Morning Coffee Notes

Morning Coffee Notes

It's even worse than it appears. From scripting.com, the original Morning Coffee Notes podcast, with Dave Winer. About this feed: https://mcn.archive.podnews.net/

Episodes

In a Starbucks with Hacking Netflix, Orbitcast, and Micro Persuasion

March 31, 2005
“Starbucks coffee notes, actually done in the morning, featuring the authors of Hacking Netflix, Micro Persuasion, Orbitcast. Random stuff, kind of memorable, New York blogging, public relations, gnoing to Gnomedex, OPML.” Dave discusses the growth and evolution of RSS, OPML, and other web technologies. He expresses frustration with companies like Yahoo and Google that he feels are not collaborating enough with the broader communit...
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John Kosso, in the Millennium UN Plaza Hotel

April 1, 2005
“Yet another New York coffee notes, this one with Kosso, live from the bar in the Millenium UN Plaza Hotel. We talked about tools for creating and managing podcast feeds in Flash, and lots of other random stuff. Goofy and technical.”
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An interview with Jerry Vass

April 3, 2005
“An interview with Florida neighbor and author Jerry Vass, marketing/sales guru, and future blogger and podcaster.” Jerry discusses his experience with writing and publishing. The traditional publishing process is slow and inefficient. He considers himself more of a short story writer than a book writer, and is thinking about starting a blog instead of finishing his current book project. He believes the publishing industry is outda...
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Dave sings It's A Small World

April 13, 2005
“A singing podcast, Dave’s rendition of It’s A Small World. As usual, appreciate it for its flaws!”
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Answers for Shel Israel about the origins of blogging and RSS

April 14, 2005
“Music and Red Couch answers about blogging, RSS, and who knows whatnot.” Dave answers questions sent in by Shel Israel. He discusses his history with blogging and the origins of RSS. He started blogging in the late 1990s as a way to communicate with a community he had created, and saw blogging as a way to bypass the traditional media that he felt did not accurately represent the software he was developing. Dave was an early pionee...
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Part 2 of answers for Shel Israel

April 16, 2005
“Part II of answers to Shel Israel’s questions for The Red Couch book he’s working on with Robert Scoble. Also a bit of music from USA for Africa (1985). One of my neighbors is sitting outside my window, so I felt self-conscious. No matter. ;->”
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In a Starbucks - with Phil Torronne and Beth Goza

April 23, 2005
“Starbucks coffee notes with Phil Torronne and Beth Goza in Kirkland, WA.” Dave discusses various technology topics, including the potential for podcasting on XM satellite radio, the challenges of copying DVDs to portable devices due to DRM, and the capabilities of the Archos portable media player. They also talk about the benefits of open platforms that allow user-created content, like the example of World of Warcraft mods. Additi...
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Idea processing software

April 26, 2005
“Idea processing software and how it relates to production software. Just some of the thinking behind the OPML editor that I’m working on.” Dave discusses his work on “idea processing” software, which he sees as a different category from traditional “productivity” or “production” applications. He explains that idea processing software, like outliners, allows users to easily organize and rearrange their thoughts, in contrast to pape...
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From the beach

April 28, 2005
“A Morning Coffee Notes podcast done on the Archos on the beach, while tanning. Only ten minutes, but packed with stuff about weblogs.com, KYOU and podcasting for love.” Dave is recording a podcast from the beach in Florida, where he is enjoying the warm weather and relaxing. He discusses some recent updates he made to weblogs.com, including adding extended ping functionality. Winer also mentions his plans to release an application...
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A tropical thunderstorm over the Atlantic Ocean

April 30, 2005
“This evening’s podcast is 17 minutes of a tropical thunderstorm over the Atlantic Ocean.” Dave describes a dramatic thunderstorm on his porch, with lightning flashing over the Atlantic Ocean. He comments on the spontaneity and authenticity of early podcasting, recalling a memorable moment when a listener named Raymond Port recognized Winer’s podcast while driving on a Dutch freeway. Winer suggests that the personal, unscripted nat...
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With my parents

