The Energy Was Different
‘Professor’ Sallie Goetsch (rhymes with ‘sketch’) noticed something about the 2007 Podcast and New Media Expo. According to The Podcast Professor, "...the Expo itself just didn't seem to have the same energy as last year."
I spoke to a number of people when I was there and those who had been to the Expo in prior years felt the same way. Many hardcore podcasters that I know who came in years 1 and 2 skipped this years event. And while there were lots of people who were new to podcasting the buzz just wasn't the same.
One of the reasons for the lighter turnout may have to do with economic issues related to coming out to the event. Airfare, plus hotel, rental car and per diem costs push it to about a $1000 budget for those of us coming from the East Coast. We're in a time when lots of people around the U.S. are dealing with mortgage and debt problems. So it makes a heckuva lot of sense to me that this could affect attendance.
There's no doubt that local meetups and PodCamp events are a more economical option for those looking to connect in the independent podcasting community.
You can hear the rest of Sallie's comments about her experience at the 2007 Podcast & New Media Expo on Episode #288 (around the 45:00 mark) of For Immediate Release. Sallie also made some salient points about the general obsession with advertising and revenue generation as opposed to user experience.
Frankly I was going to let my previous post be the final word on my major impressions of this year's Expo. But when I heard Sallie's points I thought it would be good for those who follow podcasting to know that there are others who had a different experience this year.
A little birdie also told me that certain people were none too pleased with my posting a blog that questioned the excellence of this year's event and the decision to drop the word 'podcast' from the name for 2008. Supposedly others were urged to take punitive action against me. Nice try.
I'm not employed as the P.R. person for podcasting and related events. Thus I'll tell people my opinions whenever I feel like it. End of story.
I spoke to a number of people when I was there and those who had been to the Expo in prior years felt the same way. Many hardcore podcasters that I know who came in years 1 and 2 skipped this years event. And while there were lots of people who were new to podcasting the buzz just wasn't the same.
One of the reasons for the lighter turnout may have to do with economic issues related to coming out to the event. Airfare, plus hotel, rental car and per diem costs push it to about a $1000 budget for those of us coming from the East Coast. We're in a time when lots of people around the U.S. are dealing with mortgage and debt problems. So it makes a heckuva lot of sense to me that this could affect attendance.
There's no doubt that local meetups and PodCamp events are a more economical option for those looking to connect in the independent podcasting community.
You can hear the rest of Sallie's comments about her experience at the 2007 Podcast & New Media Expo on Episode #288 (around the 45:00 mark) of For Immediate Release. Sallie also made some salient points about the general obsession with advertising and revenue generation as opposed to user experience.
Frankly I was going to let my previous post be the final word on my major impressions of this year's Expo. But when I heard Sallie's points I thought it would be good for those who follow podcasting to know that there are others who had a different experience this year.
A little birdie also told me that certain people were none too pleased with my posting a blog that questioned the excellence of this year's event and the decision to drop the word 'podcast' from the name for 2008. Supposedly others were urged to take punitive action against me. Nice try.
I'm not employed as the P.R. person for podcasting and related events. Thus I'll tell people my opinions whenever I feel like it. End of story.
Recommend Podcast NYC To Your Friends
posted by Rob Safuto at 7:51 PM
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Hey, Rob. Thanks for the mention. Those interested can find my report on its own at www.podcastasylum.com/reports/. Tim Bourquin posted a comment there, and others are certainly welcome to!
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