Podonomics

Podonomics explores business podcasting tactics. In Episode 008, Leesa Barnes - in a very groggy voice - talks about Podcamp Toronto and why organizing an unconference is important to building a community. This recording is unedited, unabridged and uncensored. Enjoy at your own risk.

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The guys over at Ryerson outdid themselves. Not only did they provide live streaming of every session live over the Internet, but the recordings from every session is available for download.

Visit this page to access the recordings from Podcamp Toronto.

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Thanks to the wonderful team at Ryerson University, we’re going to be streaming every session from Podcamp Toronto live over the Internet. So, if you couldn’t make it out to Toronto, now you can watch from the comforts of home.

As Jay Moonah put it, we can’t guarantee that it will be up all the time. There’s really no one on standby to take care of any technical support issues. Despite this, you’ll still be able to participate virtually in the various sessions that are taking place.

To access the live streaming, visit the Podcamp Toronto Schedule.

Just wrapping up a few loose ends for Podcamp Toronto, a meetup happening this weekend at Ryerson University that will connect newbies and experienced podcasters.

I organized this event along with Jay Moonah, Mitch Joel, Brent Morris and Julien Smith. I’m anxious to see the fruits of our labour. There are so many people who are coming out and to name whom I want to meet will turn this post into a mini-novel.

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After listening to 680News this afternoon, I discovered Career Path’s Top 10 Career Resolutions. You can read the entire list here, but I especially liked this one:

Learn more about new technology: Technology is here to stay. If you’re a novice, shame on you. Communication is essential for business success. Take stock of where you’re the weakest and change that.

I highly recommend that you learn everything you can about podcasting. At least learn the basics because you can easily hire someone out to do all the techie stuff.

There are many ways to learn about podcasting and there’s no better way then attending an event. Check out the Podcamp wiki to find out if there’s a Podcamp happening in your city.

• If there is, put your name on the registration list and attend for free.
• If there isn’t, organize one.

Tags: podcasting, podcamp

I’ll be on CanoeLive tonight at 6pm to talk about business podcasting and Podcamp Toronto. Actually, it’ll be closer to 6:45pm, so if you’re near a TV set and you’re in the Toronto area, tune in to Channel 15 to catch the interview live.

If you’re not in Toronto, you’ll have to wait until the recording is posted on their website. Once it’s up, I’ll post the link here.

Update: The video clip is now live on the CanoeLive website. Click here for the direct link to the interview.

Tags: podcasting, Leesa Barnes, podcamp toronto, podcamp, business podcasting

If you want to stay up to date on what’s happening with Podcamp Toronto, you can check out the blog here.

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Thanks to Jay Moonah, one of the organizers for Podcamp Toronto, we have secured a location. The School of Radio & Television Arts and the Rogers Communications Centre at Ryerson University have graciously donated some space at their facilities for Podcamp Toronto, taking place on February 24th & 25th, 2007.

So, start booking your flights. Now that we have a location, we’re going to start looking at getting hotel discounts and finalizing some other logistics for those of you coming from outside Toronto.

Technorati: podcasting, podcamp toronto, podcamptoronto2006

Without announcing the venue or the exact date of this unconference, the list of registrants keeps growing. We’re at 14 and although since we’re still 4-months away, I fully expect this list to grow.

Some developments:

• Mitch Joel of Twist Image has been added to the organization team in the capacity of Promotions & Publicity
• Mark Blevis & Bob Goyetche, hosts of the Canadian Podcast Buffet and organizers of the very first podcasting conference in Canada (Podcasters Across Borders), will be making it down from eastern Ontario
• John C. Havens, About.com Podcasting Guide and organizer of Podcamp NY, will be making the trip to the T Dot
• Bryan Person whom I interviewed for Episode 3 of Podonomics and one of the organizers of Podcamp Boston will be in attendance.

We’re looking at a downtown location for the last weekend in February, so head over to the Podcamp Toronto wiki page and add your name to the registrants page. Then, add a session to the session page.

A word about the sessions - No matter what you’re an expert in, just tag on the word podcasting and you’ve got one you can contribute to Podcamp Toronto. At Podcamp Boston, Suzanne Falter-Barns presented on a topic called How to Attract Media to Your Blog or Podcast. It was one of the more popular sessions at the event.

So, all are welcomed. Just head over to the wiki and start adding your name.

Technorati: Suzanne Falter Barns, mark blevis, bryan person, mitch joel, bob goyetche, john c havens, podcasting, podcamp toronto

Remember a few weeks ago I said I may be planning a Web 2.0 related event here in Toronto?
Well, after my experience at Podcamp, I put out a call to a few people on the GTA Podcasters mailing and 3 people bit the bullet. Jay, Dave & Brent are the first people to join me in bringing Podcamp to Toronto.

If you’re a podcasting consultant, enthusiast, hobbyist, or just pod-curious, head over to the wiki and add your name to the list. We need a venue, a few sponsors, panelists, presenters, attendees, etc. etc.

We’re looking at having this event towards the end of February, sometime after Dave’s corporate podcasting event. Maybe February should become podcasting awareness month in Toronto?

Update: My favourite Montreal podcaster, Julien, has joined as an organizer.

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