Reports from the Asylum

Yes, the first thing that happened to me after I picked up my press pass at the Social Media Strategies conference last week was that I got interviewed. The Social Media Marketing crew was still figuring out where to set up, as you can see from the people who keep walking in front of the camera.

I obviously have no clue how to be interviewed on video, because you never see my eyes. (Okay, yes, it was 8:00 in the morning and I would have been looking directly into the sun. That’s no excuse.)

Later in the day I interviewed one of the SMM team, president Jun Loayza. When I finally manage to edit my eight hours of raw audio files into an hour-max podcast episode, you’ll get to hear it.

Tomorrow I’ll be heading for AdWeek’s Social Media Strategies conference in San Francisco—in my capacity as a member of the press, to report on the event for FIR.

I haven’t been able to get a straight answer yet about recording the actual presentations for other than personal purposes, but I am hoping to interview some of the presenters and put together a special interviews podcast for Shel and Neville.

One of the interesting things about this particular conference is that I haven’t heard of most of the speakers. I mean, heck, I tend to assume I hear about everything on FIR. I’m looking forward to hearing some new case studies.

So it’s time to charge all the AA batteries for the iriver and check the microphones and pack up the netbook. If you’re going, just look for the redhead in the white lab coat.

Podcasting links for September 3rd through September 17th:

• Pounds Off Digitally Study: A Randomized Podcasting Weight-Loss Intervention – Opportunities and Challenges in Behavioral Informatics: Observations on the Pounds Off Digitally Study
  Beth C. Bock
  American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  October 2009 (Vol. 37, Issue 4, Pages 377-378)
• Podshoppen –
• Getting Started With Podcasting – a knol by Robert Safuto –
• Can you make a living out of podcasting? – Features, Gadgets & Tech – The Independent –
• PodcastMachine –

Podcasting links for August 27th through September 1st:

• Australia – Digital Media – Music, MP3 & Podcasting – Market Research Reports – Research and Markets –
• Podcasts are hear for the long run –
• How to Get More Zune Podcast Listeners with Deep Links –
• With podcasting, online chat rooms, Florida’s universities prepare for swine flu –
• FDO™ launches Dark Overlord Media | Scott Sigler: Bestselling Horror Author and Failed Pimp –