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Newsweek magazine calls Mr. Mossberg "the most powerful arbiter of consumer tastes in the computer world today." Time magazine calls him "the most influential computer journalist." And Rolling Stone calls him "the most powerful columnist in technology."

In this exclusive one-on-one interview with host Eric Schwartzman, the world's most influential personal technology and consumer elctronics tastemaker goes on the record about the importance of online communications.

SHOW NOTES:

1:31 - Walt Mossberg talks about how the Internet has changed the way public relations practioners send him news and press releases. 4:25 - Mossberg talks about how he uses the Internet to gather news. 4:51 - Mossberg talks about the number of emails he receives daily, not including spam. 5:32 - Mossberg discusses his expectations of corporate online news rooms. 6:25 - Mossberg on the impact of the web on the business of journalism. 7:01 - Mossberg on what he dislikes about corporate web sites: "I get annoyed by company websites that have too much animation or pages just there to make them look." 14:20 - Mossberg on the significance of the blogosphere. 15:40 - Mossberg on the diversity of voices the blogosphere facilities. 17:01 - Mossberg on software as a service. 19:17 - Responding to a question about how we should be dealing with companies that are helping China crack down on decedents and censor the web, Mossberg responds, "I don't know if we should be doing it through legislation or through the market, but I think that those companies cooperation in censorship in China is shameful, and deserves to be opposed in some way or another."

This is an exclusive interview with Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal, who Newsweeks calls "the most powerful arbiter of consumer tastes in the computer world today," who Time magazine calls "the most influential computer journalist" and who Rolling Stone calls "the most powerful columnist in technology."

I recorded this one-on-one interview with the world's most influential personal technology and consumer electronics tastemaker at the very first Ted Conference.

SHOW NOTES

1:31 - Walt Mossberg talks about how the Internet has changed the way public relations practitioners send him news and press releases.

4:25 - Mossberg talks about how he uses the Internet to gather news.

4:51 - Mossberg talks about the number of emails he receives daily, not including spam.

5:32 - Mossberg discusses his expectations of corporate online news rooms.

6:25 - Mossberg on the impact of the web on the business of journalism.

7:01 - Mossberg on what he dislikes about corporate web sites: "I get annoyed by company websites that have too much animation or pages just there to make them look."

14:20 - Mossberg on the significance of the blogosphere.

15:40 - Mossberg on the diversity of voices the blogosphere facilities.

17:01 - Mossberg on software as a service.

19:17 - Responding to a question about how we should be dealing with companies that are helping China crack down on decedents and censor the web, Mossberg responds, "I don't know if we should be doing it through legislation or through the market, but I think that those companies cooperation in censorship in China is shameful, and deserves to be opposed in some way or another."

Photo by Brian Solis, www.briansolis.com

Doc Searls of Linux Journal and Doc Searls Weblog goes On the Record...Online about CES 2006, open source software, the ineffeciency of traditional advertising, new advertising paradigms and the battle to save the Net from privitization.

Doc Searls of Linux Journal and Doc Searls Weblog goes On the Record...Online about CES 2006, open source software, the ineffeciency of traditional advertising, new advertising paradigms and the battle to save the Net from privitization.

Audio transcript for the 2006 ‘State of the State' Address: PRSA-LA's Annual Look at the Industry held on Jan. 18, 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Panelists are Judy Johnson, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, GolinHarris Western Region, Bill Imada, President, IW Group, Magdalena Beltran-del Olmo, Vice President of Communications, California Wellness Foundation, Bob Feldman, Head of Corporate Communications, Dreamworks Animation SKG and Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire, President, Berkhemer Clayton. Moderated by Mark Lacter, Editor, Los Angeles Business Journal.

This is an audio transcript of the 2006 ‘State of the State' Address: PRSA-LA's Annual Look at the Industry held on Jan. 18, 2006 in Los Angeles, California.

