Podonomics

Today is the day of my birth. About 3 decades plus 3 years ago, I made my entry into this world. While it was an insignificant event to many, it was the most significant to the woman who bore me (I’m not tooting my horn here as it’s what my mother tells me).

So, I shall update this post with a collection of the 33 people who have made me smile, laugh and feel generally positive about things over the past year. I’m following a post that Bryper did on his birthday and I thought it was a nice touch, so I’m going to do it here.

Here’s my list.

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I’ll be on CanoeLive tonight at 6pm to talk about business podcasting and Podcamp Toronto. Actually, it’ll be closer to 6:45pm, so if you’re near a TV set and you’re in the Toronto area, tune in to Channel 15 to catch the interview live.

If you’re not in Toronto, you’ll have to wait until the recording is posted on their website. Once it’s up, I’ll post the link here.

Update: The video clip is now live on the CanoeLive website. Click here for the direct link to the interview.

Tags: podcasting, Leesa Barnes, podcamp toronto, podcamp, business podcasting

Thought I’d give you the best of Podonomics for 2006. Here are the posts that got the most comments, caused the most turmoil or prompted the most emails to me. Enjoy.

Top 10 Savvy Women in Podcasting for 2006, Final List

I Liken Anonymous Comments to Nothing Being Said

Podcasting Consent Form

Why Starbucks Coffee Conversations Podcast Failed

5 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Podcasting Consultant

How to Double Your Podcast Subscribers in 30-Days

Podcast Etiquette - How to Make Your Guest Look Like a Star

31 Days to Producing a Better Podcast

Jerry Langton: No gals in his podcasting article

Kantor: Too many podcasting choices equals disinterest

Every year, Time Magazine selects a person of the year. For 2006, Time’s person of the year is you. Yes, you. Why? Find out by reading their article.

Thank you Time Magazine.

One person who has a new widget on his blog everytime I look is Mathew Ingram. I marvel at how this middle-aged dude can be so much more ahead of me with how quickly he pimps his blog.

So, I’m using Wordpress and I’m looking to pimp my blog. Any suggestions on cool widgets and plug-ins I could be using? Also, should I go to a 3-column format or just stick with 2? And lastly, is there a plug-in I can use so I can add tags to my posts right from Wordpress without having to head over to Technorati and copying and pasting them everytime?

Yes, I could easily look at the list of plug-ins on the Wordpress site, but I’m asking you which ones are you using and why are they your favourites?

Technorati: wordpress, Plugins

Kate tagged me to do this thing. In an effort to avoid doing something right now (like, writing 2 proposals), I’ll play. So, this meme is all about the five things you wouldn’t know about me.

• I love WWE and will always be a fan.
• My favourite time of year is winter and I would take a ski trip to Whistler over a 7-day stay on a Caribbean beach any day.
• When I close my right eye, I can barely see out of my left one due to a childhood accident.
• My first taste at entrepreneurship happened when I was 9-years old. I sold homemade scratch-n-sniff stickers for 5-cents to classmates.
• Although my parents are from Jamaica, I can’t stomach most Caribbean fruits. Just the smell of mangoes, ackee, passion fruit and guava (among others) are enough to make me hurl.

I now tag 5 other people to tell us 5 things we don’t know about you - Bryan Person, Jason Van Orden, Mathew Ingram, Scott Bourne & Donna Papacosta.

By way of Rob’s blog, I found out about CNET’s Top 10 Girl Geeks list.

(**sigh**) What can I say? It’s as silly as Adam Curry’s 7 Hottest Women in Podcasting.

No wonder women aren’t taken seriously in the technology field. Because of silly, dumb lists like the one by CNET and Curry. You gotta be half naked (see Adam’s list), half crazed (Daryl Hannah on CNET’s), not real (Lisa Simpson?), mostly expired (Mary Shelley) or all ditsy (Paris Hilton) to be considered a force in technology as a woman.

Rob said I should be added to a Top 10 Geek Girl list (thanks Rob). And no, not because I’m half naked, half crazed, not real, mostly expired and somewhat ditsy I’m just half crazed.

Technorati: paris hilton, lisa simpson, daryl hannah, adam curry, women, women in technology

Jason Van Orden, author of Promoting Your Podcast, put together a list of his Top 7 Recommended Blogs for Podcasting Tips. My friend, Scott Bourne, made Jason’s list twice, along with yours truly.

What I like about Jason’s list is that each of the blogs he selected focus on something unique. For example, I focus on podcast as a lead generating tool for businesses. You will infrequently find gear reviews on my blog. For that, head on over to Scott’s blog.

Scott will hardly focus on promoting tips for your podcast, for that, you can go to Jason’s blog. And if you want monetization tips, head on over to Paul’s blog. And if you’re looking for corporate podcasting tips, or for an insider’s look into the goings-on at Gigavox, head on over to Mike’s blog.

What I would improve with Jason’s list is to call it a Top 8 and include Jason’s. His blog is excellent and any would-be or experienced podcaster will find valuable tips on his. So, Jason, you have my thumbs up to add your own.

Any others you would add?

Technorati: scott bourne, jason van orden, paul colligan, Leesa Barnes, Michael Geoghegan, john c havens

Amber MacArthur, who has done a wonderful job of using her video podcasting background to segue into an on air host job at City-TV, is doing a segment tonight for Remembrance Day.

Yours truly was interviewed about my Keep the Poppy On campaign, an effort to encourage everyone to wear their red poppies after November 11th. Why am I doing this? You can find the answers in the FAQ section of the wiki.

There’s 3 ways to watch the segment.

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I have followed a comic book theme this week on this blog (see here and here). Judging from the title of this post, it seems that the super hero theme continues.

Yet, instead of super heros, I want to draw your attention to Scott Bourne’s list of unsung heros in podcasting. Yours truly is one of them. Ah shucks, thanks for the nod, Scott.

Some of you may be wondering, “Great job Leesa, but who’s Scott Bourne?” Well, he’s just the author of a few dozen technology books, host of a few podcasts on Leo Laporte’s monster podcasting network called TWIT, has a few blogs on technology and podcasting (namely, this one, this one & this one) and is one of the coolest people I met at the Podcast & Portable Media Expo in September.

Who else can you nominate as an unsung hero in podcasting? Let’s contribute to this list.