The most amazing moment of PodCamp Philly 3
You know what the most amazing moment of PodCamp Philly 3 was?
You know what the most amazing moment of PodCamp Philly 3 was?
One of the most interesting conversations at PodCamp Boston 4 was on the lawn, a discussion about race, gender, and social media. Lots of different viewpoints, from a belief in a glass ceiling in social media to an equally strong belief in the democratization of media and the power of us all to break out and succeed.
If there was one overarching theme in the entire weekend of PodCamp Boston 4 that kept occurring over and over again for me, it was the theme of shackled potential being freed. Everyone I met was incredible, wonderful, kind, and seeking answers to burning questions, which pleased me to no end. Even the veterans, the old timers, had a wonderful fire in them burning for more than what they'd been getting from online and offline channels.
No surprise, I'm going to PodCamp Boston 4. How could I not?
I'm very excited to see how fast PodCamp Boston 4 is growing, particularly under new leadership as Michelle Wolverton takes PodCamp Boston in new directions this year as lead organizer. One of the most interesting aspects of PCB4 is the refocus on shared community knowledge through Questions.
As we wrap up 2008 and the interesting year that it was, I wanted to throw out some ideas there for PodCamp organizers for 2009.
In the new media space, we use a lot of terms fairly confusingly:
Why pro conferences are different than PodCamps and why neither is better
I've been reading some very insightful comments about PodCamp Boston 3 over the past few days, and this one from Chris Cavallari really stuck out.