---
title: "An Epic Battle: Conversation vs. Monetization"
author: "Christopher S Penn"
date: 2008-06-23
url: https://www.christopherspenn.com/2008/06/an-epic-battle-conversation-vs-monetization/
categories:
  - "Conferences"
tags:
  - "chrisbrogan"
  - "pab08"
  - "pab2008"
---

# An Epic Battle: Conversation vs. Monetization

At [Podcasters Across Borders](https://www.podcastersacrossborders.com), [Chris Brogan](https://www.chrisbrogan.com) and I had an epic fight over conversation vs. monetization, over community vs. marketing. Here's the video of this late night "session" which will set the tone for podcasting for years to come... ... or at least until the next conference to which we bring lightsabers. Hat tip to [Chel Pixie](https://www.chelpixie.com) and [Whitney Hoffman](https://www.ldpodcast.com) for the camerawork. **Did you enjoy this blog post? If so, please subscribe right now!**[![](https://www.christopherspenn.com/btn-email.png)](https://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=761786) [![](https://www.christopherspenn.com/btn-google.png)](https://www.google.com/ig/add?feedurl=https://feeds.feedburner.com/ChristopherSPenn) [![](https://www.christopherspenn.com/btn-rss.png)](https://feeds.feedburner.com/ChristopherSPenn)Get this and other great articles from the source at [www.ChristopherSPenn.com](https://www.ChristopherSPenn.com)