I spent the last 2 days over at Drexel…and not taking classes again (sorry mom!). Instead, I was attending Podcamp Philly, which ended up being a really excellent event with some VERY well traveled attendees (yo canadians!) and a lot of great friends, old and new. I did my usual un/conference format of bouncing from session to session, hitting everything from Rand’s “Audio Basics” to Chris Penn and Drew Olanoff’s various Social Networking sessions to the LIVE taping of The Best Damn Tech Show, Period. And of course, good times had with Colin and Jason from Viddler because everybody knows that we love those guys.
As usual, the best time was spent in the halls meeting all kinds of cool local people who were so surprised by the size and skill level of the local scene. Once again, this goes to show what we’ve been saying at IndyHall all along: Philly is TEEMING with independent talent, whether it be pro or hobby, and the lack of channels and communication keep them from getting together, rising up, and totally rocking the entire WORLD with their product.
Big kudos to Whitney Hoffman and the whole PodCampPhilly team for making this happen. I was involved at the very edge of the planning of this conference, chiefly due to my commitment to getting IndyHall open for September 1st. Clearly, they didn’t need me around because they did an INCREDIBLE job with coordinating some pretty awesome programming and a venue for, once again, bringing the social media scene in Philadelphia together.
P.S. Thanks to everyone who stopped by IndyHall between the Saturday Wrap Up and the PodCamp Birthday. It was great to see a bunch of new faces stop by and crash the Hall for an hour or so, catch up on emails or relax on the couch. We hope to see you again!
Thanks again for letting me crash at IndyHall :) It was great to hang out.
It’s amazing to watch the Philly tech community solidify so quickly around these events and IndyHall. It’s as if people were waiting for something to rally around, and you’ve given that to them. I’m very excited to see what comes out of it!
-Eric