Comments on: Maybe it’s time to rethink the word “Podcamp”

By: Chris Cavs

Chris Cavs — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:28:35 +0000

Interesting thoughts Rob. I kind of fell into this after I founded the New Jersey Podcasters Association. As we all enter into various forms of media, not just podcasting, the name became obsolete, as did the group. So, we changed the name – and the group – to New Media in New Jersey. Maybe the podcamp organizers, should take a look at their product. A new identity might open the doors to a wider variety of people. I, for one, support that idea.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:06:48 +0000

Those were my exact thoughts when I decided to create BlogCamp. You could say that I’m making something that is already out there (in PodCamp), or you could say I’m letting PodCamp be what it was originally meant to me, and take the weight of social media. PS I wanted to make SocialMediaCamp but apparently it’s already taken and happening August 5th in correlation with the Mashable party in Boston.

By: rob.blatt

rob.blatt — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:06:52 +0000

David – We had other “camps” before Podcamp, and we had camps after Podcamp. I’m just kind of wondering if there isn’t another camp meeting the needs of the people who don’t want to talk about podcasting.

By: Dan Patterson

Dan Patterson — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:56:12 +0000

Great thoughts, Rob – thanks!

By: David Fisher

David Fisher — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:05:14 +0000

I did just have the realization that Podcasting is one of the oldest tools in the social media toolbox. We could view it as a ‘cornerstone’ and thus someone we want to stand on, or try to move away from it. Just be thankful it didn’t start earlier, else we’d have “EmailCamp”. That’s a scary thought.

By: Morriss Partee

Morriss Partee — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:06:12 +0000

I don’t think a new name is needed. After all, BarCamp makes one think of imbibing in the woods. If BarCamp had a literal name, it would be ComputerCamp, SoftwareCamp, or ProgrammingCamp, none of which have a good ring to them. Mashable has taken action on your suggestion and created SocialMediaCamp. Also, podcasting itself caught on as a name, just because it sounds cool and has a good ring to it. If it were named literally, it would be audiocast. So I don’t know that calling it PodCamp is hurting the event.