I’m finally getting around to listening to the sessions I missed at last fall’s Podcast and Portable Media Expo. While there, all the sessions felt like we were prepping for a boom. Everyone looking for how to hit the mother lode. Seven months later, listening to the sessions, that suspicion is confirmed. The tone, pitch, …
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
So, You Want to Be a Public Radio Star?
I had a great conversation with Tim Elliott and Phil Wilson this weekend at MinneBar, we started talking about the early days of podcasting and how Tim and I both saw podcasting as a farm league for broadcast radio in general – and public radio in particular. The problem is by the time those institutions …
Reminder: Twitter isn’t IM in the same w…
Reminder: Twitter isn’t IM in the same way RSS isn’t email.
A fun game I play with Google
A fun game I play with Google….when ever GOOG remembers who I am, I sign out. Back story: Steve Borsch – Google Web History, Rex Hammock – Google now has my attention.
After New Orleans…
“After New Orleans, the people in Baghdad said, ‘Oh, now I get it.’” – Thomas P. M. Barnett I’m 2/3 of the way through the presentation, and it just keeps getting better.
Why Buying Local, Frontier House, and the Trade Deficit are All Silly
Russ Roberts’ EconTalk is consistently interesting and engaging podcast covering economics as a perspective and a practice. I spent the first half of this week listening to his hour long conversation with colleague Don Boudreaux on the economics of buying local for the sake of buying local. Boudreaux and Roberts expand on many of the …
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RE: MinneBar 07 Schedule Is Out
This is a test of posting through the feedseeder project. Something I’ll be demo-ing @ Minnebar, check the schedule for when. MinneBar 07 Schedule Is Out – J Wynia Update: “…or an information architect saying things like the browser is dead, I’m looking forward to catching up on your version of crazy.” – Aaron Mentele …
Best quote I read this week
Best quote I read this week: “…say that someone has created a special replicating machine that allows you to replicate the style of anyone’s underwear that you like. That’s what’s happening.” – Mike, Techdirt
Done Monkey-ing Around
“…my fear on this one is that no one will want to drink [the beer] for fear they will be implicated, or worse yet, sympathetic to the kidnappers.” – Bongo’s slightly regretful kidnapper.
The Need for Nichér Yellow Pages
Inspired by a pre-MinneBar conversation, I’ve been thinking more about websites and advertising. Back when I was a kid on family trips – whether to the grandparents or elsewhere – one of the first things I would do at our destination is pull out the Yellow Pages. After comparing its size against the thin leaflet …