Learning all you can through 100 Interviews.
June 10, 2009 :: Kenneth Yeung
Many of us decided to go to this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) interactive conference to learn what’s happening in the world of the web. Whether it’s database applications, marketing tips, how to tips, case studies, or gain some serious insight into what others are doing and what new things can be done to improve our web presence. But while you were probably busy doing some work or listening to some of the speakers, one thing probably remained true: you never got to meet everyone you were hoping to meet. Going to a conference like SXSW allows one to actually meet in person the folks that they are friends with or correspond with online.
But 100 Interviews is here to change all that. Started by three friends in California, 100 Interviews is focused on bringing short video clip conversations to the public with some of the movers and shakers in the web industry. It’s nothing fancy, just a regular conversation between friends asking simple and thought-provoking questions about what’s going on at the event, where the trends are leading people, what success stories they have and how did they get into social media. But before you think that it’s all the “A-list” folks who don’t understand who you are, here’s some folks they have interviewed:
- Lucretia Pruitt - talks about working with WalMart
- Whit Scott - Producer at Seesmic
- Nicole Jordan – handles public relations for the Rubicon Project (an ad publishing network)
- Elliott Ng – Co-founder of Uptake.com
- Ann Bernard – Founder of Yut Media
- Mike Prasad – Founder of Girl Gamer & CEO of Koji BBQ
- Tony Hsieh – President of Zappos
- Pete Cashmore – Founder of Mashable
and many others.
So what’s the point? Each one has a different story to tell about their views on social media. If you’ve ever wanted to be in a room with all the people who “get it” when talking about things like Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, blogs, social bookmarking, public relations, communication, etc., then your best bet would be to start with 100 Interviews. It’s a great way to hear what these specialists have to say without spending hundreds of dollars to register for a conference where they’re going to speak for only 30-45 minutes.
But wait, you’re probably thinking that it’s all videos from SXSW, right? From my conversations with the 100 Interviews crew, they’re on the hunt for more people to talk to them about what they think is going on with social media. So be on the lookout for these folks with their Flip cameras as they’ll be looking to interview more people. It’s all about the conversation.
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