Panelists are:

Judy Johnson, Executive Vice President

Managing Director, Golin Harris Western Region, Bill Imada

President, IW Group, Magdalena Beltran-del Olmo

Vice President of Communications, California Wellness Foundation

Bob Feldman, Head of Corporate Communications

Dreamworks Animation SKG

Betsy Berkhemer-Credaire, President, Berkhemer Clayton

The panel was moderated by Mark Lacter, Editor, Los Angeles Business Journal.

Joe Hayashi of Yahoo! Podcast goes On the Record...Online about the benefits of RSS, what makes a great podcast search engine and how Yahoo! plans to integrate podcasting into other Yahoo! services.

In this interview Joe Hayashi of Yahoo! Podcast talks about the benefits of RSS, what makes a great podcast search engine and how Yahoo! plans to integrate podcasting into other Yahoo! services.

Photo by techlifeweb

Show Notes:

Eric mentions Doug’s keynote speech at Podcast Expo; why podcasting is such a big deal; citizen journalism—gatekeepers to information; opening up media to individuals; huge impact on traditional media; Chris Matthews podcasting “Hard Ball”, bloggers; laying off people at New York Times and introduces blogs to the paper.

IT Conversations infrastructure: network of multiple series, conferences interview programs; publish 10-12 programs every week; staff of volunteers do almost of the post-production work; content and topics have moved way beyond IT; Non-profit effort; Kaye’s number 1 rule: “Sleep is the Enemy”; Kaye serves as podcast acquisition editor most of the time; importance of conferences; Gilmor Gang started on IT Conversations; Steve Gilmor’s move over to Podshow.com.

Making a profit from IT Conversations; Kaye talks about his background in the film industry and more; extending audiences through conferences; value of shows; funding for the shows; Doc Searles on the privatization of the internet; copyright issues; subscribing to podcasts; RSS Feeds; registering to IT Conversations or Kaye’s Blogs where members can get access to news and updates.

Fave podcasts: Music podcasts—Roadhouse, Covergirls; Adam Curry, NPR shows. Kaye listens to only a 1/3 of stuff on the network due to lack of time; most influential media to Kaye is the Blogosphere; He also reads the New York Times; reporting and quality of NY Times; challenging journalists much the way citizens challenge the government; podcasting in the next presidential election; “blogging so much more influential than podcasting”; may create “Political Conversations”; missions of IT Conversations: attempt to capture every spoken word on the planet.

Guys with mustaches are in leadership positions; what is it about guys with mustaches?

Doug Kaye talks about his keynote at Podcast Expo; why podcasting is such a big deal; citizen journalism—gatekeepers to information; opening up media to individuals; impact on traditional media; Chris Matthews podcasting “Hard Ball”, bloggers; laying off people at New York Times and introduces blogs to the paper.

IT Conversations infrastructure: network of multiple series, conferences interview programs; publish 10-12 programs every week; staff of volunteers do almost of the post-production work; content and topics have moved way beyond IT; Non-profit effort; Kaye’s number 1 rule: “Sleep is the Enemy”; Kaye serves as podcast acquisition editor most of the time; importance of conferences; Gilmor Gang started on IT Conversations; Steve Gilmor’s move over to Podshow.com.

Making a profit from IT Conversations; Kaye talks about his background in the film industry and more; extending audiences through conferences; value of shows; funding for the shows; Doc Searles on the privatization of the internet; copyright issues; subscribing to podcasts; RSS Feeds; registering to IT Conversations or Kaye’s Blogs where members can get access to news and updates.

Fave podcasts: Music podcasts—Roadhouse, Covergirls; Adam Curry, NPR shows. Kaye listens to only a 1/3 of stuff on the network due to lack of time; most influential media to Kaye is the Blogosphere; He also reads the New York Times; reporting and quality of NY Times; challenging journalists much the way citizens challenge the government; podcasting in the next presidential election; “blogging so much more influential than podcasting”; may create “Political Conversations”; missions of IT Conversations: attempt to capture every spoken word on the planet.

Guys with mustaches are in leadership positions; what is it about guys with mustaches?

Photo by Josh Hallett