Another PodCamp has come and gone and, as usual, I'm sort of short on cohesive words about the whole adventure. It's hard to sum up two days of non-stop awesomeness with any less than a novel. Since I'm not in the business of writing novels, I'll just list some random stuff:
- Thanks to everyone who took the time to introduce themselves to me. It's always fantastic to put a face to a name or even an IP address. And if you didn't introduce yourself, next year? Please? Or even sooner? I promise I don't bite. Much.
- To those who I bullied into attending, thanks for doing so with an open mind. I think it was unanimous that it was a worthwhile weekend, which is always a good thing. Oh, and I TOLD YOU SO. (*cough* BECKY *cough*)
- Justin Kownacki knows how to put together one heck of a great session. Every year, without fail, he does a fantastic job. He didn't even have to give me any deodorant to get me to say that.
- Huge thanks to Jenna for co-presenting with me. I adore that woman.
- Speaking of our presentation, video of it will be available as soon as a PodCamp volunteer is able to trudge through and edit the hundreds of hours of video. I'll post the link once it's I get it, but in the meantime, here are the slides that we used:
Blogging 201: Finding Fodder
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- Because TWO people have commented about it, can I just say that my posture isn't actually as bad as it seemed during the Blogging 201 session? Standing in the spotlight in that room was like having a short human show up at the side of your bed in the middle of the night and shove a flashlight in your face. I tried to sort of melt into the wall to get away from it, but that didn't work. BUT I SURE DID TRY.
- Odds are that I will be charged with presenting Blogging 201 again next year at Podcamp Pittsburgh 7. If you have thoughts about what would have made that presentation better, please let me know. I have some notes of my own, but it's really helpful to hear other perspectives. Just don't tell me to stand straighter because I KNOW.
- I'm not posting the slides from my second presentation, which was about Stumbleupon. The reason is that the slides don't really stand alone. I will, however, post the video once I have it. Oh, and I apologize to anyone who has StumbleFinger from clicking too much this weekend.
- I would like zombies and hatchet-wielding bunnies to show up every time I try to eat lunch. Can that be arranged somehow?
- Jonny Goldstein put together this visual summary of the Blogging 201 session. Way cool, no? (Click here to view it full-screen.)
- Somehow my last name showed up on entirely too much stuff this PodCamp. I don't care for the sake of me, but I do try to keep Alexis' name from being google-able. Good thing I have a plan that will fix that little mess, eh?
- No, I'm not telling you what that plan is. You could probably figure it out if you tried, though.
- Bar Louie is awful. The service is horrendous (I nearly died waiting to get a simple caffeinated drink. Seriously, my tombstone would have read, "All she wanted was a soda.") and I really didn't need to see the next generation of mom bloggers being impregnated. Oh, and GET OFF MY LAWN.
- The word caffeinated looks like it's spelled wrong, but the dictionary says I have it right. Interesting.
- I told you this would be random.
- The organizers and volunteers, as always, did an amazing job. They sacrifice a huge portion of their personal time, which is no small thing. So, thanks, guys. All of you.
- The generosity of Pittsburghers never ceases to blow my mind. You know who you are. Thank you.
- Anybody want to organize a PodCamp to run next weekend? I'll show up! Promise!
- Just don't try to give me any more Vitamin Water. I think I'm done with it for a little while.
- Well-written blog post conclusions are overrated.