Substandard Living Podcast

I’ve been giving this some thought, but I would like to get some feedback from you, the reader and listener.

I have called this site the Second Life Podcast. In reality, I hope to do two different podcasts from here.

The first, a general podcast. I want to talk to anyone in Second Life about anything. I can have panels once in a while, I can have guest hosts, of course I will have guests (possibly even including Lindens). Anything that is interesting, I want to talk about it.

The second, a developer focused podcast. First, let me define developer in the way I am using it. A developer is someone that writes code. Other types of developers are covered in my general Second Life Podcast. In this podcast I would like to set up a panel, or a round table rather, and discuss the hot topics, the not so hot topics, and pretty much anything that needs discussing. I also want to do interviews with developers.

So lets take it one level higher, if we were on Google Maps, I would be scrolling out, getting a bigger picture. I want to do two of each of these podcasts a month. Two weeks of Second Life Podcast, two weeks of Second Life Developer Podcast. I want to do one of the DevPods as a round table. Get a group of developers together to discuss what going on in SL development. That that needs to change, things that needs improvement, and improvements that needs praising. The other week I want to interview a developer and see what they are up to, in addition to seeing what they would like to see in SL development. As for the general SLPodcast, I don’t see a need for the round table, since SecondCast covers that very well. Having said that, if what you want is another roundtable with a different group of folks, let me know, it is certainly not out of the question if there is a need for it.

If this all sounds like total garbage, tell me! The bane of most every podcaster I know is the lack of feedback. Even on the blog itself, I get hundreds of hits a day, and who knows how many on the RSS feed, but I’m lucky to get a comment. I’m excited to see the growth, I would also love to see growth in the feedback. I know it is my site and my podcasts, but I’m dong them for you, and your feedback is important to how I operate and continue.

What do you say? Email me at SecondLifePodcast@gmail.com, leave a comment, or contact me in world. You can do that by dropping me a notecard or IM me at Jeremy Flagstaff.

Welcome to the first Second Life Podcast. In this first episode I talk to Mark Barrett the creator of SLBuzz.com and SLStats.com. He has created his own buzz lately and we discuss with him his motivations and what, if anything, he has done to resolve this firestorm.

Check out Mark's site's at SLBuzz.com and SLStats.com.

My apologies for the intro, I didn't explain Mark's processes very well, it was VERY late and I couldn't think straight. :-)

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I’ll be posting it on Monday, August 7th, in the late afternoon or evening. Check back. We discuss the controversy, the fixes, and other fine topics. This will in fact be, the first Second Life Podcast. (ummmm, that is the name of this podcast, there have been other Second Life Podcasts, but none called Second Life Podcast. Unless they were just refering to a genre of podcasts, then they were “A” Second Life podcast, and not “The” Second Life Podcast, which is what this one is being called. Clear?)

If you are unsure of the drama, and want to get plugged in, check out the references in my previous post.

Thats what I was just thinking! So I figured I would let you know what I’m thinking. I’m still putting the podcast together. I have some interviews lined up, but am looking to schedule more. If you know someone interesting in Second Life, someone who has a strong opinion about Second Life/3d Internet/Metaverse or opinions about where it is going, then send those folks to slopodcast.com or send me an email at SecondLifePodcast@gmail.com. If you have yourself in mind, that is perfect too.

With just the blog, and even going on vacation, I’m getting quite a few hits at the site, so I’m hopefull we can make a great go of it and make a show that you will want to listen to.

First things first, I had some of my recording equipment take a dump so I need to get that fixed before I can record anything. Money is short is so is time, so I’m doing the best I can.

I was flipping around YouTube just now and came across, Better Life by Rob Wright aka. Robbie Dingo (as per the video credits). This video is quit simply amazing. It is a great song by Angry Man and the video goes superbly with it. I know I’ve seen this before, but I found it again, and I’m even more stunned than I was when watching the first time.

Check out the video below, or go to YouTube directly:

I recently started listening to CC Chapman’s new podcast, Managing the Gray. I downloaded his archive episodes and there is one about what Second Life means to him. An interesting listen, especially if you like CC.

If you are not aware, CC Chapman is a podcasting pioneer who has a music show called Accident Hash. If you look into podcasting, you won’t look far before you find CC Chapman everywhere.

I joined Second Life on April 29th, 2006. I have quickly come to realize the possibilities of Second Life and look forward to exploring them, and sharing them on the podcast. This post is not an announcement of a podcast, it is just to put something on the screen that does not say, ‘Hello World’. Not that there is anything wrong with that! -Jerry Seinfeld

If you happen across this site, I would love to hear from you, and hear what you would like to get out of a Second Life Podcast. I have not done an extensive search, but I do know of one podcast about Second Life, it is called SecondCast, and is located at SecondCast.com

To send an email, send it to SecondLifePodcast@gmail.com