Fear and awe. I worried about this interview with Marc Canterof Broadband Mechanics for more than a day before the actual interview itself because Marc is bigger than life, exploding with opinions, very technical and impatient. Plus he berated my prep questions via email - gulp. I already knew he was "slightly more than a handful" (can you say understatement?) and had the potential to steam roll me hard and fast. Then the actual interview occurred on the day that Google announced its Open Social standard API layer. Wheeeee! Can you say "in over my head?"

Good for Marc - he didn't cancel. He squeezed me in between cell calls from his twin boys, Kara Swisher (WSJ) and a date with his "Wife 2.0." So I did what I could for you dear listener, I got everything possible in 30 minutes about where the future of social media is headed according to one of the Identity Gang.