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It is a little odd, but (and I can hardly believe I'm defending Sarah Palin) completely irrelevant. Sometimes people slip in and out of accents. I never really "had" a Southern accent, but sometimes I find my self talking that way and even using the second person plural "Ya'll". - teh Dork Knight aka Kenny

It is relevant if she's using the accent to appear more folksy than she really is. She's not an actor on a stage, but a politician, so such things point to a lack of integrity. - Alex Scoble

It means different things to different people. I do it myself -- having lived in five regions of the US, four of which have distinct accents (NY, Louisiana, Wisconsin, New England) and one that is the melting pot (Calif). When in NY, I tend to talk like a NYer, etc. If I move to Canada after the election I suppose I'll pick up some of their patois. - Dave Winer

Is this all we have to worry about? For pete's sake! -

This is not new in the UK - Tony Blair notoriously started dropping his 'H's and stopping his 'T's to make him appear more 'the common man'. Now, David Milliband is doing it. - Brendan Cooper from twhirl

I'm still wondering why no one ever talks about Elgg when it comes to creating a niche social network site. - FFing Enigma (aka Tina)

Good call on the disparate social graphs. - Hao Chen

Agreed... building a social network right now built on WordPress for our local twitter community -> http://dmtweetup.org - andy brudtkuhl

@Stupid Blogger - Elgg is pretty cool - andy brudtkuhl

Elgg classic was very good, now elgg one is much better. And it was a software intended for social nets, not a converted =) - Arturo Servin from twhirl

Andy Peatling will be talking about BuddyPress (WP-based social network project) at WordCamp SF on Saturday... good timing. - Mark Jaquith from twhirl

It will be interesting to see if BuddyPress can compete in the enterprise social networking space. - Nick Martin

bolog and ne - adolfo foronda

Sarah, I didn't know about the Action Streams plugin, but I liked DavidRecordon website so much that I did my own c# script to generate something like that. http://www.alexsauceda.com - Alex Sauceda

Funny. I was searching Digg.com for this art... er post and leave a comment there. I typed in the beginning of the title "The Next Social Networks" and found one post in particular made end of last year (<a href="http://gigaom.com/2007..." target=_blank>click here</a>) titled: "The Next Social Network: WordPress". Personally, after having played... more... - lelapin from FriendFeed MT Plugin

And homes nearby are going for $250 to $500. Seeing this happen in Detroit might be "one thing" but we'll be seeing it elsewhere soon. - Anthony Citrano

What's the catch here? Presumably the places are unhabitable? - Brian Sullivan

this is so sad - Shey, Jamaican of FF

Brian: yes, the places are wrecked. I think in these cases the land would be more valuable cleared, but one needs to invest some add'l $$ clearing the land (and possibly a tax bill.) - Anthony Citrano

detroit is a wreck in so many ways right now. - chartreuse

Detroit's problems go so far back. Mainly, from being a one horse town. Auto industry, it primary economy from it's inception. When Motown moved to LA in 1972, that was the final nail in the coffin. A lesson in the need for any economy to be diverse. Could come back, though, if enough creatives took over... The suburbs are very affluent. - Mary Anne Davis

It's a shame. I love going to Detroit, mostly because of my friends and the Breakfast House, but I think it's a interesting city with a lot of character. I hope things can turn around. - Shey, Jamaican of FF

I'm tellin' ya... if camping is what you want, the city isn't where to look. I should organize a wilderness podcamp. heh - Brian Rendel from fftogo

Brian, that would be an actual "barcamp" -- which, I believe many people would be down with! I heard of something like this happening on the West coast, with quite a bit of success. - DYKC?™

Brian: see barcamp boston link above/below. And dude, people camped at Microsoft's office in San Francisco, but that's not the point. Look, PCB admitted they changed the rules, that's fine, we've been down this road. So it's more a conference and not a camp thing. Not all Podcamps are alike. So I'm just asking a simple question. BROKE ASS BEANGEEKS GO WHERE? Thanks in advance. - Eric Rice

FeeFree Wilderness Podcamp U.P. Michigan Who'd show up? - Brian Rendel from fftogo

Maybe peeps will show up in the hallways :D - Michael Gaines

barcamp 3 was in May. http://www.barcampboston.org/ Great event, lots of fun. Very tech centric, but could be pushed in any direction if enough social media types showed. - Justin Whitaker

mel apparently it's not even about podcasting anymore, i dunno. - Eric Rice

it seems that Podcamps have really turned into How To Create And Leverage My Social Capital In Hope To Make Money Camp. Or maybe it's I Play With Social Media So Why Am I Still Poor And Lonely Camp. - Schlomo Rabinowitz

@melmcbride What the hell is a "friend collector"? Aren't you the person using people from Seesmic for your class without their consent? "This is what a person shouldn't do". - Michael Gaines

