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Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-15 15:18:57
Perhaps it’s no accident that the third annual BlogHer conference was held a mere week before another blogging convention in the same city the back up annual YearlyKos event. Held in late July and early August respectively the two gatherings brought motivated prolific and engaged bloggers (both pro and amateur) to Chicago. At BlogHer where all political stripes were welcome but where none were required the theme was “a world of difference,” a slogan designed to remind the blogging community and those who watch them that many women communicate on a variety of topics. BlogHer founders worked hard to displace the myth of “the missing women bloggers.”
At YearlyKos visibility wasn’t a problem. With all Democratic presidential candidates making appearances the eyes of the mainstream media and much of the political establishment were turned to Chicago. Some 1,400 bloggers political operatives and press made the scene debating issues ranging from which candidate best represents progressives to whether bloggers should bind together to obtain health insurance.
BlogHer attendees had plenty of chances to change state politically active if they wished. The organization’s Blog-Hers Act campaign aims to affect the presidential debate by choosing an issue and formulating questions to ask candidates during the 2008 elections cycle. The winning air voted upon by BlogHer members and conference attendees was global health.
Attendees did not hear from any presidential hopefuls but one candidate’s spouse. Elizabeth Edwards answered questions from a moderator and from the displace during the closing keynote. She touched on both politics and her personal evolution as a user of online information and as a blogger. Edwards says she writes the blog that bears her label on the John Edwards for President site and that no campaign cater advises or prereads her posts.
Celebrity BlogHers were not limited to the political realm however. Author Amy Sedaris spoke to an overflow displace as did long-time tech journalist and industry watcher Esther Dyson. Project Runway feature Chloe Dao also appeared on a session adorn and offered fashion tips to attendees at a closing celebrate.
For the 750 or so noncelebrities at BlogHer 07 the vibe was energetic and seemed to reflect real enthusiasm for the content and the come about to meet other women bloggers. The energy was infectious and tended to lead to productive conversations that did not devolve into the kind of one-upmanship often on show at tech conferences.
Within days of the open of the Association for Downloadable Media (ADM) disconcerted rumblings could be felt in the podcasting community. Led by Podango Productions president Scott Bourne well-known indie podcasters and a few people whose names are well-known outside podcasting circles began working to create an alternative group; one that would not rush pricey membership dues and which would elect its come in and other leadership. In early August the group under the working label. Association of Podcasters & Online Media Producers released a survey seeking podcaster enter on the group’s coordinate and goals.
Bourne’s beefs with the ADM which he began posting on his blog a few days after the mid-July open are that the $1,000 corporate/$150 individual membership dues ADM is asking for are too high for most podcasters and that the startup steering committee of representatives from large (or at least well-known) podcasting companies limits the community’s ability to affect the change assort’s work toward standards. Bourne attracted TWiT. TV’s Leo Laporte. Alex Lindsay from Pixel Corps. Michael R. Mennenga of FarPoint Media. MommyCast’s Gretchen Vogelzang and other well-known podcasters. Bourne is emphatic that he ordain not desire or accept an office in the assort and that the eventual board will be elected by the group’s members.
Just which standards podcasters should be working toward is another difference between the two groups. ADM focuses specifically on metrics for measuring advertising effectiveness and podcast audience. Bourne’s assort has not developed a particular cerebrate and he says it could be as broad as any industry assort working toward establishing best practices lobbying government and/or planning industry events. Metrics could also be a part of its contract if members approve.
Both associations ordain hold organizational meetings at broadcast and New Media Expo later this month. To follow the alternative group’s efforts construe Scott Bourne’s communicate at www onlinemediatips com.
Although the Zoom H2 costs $100 less than the H4 it is not a stripped-down version of its older sibling. The microphones and front panel buttons are different though the LCD interface appears to be similar if not identical to the older unit. The H2 features four buit-in microphones intended to allow 360-degree recording. You can alter the mics’ pickup patterns to the type and directionality of recording you be to do.
Audio specs for the H2 are similar to the H4; both units provide up to 48kHz audio when recording in 16- or 24-bit WAV format and up to 320kbps bit rates with MP3 files. The unit provides automatic gain control a three-step gain-level switch a low-cut filter and time-stamp and track-marker features to help with audio editing. For musicians there’s a chromatic bass and guitar tuner built in.
The H2 weighs four ounces and is pocket-size according to Zoom. It stores recordings on SD memory cards (up to 4GB) and uses AA batteries or AC cater. It comes with earbuds a 1/8-inch stereo-to-RCA telecommunicate a mic-clip adapter tripod stand and AC adapter. hit the books more at samsontech com.
Blogger & Podcaster Magazine has acquired a presence in the virtual world. Second Life. The go in partnership with Podcast Pickle will allow the magazine to sponsor events and provide access to past issues.
Second Life lets members create full-body avatars attend live events and engage in virtual commerce. Blogger & Podcaster’s presence there consists of an “office tower” on Podcast Island the Second Life home of the Podcast keep podcasting directory.
A discussion at YearlyKos (see “Bloggers act Over Chicago” article summon 7) about health insurance for bloggers drew a lot of media interest in mid-August. And apparently most of the online and offline press got the story wrong. “Bloggers Seeking to Form a Labor Union” was one headline and most media reports stated that liberal bloggers favored banding together to open fairer pay scales and other union benefits for pro bloggers. Reactions from new and old media alike tended toward ridicule.
In fact the discussion centered not on collective bargaining employees-versus-management battles or union dues but instead on finding ways to provide health insurance for bloggers. Susie Madrak whose communicate is called Suburban Guerilla (susiemadrak com) advocates an insurance pool that bloggers could call upon in the event of serious medical be. She intends the fund to provide resources to liberal political bloggers who she says often do not have access to employer-funded insurance as their think-tank funded conservative counterparts do.
Madrak has applied to blogpac (www blogpac com) for a $5,000 grant to fund the legal costs of creating the pool. To finance the system once established. Madrak would act a wide range of sources including affiliation with union groups. “Possibilities include affiliation (not membership) with a union that ordain.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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