Trying to claim this blog
I’ve been trying to claim the Technorati Profile on this blog for months with no success. WTF?
I’m not a podcaster
Chris Brogan, one of the co-founders of the Podcamp movement, throws this out: “I”m not a podcaster”.
My big thing at the moment is telling people I’m not a podcaster either. Instead – “I build and commercialize communities of interest.” The podcasts are just one medium we use to build our communities. Blogs, SNS, VW, F2F meetings (like MODM), are other mediums as also employ.
And I think all businesses can say the same thing. Isn’t that what a business truly does? Build communities of people who want to solve a problem using their product and/or service? Perhaps if they thought of themselves that way, they would truly grok whats happening on the web at the moment instead of screwing it up.
Reminds me of the old story I’ve told before about astronomers before Copernicus. If you asked them what they did for a living, they would have told you “we study the way the Sun rotates around the Earth.” The very definition of who they were prevented them from ever really seeing the truth.
Totally blown away by CamStudio
Today I’ve been testing a FREE product called CamStudio (no, this isn’t a product named after me… would be cool though if it was). Many of you might have heard of a product called Camtasia. Well CamStudio is just like that – only free.
From their website:
CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs).
Want to save that cool trailer on Apple’s website to your hard drive but don’t want to fork out for Quicktime Pro? Use this.
Want to save that podcast to your hard drive? Use this.
Want to capture a Skype video call striptease with you girlfriend for… whatever nefarious purposes you have later? Use this.
Want to record yourself demo’ing your software app to upload to your website? Use this.
Want to record what you’re up to in SL when you should be sleeping? Use this.
technorati tags: My Birthday… soon
Yup, my birthday is coming up soon (Oct 10) and I know you’re all dying to show me how much you appreciate the fact that I’ve spent the last three years slaving over a hot microphone to produce thousands of hours of free content for you.
“But Cameron,” you ask, “how can we ever repay you? We are but humble folk.” I know, I know, my children, but fear not. There is a way.
Buy me stuff from my Amazon Wishlist.
What to do when Twitter is down….
Twitter is down again (posted 0 minutes ago)
Thinking about my day (posted 1 minute ago)
Scratching my head (posted 2 minutes ago)
Sigh… (posted 3 minutes ago)
Mr BugMeNot Revealed!
One of the regular surprises at MODM is the people who turn up. I’m always meeting people who run companies I have heard of but never knew they were from Melbourne. Last night it was the guy from BugMeNot. I can’t tell you his name. And I can’t show you his face. All I can show you is this shot. He’s threatened me with physical pain if I show you any more. But he does have a very exciting new project coming out soon which G’Day World will have an exclusive on. Right, guys?? Right???! Don’t forget – I’ve got the goods to blackmail you now if I don’t get what I want.
Thanks to everyone who turned up last night. Lots of new people came for the first time and I think everyone had a great time. MODM 6 will be on October 4. Register here.