The pizzas just arrived and the noon horn just sounded from the BC Hydro Plant. That means the morning sessions are officially over.
So far, I’ve sat through three sessions and overheard a fourth. The last one was about java programming which was incredibly cool. I should probably paid more attention to that one, and I can already see what was being demonstrated as being turned into a WordPress plugin. Basically, it’s a what to fill out forms, and when typing the date, you can enter in “tomorrow” or “two days from now”, only to have the scripting turn it directly into the corresponding date. Neat stuff.
The digital archiving session gives you a lot to think about. From the basic way that you store information on your computer, all the way to what is going on in the world, saving your information is key. The true magic is making sure that whatever you do, it works and lasts for years and years to come.
Ryan Cousineau, a Metroblogging Vancouver contributer, led a session about all that is wrong with podcasting. The scale of the session stemmed further than just that specific medium, but that was the heart of the conversation in the end. What his main point was the meta level of the whole thing. Searching and finding information is difficult when it comes to the piles of audio out there. Should we be doing more to transcribe things so that the world can Google us easier? It’s an interesting and vaild concept. Gave me a little bit to think about.
James Sherret led a session about a new project that he is heading. AdHack is a brilliant idea, and I’m excited to see it launch. Today was kinda the unveiling of the venture. It’s a worthwhile way to truly reconsider how advertising works.
Keep checking the Flickr stuff(mine and Rebecca’s).
My pizza is getting cold. More later.
John, John, John. don’t you read my blog? or Rebecca’s? The noon horn isn’t at the BC Hydro Plant (is there even a plant downtown?) it used to be at the old BC Electric building on Burrard but since its renovation to condos, the horn has been moved to Canada Place.
Glad to hear you guys are having fun and making the wonderful thoughts/ideas that I hear about on occasions heard by the people that can actually do something about it (and actually understand :P). Don’t wear yourselves out, though, you blogger couple you!
John, thanks for the mention of AdHack. Thanks too for your contributions to the discussion.
I hope you keep up with the AdHack blog to stay in touch with our roll out. Your audio and photo skills would be a great addition. I think we can break some new advertising markets.