@eric - Jaiku? Or maybe even FriendFeed? - Linda Mills

I have no problem with a fee for PodCamps to cover costs not covered by sponsors. But a $99 "day of" fee is ridiculous. So they're punishing people, charging them $49 more, for making a decision to show up at the last minute? Doesn't make sense to me. - Rob Safuto

Yeah the more I think about the seesmic thing, the more I think there is nothing to complain about. All videos have hyperlinks, embed codes and are publicly visible. But heh, this thread is a wacky one, huh HOW ABOUT THOSE GIANTS - Eric Rice

Whether created in a public space or not, it's still copyrighted. I think you should watch Seemsic's copyright expert on Seesmic tonight at 6pm EST. Also, Seesmic uses Creative Commons now. Also, Seesmic has Terms Of Service - Michael Gaines

It's also worth mentioning that I've had a very different experience at a pair of DrupalCamps in New York City. The people who show up are looking to build things, learn and solve problems. Some podcasting related events seem to attract many more "get rich quick" and "consultant/expert" types than I'm comfortable with. - Rob Safuto

I'm curious where academic fair use (or any fair use that is) comes into play. - Eric Rice

"Except as allowed under Section 5 of these Terms of Service, you may not post, download, print, make commercial use of or otherwise use User-Generated Content that you do not own without a license or other prior written approval from the owner(s) of the User-Generated Content in question." - Michael Gaines

Rob, one needs look no further than the differences in dramas of filmmakers and radio djs respectively to see history repeat. I don't know what socmedia has a precedent. Proms, maybe? /snort - Eric Rice

Also, my other point is that you're criticizing these events and yet don't attend them yourself. These are more than a bunch of people getting together to feed their egos. I'm meeting up with people I actually care about. I'm also doing a seesion on teaching people how to do a podcast. I have no hidden agenda. Parents were both teachers. - Michael Gaines

Running out the door, will answer when I get home. I seem to be defending a lot of people lately :/ Three best people that don't lifestream? Hard to say if you consider Twitter/Seesmic that way. I can name probably a dozen people that I personally think are quite intelligent that are going. - Michael Gaines

I'm liking the wilderness camp idea more the longer this thread gets. - Brian Rendel from fftogo

wow - leave it to eric to bring a hockey fight to friendfeed ;) - mike "glemak" dunn

melanie: 3 recommendations - rocketboom, ask a ninja & something to be desired (video) - anything from podiobooks.com & see my podcast.com page for audio recommendations (there are tons of good ones) http://my.podcast.com/glemak/ - as for podcamps, i've never been but have lots of friends involved and a number who enjoy them so wish them well - have to agreed w/ rob, schlomo & eric - get a sense a lot of carpetbaggers jumped on the podcasting bandwagon & use podcamps as way to drum up biz vs helping others - mike "glemak" dunn

For what it's worth, the original PodCamp fee was imposed because huge numbers were signing up and very few were actually attending, meaning the organizers were stuck with lots of leftover food and trinkets. I still think the "fee" should be refunded to anyone who shows up. (And if anyone really needs a commemorative T-shirt, take your own white one and have people sign it, for heaven's sake!). About the "late fee" I know nothing and frankly think it's taking the "community" spirit in an opposite direction. - Linda Mills

The $50 was because we had almost a 60% no show, but had sponsors pay for space, tee shirts, and other things that expected another 700 people. It was a way to show a commitment to participate, and to help us understand who was really going to be there this time. - Chris Brogan

Regarding where to go in Boston, there's nothing saying one couldn't start a free PodCamp in Boston. The rules don't preclude two in the same city. About the content, there are tons of sessions on the basics of podcasting, blogging, and videoblogging, and more. Schedule is here: http://www.podcampboston.org/present... . Throw stones AFTER you investigate the details. Or don't. Doesn't matter. - Chris Brogan

As for the carpetbaggers (great term, @glemak), are they NOT at other community events? I call bullshit on that. - Chris Brogan

I think I should probably start two new threads, one with the Seesmic topic and one with the "So, um, is there a good old fashioned barcamp thing in Boston for Boston peoples?" topic. - Eric Rice

chris: lol - agreed carpetbaggers are everywhere on the web, as soon as anything gets a little traction some sleazeball tries to figure out how they can take advantage of it at the expense of others ;) - mike "glemak" dunn

Seesmic shifted here since this thread is about repurposed content anyway: http://friendfeed.com/e... - Eric Rice

It's hard to pick just three people. Right off the bat I'd have to recommend my co-hosts: Eric, Joe Cascio, Christine, Annie Boccio, and Sarah Vela. Terry (loudmouthman), Phil Campbell, Christian (documentally), Phil2Barro, Scott Johnson, Leo Laporte (learned a lot from him). That's off the top of my head. - Michael Gaines

Nobody can give you an answer other than you have to try it out for yourself. You have to see what's out there, what you like what you don't. When it's new, it's going to be awesome and new, but over time you'll get to that point where you want to start culling your lists - Michael Gaines

