Comments on: Conferences: Doing vs Talking http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/11/12/conferences-doing-vs-talking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=conferences-doing-vs-talking A journal of geekery, music and joy Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:04:56 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Linda http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/11/12/conferences-doing-vs-talking/#comment-47747 Linda Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:00:23 +0000 http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/11/12/conferences-doing-vs-talking/#comment-47747 For more PodCamps than I care to count, and for at least one PNME, too, I've been trying to get folks to go outside the "comfort zone" of a gathering to show others something about podcasts -- anything about podcasts -- by sitting on the sidewalk outside or by asking the security guards or the food-service workers or the front-desk clerks what their hobbies are (and finding a podcast or a blog about it). In Philadelphia, Mark Blevis and I actually found some people willing to talk at his mic and tell us what they knew about podcasts. Amazingly enough, we didn't die, and we weren't arrested. What was even more of a bonus was that the people were interested and interesting. All you need is a laptop, some wifi, and a bit of friendly enthusiasm. Go get 'em! -L. For more PodCamps than I care to count, and for at least one PNME, too, I’ve been trying to get folks to go outside the “comfort zone” of a gathering to show others something about podcasts — anything about podcasts — by sitting on the sidewalk outside or by asking the security guards or the food-service workers or the front-desk clerks what their hobbies are (and finding a podcast or a blog about it).

In Philadelphia, Mark Blevis and I actually found some people willing to talk at his mic and tell us what they knew about podcasts.

Amazingly enough, we didn’t die, and we weren’t arrested. What was even more of a bonus was that the people were interested and interesting.

All you need is a laptop, some wifi, and a bit of friendly enthusiasm. Go get ‘em!
-L.

]]> By: James Slusher http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/11/12/conferences-doing-vs-talking/#comment-47739 James Slusher Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:05:54 +0000 http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/11/12/conferences-doing-vs-talking/#comment-47739 Dude, I'm so there. What do you need? Dude, I’m so there. What do you need?

]]> By: Robert http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/11/12/conferences-doing-vs-talking/#comment-47720 Robert Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:22:02 +0000 http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/11/12/conferences-doing-vs-talking/#comment-47720 Dave I showed my niece how to upload a video using blip.tv and post it on my blogger site. It took me about 8 minutes. Her eyes widened and she was hooked....people need to be able to see that THEY can do it. Dave
I showed my niece how to upload a video using blip.tv and post it on my blogger site. It took me about 8 minutes. Her eyes widened and she was hooked….people need to be able to see that THEY can do it.

]]> By: Mark Forman http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/11/12/conferences-doing-vs-talking/#comment-47719 Mark Forman Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:42:05 +0000 http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/11/12/conferences-doing-vs-talking/#comment-47719 Good mental mashup of the Low-end Theory... The tools are so cheap or free and the hosting space the same. I read this post by Eric earlier and recall from a Tweet of his one of my other social network friends Len Edgerly and he became acquainted at the B&D conference. Len is doing real well in the citizen media space and host a really nice video blog and has passion for introducing new media tools to the arts community. So mad props boys... we're all on the right track here. Circle jerking can only go so far... Good mental mashup of the Low-end Theory… The tools are so cheap or free and the hosting space the same. I read this post by Eric earlier and recall from a Tweet of his one of my other social network friends Len Edgerly and he became acquainted at the B&D conference. Len is doing real well in the citizen media space and host a really nice video blog and has passion for introducing new media tools to the arts community. So mad props boys… we’re all on the right track here. Circle jerking can only go so far…

]]> By: Don Moore http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/11/12/conferences-doing-vs-talking/#comment-47716 Don Moore Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:43:00 +0000 http://www.evilgeniuschronicles.org/wordpress/2007/11/12/conferences-doing-vs-talking/#comment-47716 Don't forget to specifically mention and attempt to invite the Facebook/MySpace crowd. He lost out on those folks early on in Greensboro and now we have a divide. Bloggers are perceived as geeks on the Internet and MySpace/Facebook is fun. It's all the same thing. Don’t forget to specifically mention and attempt to invite the Facebook/MySpace crowd. He lost out on those folks early on in Greensboro and now we have a divide. Bloggers are perceived as geeks on the Internet and MySpace/Facebook is fun. It’s all the same thing.

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