Things to know about Podcamp

This year, we seem to be getting lots of questions and confusion about the difference between Podcamps and Barcamps. So I thought I’d do a brief post here so everyone is clear. 1.Podcamp is Not Barcamp. This is a biggie.  Barcamp veterans often write me and say...

The Lines are Blurred

On a recent trip to Europe, I was amazed that the Daily Show with Jon Stewart is broadcast in an “international version” along with a disclaimer that it’s “satirical news”.  While the satire part seems self-evident, the recent change in...

Reputation Management

Boy, am I glad that Trust Agents, by friends Chris Brogan and Julien Smith is coming out at the end of the summer.  I wish it were available tomorrow. I was reading the New York Times this morning, and there’s a bunch of articles about Twitter including The...

The Wild West

Social media is like the Wild West – and I’m talking Back to the Future III mixed with Blazing Saddles mixed with the Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.  You could add a few episodes of Gunsmoke in there, too, or a bit of Mae West for a salacious undercurrent,...

The Next New Media- We need the Library Shelf Effect

Chris Brogan had an interesting post today on the Next Media Company, talking about what the future in media might look like, or how you might design one from scratch, assuming unlimited funds and what problems currently exist, causing economic problems for media...