This Ain't About Sponsorship
Just so the drive by commenters who aren't fully grasping the issue know, the issue here is not objecting to sponsorship.
Sponsorship by individuals and organizations is required at these events. The people putting them together need to deal with getting a space, paying for food, wireless networking, sanitation and a lot more as I saw at PodCamp West. By my estimation the organizers need all the resources they can get. The sponsors should be recognized for their support of these events. So it ain't about that.
And I think specifically sponsoring Scoble to attend is not a bad idea if someone is willing to go in for that know that's where the money is going. I am not sure how the folks at PodTech would feel about that though.
For my part I am willing to sponsor the airfare for some anonymous podcaster to attend the event. And I'll do it out of my own pocket. How should that work? I don't know yet. But I'll throw out some ideas over at http://flymetopodcamp.wordpress.com/.
If no one is interesting in taking me up on the offer then I'll donate the money to charity.
***UPDATE***
I started getting some nasty comments over there from folks who thought I was somehow hiding the fact that I posted controversial comments on this topic. Rather than slush through the mud to try and get someone to New York I'm going to donate the money to a charity based here in New York City.
Sponsorship by individuals and organizations is required at these events. The people putting them together need to deal with getting a space, paying for food, wireless networking, sanitation and a lot more as I saw at PodCamp West. By my estimation the organizers need all the resources they can get. The sponsors should be recognized for their support of these events. So it ain't about that.
And I think specifically sponsoring Scoble to attend is not a bad idea if someone is willing to go in for that know that's where the money is going. I am not sure how the folks at PodTech would feel about that though.
For my part I am willing to sponsor the airfare for some anonymous podcaster to attend the event. And I'll do it out of my own pocket. How should that work? I don't know yet. But I'll throw out some ideas over at http://flymetopodcamp.wordpress.com/.
If no one is interesting in taking me up on the offer then I'll donate the money to charity.
***UPDATE***
I started getting some nasty comments over there from folks who thought I was somehow hiding the fact that I posted controversial comments on this topic. Rather than slush through the mud to try and get someone to New York I'm going to donate the money to a charity based here in New York City.
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posted by PodcastNYC.net at 2:03 PM
2 Comments:
Why don't you just sponsor Scoble's ticket since you already smeared his reputation without apologizing to the bloke.
Don't you love it when people post nasty things anonymously?
Scoble's reputation hasn't been smeared. If anything it seems everyone is backing him because he's some kind of social media superstar. I think if it hadn't been for this misunderstanding about Scoble, the point being raised about whether or not people should be paid to come to the Un-Conferences is a valid question. How do you keep the "grassroots" nature of an event like this intact once you start paying people to be a part of it? Obviously, as has been cleared up on various blogs, Scoble isn't a case of this happening because he wasn't demanding to have his expenses paid, but the fact that the organizers are okay with spending money on bringing in speakers starts to raise questions about whether the nature of this event is changing, what it's changing into, and is that good for the podcasting community?
I think anonymous needs to get some perspective and realise that they're being JUST as rude in their harassment of this blogger and if they aren't going to discuss the real issues that are being opened up here, then they should at least recognize how hypocritical they're being.
Rob, don't let comments like this stop you from talking about the issues that really matter to you. I hate to see the ideas you have being squashed because of communication problems.
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