As a follow-up to How to Build a Business from Podcasting I thought I’d share this with you: There’s a case of Ice Mountain bottled water in my kitchen (the extra big case from CostCo). There’s also 2 Brita pitchers in my fridge and 4 Nalgene bottles – of different sizes – in the cupboard. …
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Tag It garrickvanburen for My Attention
Erik Haugo has started a for:garrickvanburen tag over at del.icio.us for things he thinks I’ll be interested in. Thanks Erik. If you’re reading this right now, feel free to use that tag for the same purpose. I’m also watching garrickvanburen on Flickr and Technorati. Similarily, if there’s a podcast you think I’d enjoy – you …
On Measuring What Matters
I’ve been itching to see Dave Slusher’s reaction to the Audible Wordcast announcement and he didn’t disappoint. “What matters to me are the number of sensible comments, the other shows that quote me, the number of people that came up to me and talked to me at PME and told me they enjoyed the show. …
Tuesday’s Triple Play – Road Trip Songs
I’ve always found road trip songs energizing and refreshing – even if I’m just at my desk working. This week’s Tuesday Triple Play is a trio of classics: Song for a Girl that Has One [real] from Too Much Joy’s Son of Sam I Am MO 63 – from All’s Percolater Movin’ Right Along – …
Apophenia – Seeing Patterns that Don’t Exist
I first heard the word ‘apophenia’ in Moira Gunn’s interview with William Gibson almost a year ago. Since then, it’s meaning has come to mind more than a couple times – though I had forgotten the word itself. In each instance, I’ve Googled for what bits of the word I could remember – yet came …
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How to Build a Business from Podcasting
“I spent the better part of last year trying to envision a business built on podcasting, and didn’t come up with anything that I believed in.” – Dave Winer Like Dave and so many others, I’ve done the same thing and ended up with the same conclusion. Recently on the PodcastMN mailing list the conversation …
Cooper Roland – the Youngest Podcast Listener
In case you were wondering ifwhen I’d be introducing Cooper to podcasting, you can stop waiting. Big thanks go out to Steve Borsch for the Photoshop work and to Julio Ojeda-Zapata for sharing it with the world.
IBM Employee Podcasting Guidelines
In an age when every employee and customer is a few mouse clicks from their own weblog and podcast and Forbes is spreading blog FUD it’s refreshing to see Big Blue is not only publishing podcasts, but encouraging their employees to do the same. As a nearly hundred year-old company that no one ever got …
Amazing Race 8 – Episode 7
Looks like the Detour is painting wheels or hauling bamboo (needless to say, I’m not paying as close attention as other weeks). Loading bamboo seems much less tedious than painting wooden wheels. We’ve watched enough Amazing Race to know the game is won and lost at the airport – finding the right seat on the …
Say Hi to Cooper Roland Van Buren
Yes, as of 00:55 Nov 7 2005, yours truly is a officially a father. Light blogging ahead all across the gFeed universe. Well, everywhere except for Cooper’s Photo blog. 10 fingers, 10 toes, eyes like black olives, and just a tinge of strawberry blonde hair.