50 bloggers X 10000 twitter following requests.. twitter will be down soon :):) - Naor Mark

Somebody make sure Playboy doesn't see that list. - Eric Schlissel from twhirl

Boo...No Sarah Perez or Corvida. But congrats to the ones I do follow: Veronica Belmont, Gina Trapani, Emily Chang, Leah Culver, & Justine Ezarik. - Mark Krynsky

There's always a few missing on these lists (especially niche bloggers including the above ... Ann Smarty, and Shana Albert) but this is an incredibly good list (with descriptions). Well worth exploring! - Charlie Anzman

Ditto Mark, plus congrats to our Tamar, and Amber MacArthur as well (fan of her stuff as well) - finally a list of females in tech and blogging that doesn't involve "sexiest" or "nakedest." - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

no Perez Hilton? - Jamie

LOL - Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins

I added my mom in the comments: http://mymomsblog.blogspot.com/ - Steve Garfield from twhirl

congrats veronica.... #33, 32.... top 10 soon? already topping twitter's right? - Pajama Domain

good list - sent to my blogger wife :) - mike "glemak" dunn

Could Perez Hilton handle all 140 characters? like, that's a lot! - Herb Myers

This was a great list. Added a few new blogs to Google Reader. - Sean Brady

What... no Cordiva? :-) - Andrew Dobrow

No Natali Del Conte either. Seems more like a "Female Bloggers Influential To Other Females" list. Not so much a list of bloggers that have appeal to men and women, except for some like Gina, Veronica, Cali, etc. - Jim Bergman

Well Female bloggers usually gets 'popularity' faster...but nice list. - Saad Kamal

I'm shallow… I only clicked on the hot ones. - Vincent van Wylick

hey where's SarahinTampa, Cordiva, Cyndy or Svetlana? - update list please! ;-) - Susan Beebe

I love your picture for this article. It looks fun. - tarraguna from twhirl

I'm just happy its up for discussion. - Erin @queenofspain

I barely knew anyone on that list. Gonna have to start reading more blogs... - Andy DeSoto

Only heard of 3-4 of them, Veronica included :D but if they are there, it means they deserve it - Dan V from twhirl

I knew about 3/4s of the list and they absolutely deserve it. These are all great bloggers, well worth checking out. - Robert Scoble

Only knew about 1/2 of the list but the ones i saw on that list are there because of merit. Great List...worth checking out. - Nicholas James

congrats Veronica! - Kevin Rose

This reminds me that had I not given up on the first blog I started back in 98, maybe I'd be on this list. But I don't have the drive and passion these very worthy women have! Congrats to you, Veronica and all on the list! More importantly, keep doing what you do, because it is important and valuable. - Shawna Benson

What an impressive list! Quite a few I follow already, but nice to have some more to check out. - Sally Church

ok which one s/we get Playboy to cover ? Remember TC's post of late ? - Peter Dawson

Why does there have to be a separate list for most influential male/female bloggers? Why not just a list for the 50 or 100 most influential bloggers? Why the gender distinction? - Michael Tefft

After posting about the bikinibloggers of Urlesque & the wish for naked bloggers of Playboy at http://www.aboutblank.nl it was worthwile to pay some attention to influential female bloggers. Really influential, I'm talking about. But why do all these American sites pay so much atttention female bloggers, I wonder. So sudden, I mean. - Ton Zijp

whole story is suspect due to claim that blogging pair coined term "fugly" - WTF! :-) - Deva Hazarika

What does it have to do with America, Ton Zijp? - Andy DeSoto

Andy, just that the attention is there so suddenly, in such a way that they all make a list (20 bloggers Urlesque wants to see in bikini, 9 Playboy wants to see naked, 50 really influential according to N x E). I follow news about weblogs worldwide, I publish about it daily, so for me it's really surprising that in just a few days all these sites are concentrating at female bloggers. I don't take conclusions on that, but it really surprises me. July = bikinimonth? Like Urlesque said? - Ton Zijp

I know a few, and have a few others in my rss reader. But this blog post is screaming for an OPML. - Laura Scott (@lauras) from Alert Thingy

nice resource, re: formatteddad's comment- as long as there is no bias or exclussion. anything that brings more voices to the conversation- the better! sometimes we need to identify the voices that might not be getting the BIG exposure. - michael sean wright

where's corvida? where's corvida? - Sarah Perez

Congratulations for making the list! - Jeff P. Henderson

@Sarah - I was looking for Corvida too! - Yolanda

Im not a big ijustine fan, but Im glad to see Gina T near the top. - Colby Olson

What about Paige and Gretchen from MommyCast? They deserve to be on the list. - Barry Reicherter from twhirl

You go girls!! But where are the AFRICAN AMERICAN & HISPANIC & INDIA, etc bloggers. A little discriminating, don't ya think? - ChaCha Fance