It's speculation and rumor and whatever disclaiming words I can bring up, that this article was a PR ploy and that the author got played.
I'm just saying, there's words on the street. ER --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, B Yen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 2, 2005, at 10:04 PM, Richard Bennett-Forrest wrote: > > > I love all this nitpicking. You'd think they'd invented something > > important to mankind, like the long lasting lightbulb, or a solution > > for world hunger, the way they go on and on about it. Winer's been > > bitching about this since mid-2004 already, and it couldn't have > > happened between two bigger egos in my opinion. > > > > Curry was a failed VJ, trying to reignite whatever it was he had in > > the 80s, through trying to do a radio show on the Internet. Big Deal. > > His "podcast" was super boring. Booorriiing. But he got lucky, and > > should just understand that. > > > > And although Winer's generally a pain in the arse to read and listen > > to, he has been doing RSS type stuff for over a decade, yet not > > really tried to push it forward for anything beyond one way pushing > > of lossy text and audio. Why he's bothered about not being called > > "the father of podcasting" is beyond me, as there's much more > > significant things to be the father of over the next ten years, and > > podcasting won't be one of them IMNSHO. > > > > Regards, > > Richard > > > I think it's (tit-for-tat) related to a squabble between Curry & > podcasters: > > Curry in Podcast Convention Clash > 04:21 PM Nov. 08, 2005 PT > > http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,69513,00.html > > The Portable Media Expo kicks off Friday in Ontario, California, with > all the earmarks of success. But the proceedings could see some last- > minute competition from one of the biggest names in the fast-growing > podcasting business: former MTV VJ Adam Curry. > > Some 2,500 attendees and 50 exhibitors from 38 states and 22 nations > are expected to turn out for the event, which organizers are billing > as the world's first podcasting convention. > > Although Curry plans to attend the show, he has declined to speak at > it or sponsor it. And now he is threatening to hold an impromptu "un- > expo" at a nearby hotel, where podcasters may be invited to discuss > potential promotional deals with his company, PodShow.com, Curry > spokesman Aaron Burcell told Wired News on Tuesday. > > "They've been trying to back us into a huge sponsorship by saying > we're not supportive of the expo, that we're this and that," Burcell > said. "But we have a lot of podcasters who are part of the Portable > Media Expo and we've been very supportive. It's not wise to try to > extort the company that's been most supportive of the podcasting > community." > > Burcell accused convention organizer Tim Bourquin of retaliating > against Curry for refusing to sponsor the trade show or to speak at > it. He also alleged that Bourquin had been bad-mouthing Curry and his > company to podcasters who belong to a PodShow stable of talent known > as the Pod Squad. > > Bourquin flatly denied he's contacted any of PodShow's talent but > acknowledged he questioned on the most recent episode of his Podcast > Brothers show why PodShow hadn't sponsored the program and why Curry > had declined to address the event. Bourquin said PodShow had demanded > a free high-level sponsorship in exchange for some help with > promotion and a speech by former MTV veejay and self-anointed > "PodFather" Curry, but Bourquin said he rejected that offer because > his event has become so popular he no longer felt he needed Curry as > a headliner. > > "They're upset that I'm not bowing down to them," Bourquin said. > "Everyone who gets a call from Adam and PodShow is impressed and > feels important. I don't fall all over these guys when they call me. > I gave them several opportunities to be involved and they repeatedly > turned me down." > > Burcell said Curry is for now scheduled to attend the event, if not > address it, and PodShow is organizing a pre-convention event on > Thursday showcasing musicians who allow podcasters to use their > recordings for no charge. He added that the company was interested in > buying the title sponsorship for the show, but was beaten to the > punch when Audible.com sewed up a deal months ago for $35,000. > > For Bourquin, the hullabaloo amounts to an unneeded distraction in > the waning days before a trade show that has grown beyond anyone's > expectations. When he conjured up the notion of a trade show focusing > on portable media a year ago, the word "podcast" was hardly even part > of a techie's lexicon and the notion of a video iPod was a glint in > Steve Jobs' eye. > > Even six months ago, Bourquin looked ahead at his Portable Media Expo > with a mixture of excitement and anxiety, hoping merely to meet his > initial goal of 1,000 registrants. He's more than doubled that goal > in a show that is drawing executives from Yahoo, Whirlpool and Disney > as well as a list of new startup companies primed to make a litany of > product announcements. A healthy roster of keynote speakers from > NPR's Robert Spier to This Week in Tech podcaster Leo Laporte are > also on tap. > > "This has certainly grown beyond our expectations," said Bourquin, > who, along with his brother Emile Bourquin, co-hosts the Podcast > Brothers podcast, a show that offers advice on how to promote and > monetize podcasts. "It just shows what's been happening in this > business." > > Tradeshow Week associate publisher Michael Hughes, whose trade > publication tracks the conference business, declared the expo off to > a "very good start" with more than 2,000 attendees. Hughes noted the > average trade show size attracts 4,000 registrants. > > "It's a challenge to launch a new trade show because most sectors are > already covered," Hughes says. "You really only see this in new > emerging industries. It's one of the first steps of a new industry's > maturity." > > Hughes said feuds among rival factions of a new industry are common > and usually take a few years to shake out. Few attendees seem > concerned by the schism between Bourquin and Curry. > > "I'm just sitting here smiling (because Curry partner) Ron Bloom and > Adam are the masters of generating publicity," said voice talent > David Lawrence of The David Lawrence Show , who plans to roll out a > service he'll offer to help local real estate agents create podcasts > to sell houses. "How does this not amp up by 10-fold the attention to > them, having an alternative site across the street and all that? > They've already locked up many of the most-listened to podcasts and > are the big dogs on the block. I don't know if this is real or > manufactured, but it makes it all that much more interesting." > > The main event looks to be a mix of serious business and socializing. > Denver-based podcaster Paul Saurini of Barefoot Radio, for instance, > is excited to meet colleagues after toiling for months on his own on > his show, but he's also on the prowl for sponsors for his weekly > comedy and music program that attracts more than 6,000 downloads per > episode. > > Saurini could be in luck. Several companies, including PodShow and > Podtrac, will be looking to help connect talent with advertisers. > Podtrac, in fact, rushed to get its system, which will be announced > this weekend, finished in time for the conference. > > Predictably, several podcasters will be recording their shows at the > conference. In fact, Podcast Pickle directory owner Gary Leland has > signed up 18 podcasters to do 20-minute versions of their show live > at his booth, to be made available on Leland's site in one-hour > blocks throughout the day. > > And for many, the event is likely to feel like a mammoth meetup where > this first generation of podcasters will actually put faces to voices > and screen names. Dinners, poker games and even some romantic dates > have been furiously arranged in recent weeks on message boards and > via e-mail. > > "This is the place we get to meet everybody you've heard and talked > to," said podCast411 host Robert Walch of Overland Park, Kansas, who > said he walked away from a six-figure income earlier this year to > focus on growing his podcast consulting business. "This is going to > be the Woodstock of podcasting." > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor -------------------- > > ~--> > > Most low income households are not online. 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