Podcasting

(Side note: It was a beautiful summer in Seattle (and my consulting business has been exploding). That dual dynamic has meant that my interview rate has slowed a lot and not many of the interviews I actually did this summer have been put up here on the site. But the days are getting shorter, the rain has a hint of fall in it and it's time to get back on the horse.)

There is certainly no shortage of media in this world. From the "old school" media channels of magazines, newspapers, books, TV & radio to the "new school" world of blogs, podcasts, vlogs & social networks, we're all drowning in content. Today, I was lucky enough to chat with a man who is seeking to span those two worlds with a new publication - Larry Genkin of Blogger and Podcaster Magazine.

One of the great things about blogging, podcasting and other forms of social media is how open and diverse they are. That dynamic leads one to discover people who have done cool things like Bob Prentice. Bob is a motivational speaker who between April 2005 and April 2006 recorded 55 motivational podcasts. The podcasts were a natural extension of his past experience in radio and his current passion/business as a motivational speaker.

Podcasting is still a pretty immature trend compared to other forms of social media though some recent research shows awareness and knowledge slowly growing. Since the space is changing so fast, I was lucky enough to chat with Leesa Barnes, a podcaster, author, speaker and consultant who is "in the trenches" on a daily basis.

One of the next major waves in search is online video and audio. And one of companies leading that wave is Podzinger, a spin-out from BBN. For my 103rd podcast interview, I had a chance to talk with their CEO, Alex Laats, about the company, the technology, the trends and the challenges.

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One the big questions in my mind about social media is how to large corporations can apply it. A few of the larger tech companies (Microsoft, HP, etc.) have taken a free-for-all approach. BMC Software, a $1.5 Billion publicly-traded company, has taken a slightly more controlled one with Talk BMC.

When I first started my quest to a thousand podcasts, one of the big reasons I did so was to understand podcasting through participation. Learning by doing so to speak.

For podcast #64, Julien Smith sent me in the direction of C.C. Chapman. From his day job as digital marketing manager at Babson to his indie film company to his work with the Podsafe Music Network to his dual podcasts (Accident Hash and Managing the Gray), C.C.

There are times when I wish I could bottle the energy that I have after an interview. The buzz I had after I finished my podcast with Julien Smith (#59) was one of those times.