Since spending last Thursday thoroughly entrenched in G20, I’ve no doubt in my mind that it was landmark event for the communications industry. Despite the hundreds of media hubs dedicated to mainstream media, for the first time, bloggers were given the same accreditation and access to politicians, world leaders and briefings as the rest.

Some would argue that many of the national press have been embracing digital channels and social media to engage with their readers for years. However, the beauty of the G20 Voice project (set up to act as the eyes and ears of the blogosphere) was that it brought a mixture of 'professional' and citizen bloggers into the Summit. By providing this level of admission to unpaid, ‘everyday’ writers, we were able to report in a simple and more understandable way.

Although some of us were political and humanitarian experts, the vast majority were simply representing either an 'unheard voice' (usually geographically) or some kind of large but niche network. This variation of experience and opinion made for a very exciting team to work from. Even during the 'slower' periods throughout day, you could turn to your neighbour and discuss how the most recent briefing affected their community.

I'm not saying that you wouldn't experience this when sitting within one of the other media teams, but it’s simply a different experience. It’s almost like a more direct version of a television correspondent interviewing several people on the street to gauge public opinion, without having a camera pushed in your face.

Logistically, I had envisaged writing two blog posts a day. Whereas some of the others managed to achieve this (as they were focused on writing alone), I found that the real value came from getting the news out there. It is part of a blogger's nature to tell people what's going on, and I soon realised that using Twitter to provide live updates with a combination of photos and video analysis was the best way to do this.

As well as moving with the natural ebb and flow of quiet and hectic times, I noted down appropriate information to come back to. As I’ve said before, I’m no political expert, so couldn’t respond immediately, but after a few days, was able to digest it enough to complete a thorough overview of what I'd seen. Never before had the power of video been so clear to me, as I mentioned to my fellow blogger Lloyd Davis yesterday. It seems so obvious, but not until you find yourself covering so much ground and content does it really hit home.

During our analysis session on Friday morning, Michael Kleinman - who writes the Humanitarian Relief Blog for Change.org - said that he didn’t really know where blogging added real value to coverage of the Summit. From my perspective, I had no brief, I was not constricted by editorial guidelines or an ethos of a publication. I could use the same facts and figures, but add my own personal opinion as well.