May 2, 2005
A birthday breakfast podcast in Bayside with my parents, Dr and Dr Winer. We talk about idea processors, Macs, eBay, buying and selling online.
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In Nashville, talking about podcasting, making money, and TV

May 7, 2005
“Discussion at a Nashville restaurant with Hoder and Brendan Greeley about podcasting, context, making money, including a run-in with a Channel 2 camera crew. An interesting discussion.” Brendan shared his cautious support for podcasting, noting both the potential for creativity and the abundance of low-quality content. The conversation explored the personal and contextual nature of blogs, with the speakers emphasizing the importan...
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The difference between broadcasting and podcasting

May 9, 2005
“The difference between broadcasting and podcasting, and a request for ideas about the first podcasts that will be broadcast, on KYOU-AM in San Francisco.” Dave tells us that the radio station KYOU AM in San Francisco is planning to broadcast podcasts, and has asked Winer to provide the first podcast to be broadcast. Dave is excited about this opportunity, but wants to get feedback from the podcasting community before proceeding. W...
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A musical podcast

May 10, 2005
“Lots of singing, one idea, not much more. A Windows reboot. A bunch of philosophy. Thirty minutes. Amazing.” Dave tries to play some music on his computer.
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Getting lost while driving to Gainesville FL

May 11, 2005
“I was driving from the beach to Gainesville, and got into an argument with the voice navigation system in my brand new Toyota Sienna minivan.” Dave is driving and arguing with his voice navigation system, which keeps trying to route him the wrong way despite his knowledge of the correct route to Gainesville. Dave ends up taking a detour and getting lost, but eventually finds his way back on track. Throughout the drive, Dave listen...
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A recording for a conference in Pisa, Italy

May 12, 2005
Podcast of my presentation at Pisa, Italy, “User communities and their tools.” Dave discusses the concept of the “unconference” that he developed for blogger conferences, where the focus was on discussion and tapping into the collective intelligence of the audience rather than traditional panels and speakers. He explains how the internet has enabled a shift away from centralized control of information and communication, allowing us...
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Chris Lydon's pilot show on PRI

May 13, 2005
“A brief response to Chris Lydon’s pilot for his Open Source radio program on Public Radio International.” Dave listened to the pilot episode of the new radio show “Open Source” hosted by Chris Lydon, and wanted to share his thoughts. Winer discusses how he prefers a more casual, rough style of podcasting rather than highly polished radio production. He argues that creativity and authenticity are more important than technical perfe...
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What to do for KYOU?

May 14, 2005
“On today’s podcast I ponder the possibilities for tomorrow’s broadcast podcast for KYOU-AM in San Francisco.” Dave is preparing for a podcast broadcast on KYOU and is considering different options for the content. He reflects on the changing media landscape, with users becoming their own content creators, and how this will impact the political system in the future. He is open to becoming the “Dick Cavett of the podcasting world” a...
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For KYOU, the first podcast radio statation in San Francisco

May 15, 2005
“A Morning Coffee Notes for broadcast on KYOU in San Francisco. Notes about blogs and podcasts, the origins of podcasting, how it relates to professional reporting.” Dave’s thoughts on the differences between traditional journalism and blogging/podcasting. He discusses how bloggers and podcasters can provide a more personal and unfiltered perspective compared to mainstream media, which often tries to appear objective but ends up be...
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The trouble with NDAs

May 17, 2005
“About two conversation-starters, non-disclosures, what I can and can’t tell you. Advertising in RSS and turning the conversation around in drive-time Bay Area.” Dave reflects on the excitement and energy around new technologies like the web in the 1990s, and how that same sense of possibility exists with podcasting today. Winer also criticizes the model of public radio, arguing that it is not truly “public” as listeners have littl...
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