by cameron | Jun 30, 2006 | Uncategorized
Nui TeKoha has posted up a classic telephone interview with George Clinton up on Nui’s Rave. For you kids out there who don’t know who George is, you would absolutely recognise "bow wow wow yippie yo yippie yay" from his classic track Atomic Dog which has been sampled a million times, including Snoop Dogg’s song "What’s My Name?". George’s music has been central to the G-Funk sound. As George says on the interview "Atomic Dog was the beginning of hip-hop." He encourages rappers to sample his music. He gets the benefits of having top hip-hop tracks references his music. Listen to the show here.Â
by cameron | Jun 29, 2006 | Uncategorized
Steve Coulson, the guy behind Podguide.TV, one of the leading directories for video podcasts, sent out an email today announcing he is stopping work on it. From his blog post:
This was a hard decision to make, and I want to thank everyone who supported me over the months. I started writing reviews soon after the video iPod became available last year, and have devoted 15-20 hrs a week of my life to it since then. But it became increasingly clear that the effort involved was not going to bring the rewards, either personally or financially, to make it preferable to spending that extra 2 hrs a day with my family. Despite my best efforts, traffic has stayed flat, potential investors have pulled me in multiple directions but leaving me with only thousands of dollars in legal fees, and it just became too much to carry on with alone.
I can feel his pain. Having spent the last 16 months of my life (and hundreds of thousands of dollars of my own money) building TPN, wondering if it will end up as a real business or a footnote in Wikipedia, the life of a start-up entrepreneur is dicey. Being ahead of the curve is very exciting, very liberating as you find your literally inventing an industry with a handful of other people from around the globe… but it’s also extremely risky and takes an enormous toll on your life, your bank account and your family. I’d like to congratulate Steve on all he has achieved and wish him the best in the future. I’m sure his experience putting Podguide.TV together will stand him in good stead in the employment markets. I wish I was in a situation to help him out. If any of you work for a company who should be getting their head around video podcasts, Steve would be a great resource to pick up in a hurry.
by cameron | Jun 27, 2006 | Uncategorized
I have no idea why I find these ASCII versions of people so hilarious – but I do. Erin McNaught is Australia’s entry into the Miss Universe competition this year and I suspect this ASCII picture was the part of her portfolio that won her the gig. Okay, so she looks okay in flesh-mode as well. I saw her on TV today (thank god it isn’t the 4th of July yet) talking about how she did some partial nude shots (oh my god say it isn’t true! women come in nude flavour?) for her modelling portfolio a couple of years ago and some folks think she shouldn’t be allowed to represent her country in Miss Universe as a result. Mind you, Australia’s Miss Universe winners do have a history of wardrobe malfunctions, don’t they?
Okay, forget Erin, here’s an ASCII image to get you geeks REALLY hot under the collar.
by cameron | Jun 27, 2006 | environment, Uncategorized
If you’re like me, you are increasingly worrying about what we, humans, are doing to the environment and wondering what things you can do to make a difference without necessarily becoming a tree-hugger. This is the show for you. Us. Treading Lightly. Kevin and Jason are two Aussies who are passionate about improving the way they interact with their environment and have tips and tricks for the rest of us.
LISTEN NOW: [audio:http://treadinglightly.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_treadinglightly_20060625_001.mp3]
by cameron | Jun 26, 2006 | Uncategorized
Podcasting APB is a new show on TPN, hosted by me, that will focus exclusively on the state of the podcasting industry. We’ll be interviewing top podcasters from around the globe, discovering their motivation and secrets, and keeping you up to date on the news in the industry. I hope you’ll tune in!
by cameron | Jun 26, 2006 | Uncategorized
Thomas Reynolds brought this article in The Age to my attention this morning.
HERE is an idea for a pilot for a new reality television show: it’s about a small coterie of powerful men who grew very rich because they held the only licences to the four television networks that became far and away Australia’s most popular mass medium.
Worth a read. Interesting that we’re starting to see more of these stories hit the MSM.
