Seeing as I can’t seem to put together a coherent post recently, and all the interesting information is on |Jodi|’s blog, I added a “Quick Links” section at the top of this page, for those bits and pieces that I find interesting but can’t seem to come up with a good “post” for. Oh, and there’s a feed too if that’s your thing.
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I’m a total sucker for song covers. I’ve suffered this affliction for years, but it’s only been since discovering various… *ahem* alternative *ahem*… sources of music 1 that I’ve been able to fully enjoy my addiction.
I recently discovered another twist to the theme: mashups. A mashup is where an artist (usually a DJ or other audio-hacker) takes two or more (preferably from different genres) songs and mixes them together, producing something that is altogether different, while paying homage to and often enhancing the source material. For example, Wil Smith vs. The Beegees, Lyrics Born vs. AC/DC, or even (am I saying this?) Nirvana vs. Destiny’s Child. Wow.
I am, of course, linking all these from MashupTown, my new favorite podcast.
1. By alternative, of course, I mean Coverville. What?
Interesting survey on bloggers and their on- and off-line habits. Thanks to |Seth| for the link.
Takes about ten minutes. I found it worth the time, just for the chance to think about the answers.
I had the same thought.
So I’m driving to work this morning and I realize that I’m missing my weblog! In the last month I’ve posted 6 times, and that’s simply lousy. Posting here used to be a three-times-daily prescription, and I think I need to get my prescription refilled.
I’ve got another SiteLight coming up, but I’ve determined not to release this one without an audio conversation. That means waiting a while longer, until my victim, er, guest and I can arrange a time to chat.
Mark Vanderwettering has updated his site, Brainwagon.com, to WordPress 1.5. Look nice! Try his podcast sometime if you’re into that.
Ok, friends and neighbors, physical and virtual! |Jodi| and I have decided that it’s high time we hold another Arizona Blogger get-together here at our abode in good ol’ Gilbert. Back on ‘02, we hosted a similar event, the AZ/NY Blogger BBQ (guests arriving, Taboo!!, Mark’s notes, Marks’ pictures) .
So, AZ Blogger Bash ‘05 is on! Tentative dates are either Saturday, March 12 or Saturday, March 19. Leave a comment if you’re interested and what dates will work for you. We’ll provide some sort of edibles, but we’ll coordinate with everyone to make sure there are plenty of the usual grub on hand.
If you blog in the “Snowbird” State, you’re invited! (Mark and Kim, Brad, and Angie, we expect to see you there! Oh, and Bill and Sandi, and maybe even Dustin and Mary!)
Peggy Noonan - The Blogs Must Be Crazy. She makes a ton of good points, for example:
In newspapers you have to go to the editor, explain to him why the paper should have another piece on the Eason Jordan affair, spend a day reporting it, only to find that all that’s new today is that reporter Michelle Malkin got an interview with Barney Frank. That’s not enough to merit 10 inches of newspaper space, so the Times doesn’t carry what the blogosphere had 24 hours ago. In the old days a lot of interesting information fell off the editing desk in this way. Now it doesn’t.
This is an inspiring article. Thanks Seth! (Oh, and Dave too.)
PVRBlog, a new site I’m subscribed to, may have some interesting things to say about the intersection of podcasting and PVRs…
Doug Kaye (producer of IT Conversations & purveyor of fine podcasts) linked to my TiVo-casting post. Thinking on it again, I saw a couple aspects to it that I had not thought through before:
By getting the podcasting religion, TiVo loosens its reliance on the TV and cable networks and programmers. While this will remain the lion’s share of its content for the foreseeable future, TiVo could expose it’s bajillions of customers to some great new content from the un-usual suspects. it also opens a massive market to the podcasters.
TiVo has an award-winning, wonderfully usable, home entertainment system interface. It’s usable for a variety of content types, and easily navigated with a single remote. The audio and (coming soon) video podcasts will fit in nicely with this paradigm.
Big seller: TiVo searches and Wishlists of podcast content, and TiVo Suggestions of related podcasts (Like IT Conversations? Maybe it will download several podcasts from the BBC, too) would be natural.
My TiVo is already using my home broadband connection to get it’s programming, and it constantly records new stuff for me while I’m sleeping - why not podcasts?
So Doug, how about an IT Conversations panel on the convergence of the DVR/PVR, the reputation/suggestion services (like TiVo’s), and the new channels for personal publishing and consumption of content?
