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Re: Your show is you. You are not your show.

Donna Papacosta — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:27:07 -0000

Chris, I guess I'm late arriving to this party. GREAT BLOG! You're a very talented writer. Is there anything you CAN'T do? ;-)

Re: Your show is you. You are not your show.

Justin Kownacki — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 14:50:17 -0000

So 2007 is the year of reverse-blogging, in which people formerly known for their shows ABOUT something now become known for their shows / blogs about THEMSELVES.

Meanwhile, people formerly known for shows / blogs about themselves will now become famous for shows about something else (i.e., Jeff Jarvis's emerging Buzzmachine Media Empire).

This sounds like the next twist on the "money job vs. sex job" theory from Gapingvoid...

Re: Your show is you. You are not your show.

Christopher S. Penn — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:35:57 -0000

Steve - I always appreciate your perspective on this stuff. I thought it was kind of goofy when you said as a sponsor of PodCamp that you subscribed to people, but as time has gone by, it now makes complete sense to me. Subscribing to people is almost like a meta-brand. No matter what shows they are, if they're by Steve Garfield or C.C. Chapman or Chris Brogan or any of the other folks I consider friends, they're going to be good shows.

The show metaphor is better than a podcast, that's for sure. At least when you say "I have a show", 70% of the population does not look confused.

Re: Your show is you. You are not your show.

Steve Garfield — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:20:29 -0000

So actually "Insights Into Christopher S Penn" is your new show, and that show is you.

My show is me and I am my show. The internet is going crazy for the 'show' metaphor right now. I can see why. It's not a bad thing. I've even replicated my vlog soup posts from my video blog into it's own show.

But my video blog, Steve Garfield's Video Blog, is my show and it's me. It doesn't have a theme, or a schedule, or a production company.

I make videos that are of interest to me, and it just so happens that others find them interesting some times.

It's ok to have a show about nothing. Look at Seinfeld. I subscribe to people and it's ok if they talk about technology one day, what they had for dinner, or who they are voting for.

I don't care if it's random.

I give permission for people to make shows that are about themselves.

I'm now subscribed the Christopher S Penn Show. Keep it random.

Re: Your show is you. You are not your show.

Mark - Playstation 3 Show — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:49:43 -0000

Genius.

Re: Your show is you. You are not your show.

Karen (aka MrsB) — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 15:02:11 -0000

Chris, this is exactly what I mentioned at the NE Podcasting Meet-up the other night in terms of being at a bit of a crossroads in knowing what to do regarding my online presence. I'm quite well known in Patriot Nation as MrsB and also in the podcasting community that way because of my Patriots podcast. However, not everything that I have to say relates to football nor should it. So, for the first time since I started my fan website, I actually pause when coming to that little box when filling out online forms that says "Website:" and have to think about what to put in it....

Re: Your show is you. You are not your show.

Christopher S. Penn — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:43:22 -0000

Many thanks to you all for your kind words!

Re: Your show is you. You are not your show.

Daniel Ho — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:30:55 -0000

This is great Chris. You said basically what I've been thinking. While I work on a lot of projects, and some of them online...there is no place where I can go to noodle about just whatever. So, I just set up my personal blog after being inspired and then pushed over the edge by Chris Brogan. :-)

Looking forward to your posts!

Re: Your show is you. You are not your show.

Doug Haslam — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:20:59 -0000

Chris,

Congrats on the new blog-- I made a similar decision recently-- while Tech PR Gems is a great outlet for my purely professional thoughts, it is a group blog. I have been convinced by a number of people (add Ed Lee to that list) that exactly what you (and I) are doing is necessary-- personal branding, and a forum to express your other thoughts.

Subscribed.

Re: Your show is you. You are not your show.

Whitney — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:16:19 -0000

Great work, Chris. You are simply amazing, and I'm glad you're developing a forum for you. You are the main attraction, not the opening act.
BTW- The Krups panini press is much better than good ol' George, and does a decent job at grilling- but since it is 52 degrees and warming (Flooding as well) we'll be grilling outside tonight.

Re: Your show is you. You are not your show.

Mitch Joel — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:50:14 -0000

This is great Chris. I'm glad to see you created a place to discuss all of the great stuff in your brain surrounding the online world.

I've subscribed and look forward to every word.

Re: Your show is you. You are not your show.

Christopher S. Penn — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:22:37 -0000

Depends on who you ask, Bryan. For most people, it's Scott.

Re: Your show is you. You are not your show.

BryanPerson — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:20:05 -0000

Good work, Chris! I look forward to reading this blog of yours as well.

I think it's the same reason why I have my podcast site at NewCommRoad.com and my blog at Bryper.com.

And a shame that a Christopher Penn in Laguna Niguel, California already has ChristopherPenn.com ... he doesn't appear to be using it.

What does the "S" stand for, by the way?

Re: Your show is you. You are not your show.

C.C. Chapman — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:29:31 -0000

VERY psyched to see you do this. Been hoping for it a long time now!