I have been watching Technorati all day looking at the Podcamp NYC blogging post and quite frankly I am very disappointed. The number of Blog posts coming out of that event so far has been very light.
I also talked to my team that was on the ground their and heard that the attendance was no where near the predicted levels which was pretty surprising.
Hopefully we start to see some more media come out of the venue but thus far all of the video that the folks at tvworldwide.com have put out is not Podcast Ready which is pretty shocking. No RSS and the only way you can watch the content is in Windows Media. Someone did not do their homework thats for sure.
I am wondering what the sponsors of the event are going to have to say considering the high number of sponsors and the non official low attendance.
I was told late in the day people were using Twitter but there were no links to people that were using Twitter on the Podcamp NYC website. This makes it very apparent to me that you need people live blogging these events to get the external bang that is needed.
The sooner podcaster learn that blogging is a absolute requirement in building meta buzz around things happening the better of the community will be.
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I agree with you Todd.
I too am suprised that I haven't heard much come out of Podcamp NYC. I was expecting a bit more, but maybe they are so busy learning so much that they don't have time to blog. Could be a legit reason. Either way, looking forward to how Podcamp NYC goes.
Posted by Taylor Marek | April 8, 2007 8:51 AM
Posted on April 8, 2007 08:51
Hi, I am one of the Podcamp NYC Organizers. Unlike traditional 2 day podcamps, this one day marathon was seperated on three different frloos, with sessions running continously between 8:45 am and 6 pm. With after parties and the like, I am not that surprised that the blog posts are lagging.
I can tell you that as of 4:40 am on Sat am, 1292 people had registered, with even more registering on site or during the day. It will take us a few days to get everything wrapped up, including who actually attended the event. I will work as quickly as possible to get this information to the community, but I can tell you people came throughout the day, some left early, some came late and stayed late- but as in any podcamp, attendees are responsible for their own experience, and the lure of NYC itself is also thrown into the mix.
I am reallylooking forward to feedback about what worked and what did not, especially since I am also on the Podcamp Philly organizing team- September 6, 7 & 8th!
Posted by Whitney Hoffman | April 8, 2007 10:35 AM
Posted on April 8, 2007 10:35
Two words, Todd: EASTER WEEKEND
Really poor scheduling on the part of the planners for Podcamp. I guess they didn't look at the calendar. Even though I'm not Christian and our Easter was two weeks ago, I fully recongize the fact that much of the country will be involved in family and religious activities.
I truly think it is a matter of bad timing, not the lack of draw for the event.
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April 8, 2007 11:20 AM
Posted on April 8, 2007 11:20
Todd,
You offer a couple great insights. We definitely could have done more to offer live internet updates of the event. Next time we should have some dedicated bloggers and someone to oversee online "live" buzz.
I was one of the people responsible for updating the homepage. I could have done more, but I was already running around like a madman to make the event great for those who were there.
The official attendance was 631 people who signed in and there could have been another 50-100 who never signed in.
I know I was careful not to make any claims about how big attendance would be. I only ever reported the # of people who had registered (in the end about 1300). We knew that on a holiday weekend there would be a large number of people who wouldn't show. In any case, this was the largest PodCamp yet.
We will be getting feedback from sponsors to see what they thought. We'd like to know how it was for Blubrry. We appreciate your participation and support.
You are absolutely right in saying that podcasters need to realize the power of blogging and combining it with podcasting.
-Jason Van Orden
Posted by Jason Van Orden | April 9, 2007 10:33 AM
Posted on April 9, 2007 10:33