglines.

]]> By: Piaras Kelly http://conoroneill.com/2005/12/12/irish-food-producers-and-the-cluetrain-manifesto/#comment-72 Piaras Kelly Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:57:13 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/?p=197#comment-72 That's great to see. I'm surprised that they aren't thinking about starting their own blog or promotion. You'd be surprised about the amount of effort that some food companies put into trying out their products: coupons, testing in supermarkets, etc. Sending out a sample is about as cheap as you get and there's no better time to run a blogger promotion because it's so novel. The Nokia n90 promotion will be the tipping point for this sort of thing IMO. That’s great to see. I’m surprised that they aren’t thinking about starting their own blog or promotion. You’d be surprised about the amount of effort that some food companies put into trying out their products: coupons, testing in supermarkets, etc. Sending out a sample is about as cheap as you get and there’s no better time to run a blogger promotion because it’s so novel. The Nokia n90 promotion will be the tipping point for this sort of thing IMO.

]]> By: Podchef http://conoroneill.com/2005/12/12/irish-food-producers-and-the-cluetrain-manifesto/#comment-71 Podchef Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:52:58 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/?p=197#comment-71 Thanks for the tip about the Examiner. I'd stopped reading it online awhile ago. Time to check it out again. Thanks for the tip about the Examiner. I’d stopped reading it online awhile ago. Time to check it out again.

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://conoroneill.com/2005/12/12/irish-food-producers-and-the-cluetrain-manifesto/#comment-69 Tom Raftery Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:38:11 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/?p=197#comment-69 Conor, thanks for the link and the kind words. Tom. Conor, thanks for the link and the kind words. Tom.

]]> By: conor http://conoroneill.com/2005/12/12/irish-food-producers-and-the-cluetrain-manifesto/#comment-66 conor Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:51:35 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/?p=197#comment-66 It is improving slowly. Broadband is now available via a variety of routes including some wireless options for those too far away from telephone exchanges. We have a 1MB link but I'd be much happier with 8MB. I read Darina in the Irish Examiner paper every Saturday. Always something interesting to say. You can grab her column on www.examiner.ie if you are interested. It is improving slowly. Broadband is now available via a variety of routes including some wireless options for those too far away from telephone exchanges. We have a 1MB link but I’d be much happier with 8MB.

I read Darina in the Irish Examiner paper every Saturday. Always something interesting to say. You can grab her column on http://www.examiner.ie if you are interested.

]]> By: Podchef http://conoroneill.com/2005/12/12/irish-food-producers-and-the-cluetrain-manifesto/#comment-63 Podchef Mon, 12 Dec 2005 23:04:27 +0000 http://conoroneill.com/?p=197#comment-63 'Nother great post. Ballymaloe sort of has a blog in Darina's letters, but you do have to go to the site and read the things and they aren't linked. When I was there they seemed to have a bit of a backward attitude to technology, not to mention a certain spot of trouble they had over computers. . . .I never did get a great connection there. I always had to beetle into Middleton for any major web stuff. In my experience rural Ireland was lacking in all connectivity three years ago. I hope things are changing for the better. ‘Nother great post.
Ballymaloe sort of has a blog in Darina’s letters, but you do have to go to the site and read the things and they aren’t linked. When I was there they seemed to have a bit of a backward attitude to technology, not to mention a certain spot of trouble they had over computers. . . .I never did get a great connection there. I always had to beetle into Middleton for any major web stuff. In my experience rural Ireland was lacking in all connectivity three years ago. I hope things are changing for the better.

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