cruel to be kind

Over at “a minor technology” Neil Dixon writes in The license to take it and use it:

In my day to day conversations with UK podcast producers and talent – at least those who are already producing within the space – the question I most frequently get asked goes along the lines of: “If I sign an agreement, does Podshow own my podcast?”.

Podshow has a policy of not discussing the finer points of agreements and relationships outside of those individual relationships – a professional attitude, I think. But I’m still coming across this misconception almost on a daily basis, not only …

I will be transfering from the SFO area to San Francisco on Monday and stay until Saturday later afternoon, and spend sunday back at the SFO area. During SanFran I will be staying at the Mosser Hotel on 4th street.

I will be attending the Office 2.0 conference but thanks to some cold as well as travel stress (as well as ‘overwhelming responses’ from the audience ;)) the planned preconf podcast falls flat. Thanks to Ben I now do have a nice mobile phone number +1 415 671 5346 while in the states which I will keep. (It is actually a T-Mobile …

Coming to think about it, why was I not outraged when they got to the podcatching software and after the *pod* part? Maybe it was a good test for them to see if or if not there would be an outcry. But now Apple is starting to go for the pod-related websites for “infringing the trademark ipod”. What trademarks are you talking about? Apple does not have a trademark on podcasting and it would be interesting to see what the current ones really consists of.

Robert’s question “Will podtech be next?” can be answered by “no” so far. Not the big …

As usual I am undecided what to present, as I do not live and die for just one project. ;) Given the mails and comments I receive most others are undecided as well. I therefore have made an extra page at the wiki where we can add what we would like to do or hear about others:

What will you present / hold a discussion on at Barcamp London

I am posting this message to gauge interest of the participants, the topics which come to my mind are
“Fostering q&a discussion about topics European steps in Web 2.0, Second Life or Podcasting”

Podcasting is a …

When you click techmeme and there is a news about two pages long, then you know, something is hot. :) And now I know why Maryam got a shiny new car – to fit in with the crowd in Silicon Valley!

I am astonished to see so many postings about him leaving, but only so few about what he will be able to start with Podtech? And as if it means that once Robert leaves, nothing will happen any more at MS? Robert surely has been a key to how MS has evolved over the last year, but at the end of the …

This question is of course a bit unfair, as most people reading this will be blogger or blog readers themselves. :))

But as I am finishing my article for the new printed podcast magazine called ID3mag (first edition to be launched in May), I would like to gather some of my dear readers comments on this question. I came about this topic when I talked to a what I call “just podcaster” about all those little things a blogger does automatically when they enter the podcasting space.

It is my take that even a basic blogger often knows more about how …

Chris Pirillo writes that MS is podcasting and indeed, we do see a downloadable audio for “Microsoft IT Showcase Podcasts: How Microsoft IT Implements Encryption Using SQL Server 2005″.

But: I don’t see any feed. Til then, it is just another downloadable audio file, but not a podcast.

Would it make sense for MS to expend into podcasting? Hell it would, and video as well. There are so many ununsed channels to get in contact with the audience, and I don’t mean just buying customers, but the people helping MS sell software and hardware. But I am actually astonished that they call it a …

Short version: I told my boss before christmas that I will be leaving. I am available for hire full time oh let’s say from June 2006. :)

Longer version:
I just updated my openbc page a bit when it struck me that I have posted on my German blog about it, said something in my last podcast about it, but did never actually tell you, the reader of this blog, about it. :)

As most people have a problem in understanding how somebody can have a day job and be a consultant, I did separate those two parts of my life in the past …

David Hornik asked some people: What is Web 2.0.

While at the Web 2.0 Conference, I asked a number of entrepreneurs what they thought “Web 2.0″ was. While I didn’t get a whole lot of substantive answers, I did get a bunch of fun ones. Listen to what Caterina Fake, Toni Schneider, Ross Mayfield, Stewart Butterfield, Joshua Schachter, Anil Dash, James Joaquin, Evan Williams, and many more had to say.

This would not work as text, but it works perfectly as a audio.

Okay, who is attending? :) As my new “hobby” is pre conference podcasting, I will podcast the speakers and intend to get some comments or hints from you.

So if you are going to Lesblogs, contact me, I would like to get some quotes from you why you are going and what to expect. And if you make clever pitches, I would like to play them too.

On a second note: The location has been set which will help figuring out the travel plans – in case one knows anything about Paris. Thanks for giving the hints about the Metro station and …