John Furrier

My Blogs

I have another blog that is more regular at

http://podtech.wordpress.com

Also http://www.PodTech.net

At Gnomedex

Gnomedex is packed with uber-geeks.  I'm not podcasting as much this year because there are so many other podcasters here.  Last year I was the only podcaster and this year there are over a dozen podcasters generating great content.

I'll post podcasts on PodTech.net later.

Dave Winer convinced me to blog more here

This has been my personal blog for sometime and since the founding of PodTech over a year ago I haven't been posting. Since Dave Winer has been busting my chops about not having a personal blog and the fact he just linked to me here I will try to post more often. I'm at gnomedex for the biggest blogger conference (now podcasting conference) where I can see old and new industry friends.

Hanging with Uber Angel Ron Conway and the PodSummit Gang

Hanging out in Palo Alto talking tech with Silicon Valley investors and venture capitalists on the next big thing... In the photo is Bud Colligan, Mike Boich, and Ron Conway.

Tyler Furrier Dog Bite

Here are the pictures of Tyler after he was bitten by a dog while watching little league baseball in Fall 2004

   

infoTalk and PodTech mentioned in Mercury News

Today the PodTech.net site and my infoTalk show is mentioned in the Mercury News today.  They spun this as a amateur medium when in fact it is going totally professional.  That is the PodTech approach.

Corporate Podcasting

Over the past six month PodTech has been working with leading corporate marketing executives to understand and deploy podcasting as part of the marketing mix.

PodTech and leading companies are learning more every day on how effective podcasts are for users and for developing new relationships.  Companies include IBM, Juniper Networks, Barracuda Networks, NextPage, Network Appliance, Yahoo, Intel, Roche Pharma, and many more...

Podcast Marketing - Juniper Networks - IT Leaders - Masters of IT

Juniper Networks has launched a IT leaders marketing program that has included podcasts from PodTech's InfoTalk format.  This is an example of Innovative Marketing Leadership. 

Kudos to Greg Ness and Trevia Clark over at Juniper for the innovation and vision to integrate new media to create effective marketing programs that work for users.

More information about PodTECH at www.podtech.net or at the PodTECH Gallery Blog http://podtech.wordpress.com

Web 2.0 Customer

Ok - In this post ...I'm a linker... Nivi who writes a blog on technology and venture capitalists pens a nice post.  Web 2.0 Customers.

PodTech.net is a creator.  So my analysis is that linkers get more traffic therefore more ad revenue but creators get more value and will make more money because in web 2.0 the middle man is eliminated. 

From Nivi:  You can break down Web 2.0 customers into a fuzzy hierarchy:

1. Creators who create an “original” work. Examples include a reporter at the New York Times, a podcaster, a blogger who is writing original content, or the author of Harry Potter.

2. Linkers who annotate the work of Creators. Examples include a blogger who mostly links to other content or a del.icio.us user who publishes the RSS feed of his bookmarks.

3. Commenters who comment on the Creator’s and Linker’s work. Examples include anyone who writes a comment on a blog.

4. Surfers who consume the output of Creators, Linkers, and Commenters. Anytime you read someone’s blog, you are a Surfer.

Forbes Gaffe

Dan Gilmore points out the big Forbes article that paints bloggers as "lynch mobs".  Daniel Lyons is the author. 

On Monday I will be posting a podcast on PodTech.net with Forbes president Steve Forbes where Steve talks about the benefits of social media (blogging and podcasting).  It will be interesting to see how the writer response when his boss basically says the opposite of his story.  Look for the podcast on PodTech.net Monday morning.