Catch A Rising Podcaster

If you haven't met John Furrier, chances are you will. I say this because his energy and enthusiasm are irrepresible, his charm is prodigious, he loves talking to people — and if you haven't done a podcast with him, he is probably, even now, tracking you down. If you haven't listened to his InfoTalk Podcast, you should. He has grabbed interviews with lots of the people here, and did the same at Gnomedex.

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Annotators' Rights

C|Net has this report on a U.S. Senate hearing yesterday about a proposed media shield law, and whether bloggers should and will be covered by the statute is on the legislative radar: "'The fact is that there are new and different types of people reporting and making information available to anyone around the world,' Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said at the two-and-a-half hour hearing." [Via Genie Tyburski]

There are undeniably differences between bloggers and journalists (and the degree of difference varies from blogger to blogger), but people who make time to annotate their lives and the contents of their heads serve a new and societally important role. What's the best argument for ensuring they are subject to protections traditionally reserved for traditional journalists? And is the "should they be?" question capable of answer in the aggregate and in advance? There's a blogging session this afternoon at AlwaysOn, maybe this is something they can take up.

See also the EFF's FAQ on the Reporter's Privilege.

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And Elsewhere At Stanford

Cathy Kirkman has excellent coverage of the Grokster program that took place July 11.

Gender In Color

Lisa Stone has color-coded the AlwaysOn speaker list by gender: "When you read this list of Always On speakers below, do you see the value in BlogHer ... ?" Gives new meaning to having the Blues (though there are many, many more women attendees here than there were, for example, at Gnomedex).

Dave Winer understands (cough cough cough!).

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Another Way To Get To BlogHer

BlogHer is sold out, with dozens of people on the waiting list. If you're a bit of an audio geek, Doug Kaye has an answer: "The IT Conversations coverage of BlogHer will be heard by more than 40,000 individuals, but only if you help. In addition to the fame and glory of being a member of Team ITC, you'll also get free admission to the event."