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it's hot out here . . .

Mon, 26 May 2008 10:39:22 -0500

so wear your cinch shirt.

this parade can't begin soon enough.

SXSW Wrap Up

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:04:16 -0500

It's been nearly a week since I arrived back home and I've recuperated enough from the festivities, work and recording to make this post. Never mind that I saw Billy Bob Thornton and his band play, I was working angles!

What I can say is that it was an event that was really about connecting with nerd brethren. My BlogTalkRadio cohorts and I recorded tons of content and did multiple live shows. But at the core of all of it was connecting with people that we typically only interact with online.

Aside from connecting, I did have another experience worth mentioning here. Like every other conference I have attended there is a simple take-away if you keep your eyes open. Much like TechCrunch40 and the hand washing lesson. That was a great one.

The lesson learned from SXSW interactive was this:

Thousands of attendees, very few media makers.

That's it.

The AMD B5media Bloghaus was filled day after day with the same people. They were a minority of the attendees numbering around 100 I would say. Of that number, even a smaller amount were making media of any kind - blog posts, audio or video. I would guess 40, tops.

I was left wondering why there weren't more attendees outside of the Bloghaus posse making media instead of consuming it. I don't know the reason.

I am having trouble articulating exactly what it meant and means to me. So I will leave it at that. Lots of people at a media making conference and only a handful actually doing it.

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A Cinch message for March 06, 2008 1:03 PM

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:03:52 -0600

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There comes a time . . .

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:15:53 -0600

Yes, there does come a time when a man must leave his lair. Landing where else but a caffiene pushers store with free wifi for an hour. After that I'll hit the evdo.

The new 12+ hour workdays are making my little cubby less appealing. Need sunlight, though I still believe that the sun is out to get me. I need environment less conducive to sitting still.

Listen to quick Cinch that I did on my way to the coffee joint.

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A Cinch message for February 19, 2008 7:30 AM

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:30:02 -0600

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A Cinch message for February 18, 2008 5:18 PM

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:18:24 -0600

I'm On Board, Blog Talk Radio

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 17:02:05 -0600

For those of you keeping track of me, I've landed at Blog Talk Radio.

I'm excited about the opportunity to work with this talented team as VP of Product Development on some great projects.

My experience building software, media development, UI design and entrepreneurial drive will all be put to use in this role. BlogTalkRadio is a great fit for me.

Thanks to Alan and Bob for having me. And thanks to John Havens for just being John.

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