The Tech Guy
I listened to my first “Leo Laport - The Tech Guy” show live today. For real too, over the air on AM 1310 in Detroit. Talk about mixing old school with new school. I also was in the IRC chat room, and watching the Stickam feed. Quite an interesting experience.
I’ve been listening to his show for quite a while now (little over a year), but always after the fact as a podcast. So I never really got a chance to participate in the live show or see the live feed as it’s happening. He even had Stickam setup so that if you have an account and a camera, it would show a live feed of some of the listeners (viewers?) as well in smaller video screens to the side. How cool is that!
It’s interesting to think back and realize that things like this just weren’t even possible a decade ago (even 5 years ago in some cases). This kind of two-way interactiveness with shows or broadcast content was unheard of. The Internet and advances in technology are opening up more doors for us to be more connected and exchange ideas and content much easier now.
I actually felt like part of the broadcast. I even had a few lines of IRC chat catch Leo’s eye and he remarked about them on air. It was a cool feeling. I’d like to jump in on more of them and see if I can start to become a little more recognized, but I guess my schedule and family life will probably decide for me if I have time to do that. It was a lot of fun. Thanks go to Leo and the Twit network of people for keeping technology fun and interesting.
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