Category Archives: BloggerCon

First Interview from BloggerCon (with enclosure)

BloggerCon

I've completed the upload of my first interview from BloggerCon. In this installment, I briefly interviewed Scott Johnson, founder of Feedster, a website devoted to searching RSS feeds. With it's innovative features, it's rapidly become a favorite of mine, especially it's ability to build a search and subscribe to the result.

The interview was conducted during a break on Day 1 of BloggerCon in the main presentation room. Disclaimer: I'm not a professional and my voice sounds weird on the tape. :>

Interview is enclosed.

Link to audio file.

Phil Wolff's interesting airport conversation

BloggerCon

Phil writes an interesting bit about a conversation with another person at Logan airport in Boston:

Coming back from BloggerCon, I flew out of Boston's Logan airport Tuesday afternoon. While waiting for a flight I talked with an Israeli businessman. What an education for me. 

  • He no longer employs Palestinians because he doesn't know who to trust.
  • Police are sometimes hostile to religious Jews, citing them for walking off the sidewalk, shoving them off the sidewalk to do so.
  • That a horse typically won't move forward if you cover its eyes with your hands.
  • That foreign money remains the lifeblood of Arafat and the terrorists.
  • That America's airports still have no security compared to El Al. 100% inspection of bags, carry-on and checked. All passengers are profiled and vetted. All passengers are frisked. Stronger perimeters around the airport.
  • Unlike Israel, America has yet to harden factories upwind from Boston, so someone with an M-16 and a grenade could cause chemical gasses to destroy whole towns. Take down energy suppliers.
  • That 80% of Palestinians want peace. The current Palestinian president is Arafat's puppet, so don't expect movement on peace negotiations. You can't kick Arafat out or kill him without making things worse.
  • You can't give the West Bank to Jordan or Gaza to Egypt; they won't take them because of all the terrorists.  
  • That most Iraqi's love America.  

Complete post.
Phil's weblog: a klog apart

Recovery and Apology

BloggerCon, Radio

To Andrew Grumet, an apology:  I felt horrible this morning for
two reasons–leaving you in the lurch and because three days of less
than 6 hours sleep caught up.  I spent the afternoon with my wife,
reconnecting with her after four days of pre- and during-BloggerCon
adreneline.  I'm about to get a cold, too; lymph nodes are swollen.

I've had a decent amount of sleep and will get more in the next few
days.  I got great interviews that I will post (with enclosures,
creating a new enclosure channel) especially one from Adam Curry. 
A consumate gentleman, Adam handled my amateur questions with a quiet
grace that few people of notoriety have mastered.  His interview
is my favorite.

All interviews will be uploaded as mp3 files, linked from the main page
and in the aforementioned feed.  Second fav:  Scott Johnson,
inventor of Feedster.  He's got a great product waiting in the
wings.  Ask him about it.

I'm also using BloggerCon as an opportunity to recharge.  When I
get back, I'm going to make some major changes in the weblog. 
Wait and see, comment if you like.

Panel update

BloggerCon

Great panel.  discussing blogging as the “second superpower” and
“Cluetrain 2003”.  Best panel of the day.  Too much
brainwaves flying to write and listen at the same time.

Interviews

BloggerCon

Have interviews scheduled with:

  • Adam Curry
  • Chris Lydon
  • John Udell
  • Dann Sheridan

Wanted:

  • Dave Winer
  • Bryan Bell
  • Ed Cone
  • Elizabeth Spiers of Gawker fame.

Done:

  • Scott Johnson:  inventor of Feedster

Back from Lunch

BloggerCon

Back from lunch (it was great) and we're back in the conf room. Doing
an unscheduled panel with two journalists–Len Apcar from the NYTimes
(cheif blogger) and Wall Street Journal. More later when I figure it
out. :>