DISQUS

Weird. My official Mashable login is broken. I think the email is no longer good. (How do I fix that?)

Believe me, I hadn't exactly intended to post on it, but after my conversation with Loren, I felt there was something much bigger out there, and I wanted to at last raise the notion up.

Thanks for the further thoughts, Mark. You go a long way towards making Mashable a HUMAN website. Tools are great, but thinking, feeling humans run them.

I love it. Sounds like a really great way to touch a lot of people and build a relationship base.

Hahahaha... very great snap!

I'm less interested in the actual tools personally. I've left that to people who are still deeply entrenched with making great audio (Matthew Ebel's session comes to mind), and with using the right kind of lighting to get good video (David Tames comes to mind), and even with the basic elements of building community (because we seem to attract community builders by the ton).

Where *I'm* focused now in the PodCamp space probably falls into three areas:

1.) Connecting great established people with interested new people (new to us, but not the world).

2.) Facilitating new ways of learning and conveying the information.

3.) Facilitating even more human networking at these events, so that no one leaves feeling like they don't know someone new.

I know that we see eye to eye on those points, and that you're every bit as passionate about those points.

Someone asked me if we're going to change our event's name. Though I'm not opposed to it, I like that in a very short time, the people we've chosen to surround ourselves with are great examples of the SPIRIT of what we're calling PodCamp.

Ahh, but I think sharing is a form of commenting. I think you're hitting on something good by making that point. What if text comments aren't enough?

The way I *intended* this to work was to give praise (in the form of comments and attention) to blogs and media that people are creating. But sharing is a kind of praise, no?

You're always making me think. Keep analyzing.

First, great post. Truly good stuff. When I read your "get off my lawn" teaser earlier, I was eager to see the reveal, but I've been at the New Comm Forum thing all day without the real web (re the mobile web? It's still not *really* here).

As a very long time Mac guy who still appreciates what MSFT is doing in some arenas, I'm really excited about this as a possibility. I want the borders to be open, but that might (should?) come later, because if I were Ozzie, I'd want my house in order before inviting over the neighbors.

I support the learning experience and what this will teach others who might choose to implement something based on what Mesh teaches the world.

At moments like this, I wonder if Ozzie is speaking from him position, or from his passion. If B, this is something amazing. And I have no way to judge or know.

Thanks, Robert.

Just to reiterate what Chris said, we did PodCamp because we liked the BarCamp idea, but had our own spin. You can do it, too. Quick rundown of what's needed:

* Venue - we picked places that had good wifi, were indoors, etc.

* A/V - nice to have, not necessary, but nice to have a screen projector, etc.

* People - yep.

That's it. Go run events!

Steve - option 3: Make your own for free.

Had no idea about the progress bar. : ) Nice name.

Glad you had some fun.

Velvet ropes. Tighter functions. A better analog to the world I really want, not the world that was built for me to populate.

This shit breaks fast, and will break more. Twitter with 5000 to wade into? Yeah. It's like that cliche psychic in comics when she can't shut them all out any more.

Wow! What a great list, and thanks for including me on it. I was talking about you tonight, so maybe it's karma? : )

This relates to what Arrington went through with his cable provider, and something I started to talk about on my blog this morning with regards to whether or not businesses need to consider social media. I'm starting to think that businesses ( their customer service legs, in this case) need to evolve. We're not just on phones and email any more. So where are they?

Just a thought that's developing.

I guess I'm 100-something comments late on this, but hey, better late than never.

Deconstructing TV is the right way to go. You KNOW how to do TV, and you know the results that await (good and bad). We don't know what will happen in the new thing (whatever we end up calling it). We know Pirillo and Scoble and Jeff Pulver and all kinds of interesting folks are trying things.

I'm going to bank some of my money on your horse in this race. Knock 'em dead, Leo.

Velvet ropes, baby. The reason there's no money is that we're only just starting to make the tools. We haven't really built the "serving suggestions."

LinkedIn is making money. They can stand to make even more. They need only realize a few things about their mission and they could be rolling in it.

Facebook? Oh, I have my theories, most of them dark.

Velvet ropes and nichemining.

Thanks so much, Jane. You're a great person, and a wonderful contributor to the larger story. I appreciate you a great deal.

Chris Walker's points are all great. I think he's got the perfect addition to the post. Glad you shared it, Tony. Brought even more folks into the conversation. : )

I think many variations on the theme exist. To me, if the first thing a visitor sees is new content, it makes you come back. To others, perhaps a "framing story" is a good first step.

I'm now also anxious to see what you get from the experiment. : )

Nice to see you share something about yourself like that. I didn't know. I do know that it's tough to party like a rock star for any duration and come out the other side okay. To that end, I'm glad you're who you are now, and happier the more I get to know you.

It's great to have good people who like your stuff, I'll agree, but it also starts with the fact that you write good stuff that people find interesting. : )

How do you know I'm reading this, Bill? Because I'm an ego surfing type guy? : )

I don't know about the word mogul because I don't make money off my media directly, but hey, if it makes you smile. : )

Wow. I really like your blog design. I like the layout, the icons, and all the little details. Very nice stuff, Tony. And thanks for the kind words about my post. : )

Excellent product, Fred. Thanks for pointing it out. I just swiped a copy for [chrisbrogan.com], so I can offer the same service. I appreciate your sharing it with us, and welcome back.

You know, you're secretly over here making interesting new things show up on your site. I like the design, and I like some of the widgets and things. : )

I'm glad the Web let us meet last fall. : )

Chris Brogan...'s last blog post..The Web Version of You

Wow! It's pretty flattering to be called the reluctant king of social media by Aaron Brazell. And to be grouped with Loren? Well, that's just cool! Great interview, guys!

You've received pole position on my upcoming post, Hidden Gems. : )