What I’ll Be Sharing at PodCamp NYC
A few people have wondered what I’ll be sharing at PodCamp NYC. I’ve got two sessions blocked out, plus possibly a panel - we’ll see about the last part.
Session 1:
Intro to Podcasting: The Podcasting 101 session. 10 AM Friday, Hall of Fame Wunsch Center. How to listen, participate, and [...]

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I’m loading up my iPod before heading back to Boston, and it occurred to me this simple thing:
With as much content as we have available to us - TED Talks, Google Talks, Google Employee Discussions, NY 2012, PodCamps, etc. - if you own the gear and don’t arrive at your destination smarter than you left, [...]

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It’s all good fun today on April Fool’s Day as Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up is linked from all of YouTube’s featured videos. Just fun, right?
Heck no. There’s a lot more to this.
We’ve heard a lot of metrics about YouTube and other social sites, about how many users there are. But what would [...]

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A few initial thoughts…
1. The MacBook Air is a lovely product, designed for the road warrior. I foresee great uses for it for conferences and things, but it’s not going to be a media machine. 80 GB will go awfully fast. 1 USB port and no Firewire are also inhibitors. Look for Multi-touch features on [...]

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Groundwork Phase: Preparing for the Future
November and December are typically slow months at work and in the many projects ahead. PodCamps tend to slow down in terms of occurrences, and lots of time is re-allocated to family and friends as the holidays approach. I’m in the midst of a few different groundwork projects right now.
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Working off an idea from John Wall and David Meerman Scott, here’s a massive list of everyone who has left me a comment on my blog (or in some cases, a pingback). This list was compiled from the MySQL database that powers my Wordpress blog, with the query:
SELECT DISTINCT `comment_author` , `comment_author_url`
FROM wp_comments
ORDER BY `comment_author` [...]

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I got the call this morning - “Second Life Relay For Life has almost no buzz or PR - and it’s tomorrow!”
So here’s the instant marketing plan to help this group get donations up and running.

Get the donations page set up.
Realize the donations page has an AWFUL URL to promote.
Use the word-of-mouth friendly name TodayIsave.com/alife
Get [...]

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Too often I forget that paradise is never far away, no matter where you are. Tonight on the deck, just relaxing and sitting in the armchair, the temperature was just right, the breeze just right, and someone in the neighborhood here has a wood fire in an outdoor fire pit burning. It’s not close by, [...]

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