Georgia Podcast Network

Social networking panel from day two of ConvergeSouth 2007. Panelists: Elisa Camahort, Ruby Sinreich, and Soni Pitts.

Length: 47:48 minutes
File size: 32.8 MB

Can you name five Web 2.0 companies in Atlanta that have received venture capital funding for a product? I can only name one: FSDashboard, creators of Screaming Sports, whose CEO Alec Peters is the subject for this interview. Screaming Sports is a web site that allows users to control several different fantasy sports leagues from a single interface.

Topics discussed include:

• Overview of and technology behind Screaming Sports
• Effects of having your company's product featured in TechCrunch
• Dealing with VC firms
• Differences between Atlanta and Silicon Valley
• State of Atlanta's entrepreneurial climate, advice for local folks looking to start a Web 2.0 business

The only other Atlanta-based Web 2.0 company with a massive community of users that comes to mind is Christopher Klaus' Kaneva which, unless I'm mistaken, was self-funded after Klaus sold Internet Security Systems to IBM for a cool $1.3 billion. Can you name any others?

By the way, I should mention there are a lot of awesome companies doing Web 2.0 consulting in Atlanta (ListenShare, Hakano and What a Concept! come to mind among others). I'm not ignoring the awesome work they do, but I think they're in a different category than what I'm talking about here.

Length: 35:23 minutes
File size: 24.3 MB

In this talkie, Amber and I talk about lots of things that have been going on in our lives the past few weeks and take live questions via Twitter. It went sort of like this:

• Twitter sucks us in, and now we can't escape. Questions from Grayson and Michael Bailey taken over Twitter are answered as we record.
• We moved, which explains the even lower than usual sound quality of this episode. Here are the photos of our apartment we mentioned.
• Experiences from PodCamp NYC. Amber has a question for John Havens, one of the organizers.
• Amber is kicking around ideas for a new conference and would like to hear your suggestions.
• We're heading to Chicago for BlogHer July 27 and 28.
• Discussion of Atlanta's Web 2.0 community. We even said "Web 2.0" without a hint of irony.
• Amber's blog is turning five! Party at Manuel's next Friday.

Length: 32:12 minutes
File size: 29.49 MB

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Leonard Witt leads a discussion at SoCon07 about the changing face of media in a Web 2.0 world. SoCon07 was an unconference which took place Feb. 10 at Kennesaw State University.

Thanks to John L. Crow for recording this session.

Length: 55:25 minutes
File size: 50.74 MB

Jeff Haynie leads a discussion at SoCon07 about technology entrepreneurship and Web 2.0. SoCon07 was an unconference which took place Feb. 10 at Kennesaw State University.

Length: 63:30 minutes
File size: 58.14 MB