2004 October 09

Okay, okay – everybody has to understand that “podcasting” is nothing new. We do have a convergence of certain “small pieces, loosely joined,' but this doesn't mean that folks weren't streaming their own audio / video files before last week. When Jake and I were doing the radio show in Des Moines, we were scoring over 3,000 MP3 downloads per week – and that was over three years ago! Beyond having a slight issue with the label (as I, among millions of gadget enthusiasts, do not own an iPod), this still doesn't solve much in terms of our time / content management. It's cool, yes – but it's not new, and I hope VCs understand that. It's not so much revolutionary as much as it is evolutionary, and I give respect to Adam Curry, Dave Winer, Eric Rice, pt, et al (that is, credit where credit is due).

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I was getting ready to write my “Plans, Trains, and Automobiles” story, but Ponzi did a much better job at it. Seattle was awesome, no question about it. I'd go back up there in a heartbeat, and I don't say that about many (if any) cities. Most of my day was spent in Redmond with the others, but even there, I didn't feel like a stranger. Seattle was good to us, but from what we can tell – Seattle is good to a lot of people.

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Instead of asking attendees and participants to fill out a pre-defined survey, I thought I'd use this page to give you the opportunity to tell us about what you liked and disliked this year. Then, please tell us what you want us to do next year (even if you didn't make it this time around). Here are my current thoughts for Gnomedex 5:

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