Compare and Contrast
8 Aug 2006 in General by Garrick- Exhibit 1: The lastest Morning Coffee Notes talking frankly, casually, honestly about business and the internet. There’s a pile of very valuable lessons in this conversation.
- Exhibit 2: TechCrunch’s heavily produced, seemingly scripted, wardrobed, cast of 14 CEOs talking buzzwords.
Update 12 August 2006: The Om and Niall Podsessions have left me unsatisfied lately. Too much of the later, not enough of the former.
Comments (3)
[...] The Work Better weblog asks that you compare the last MCN with the heavily produced TechCrunch Web 2.0 promo. I never thought to compare the two, but I think he’s got a good point. VC-backed CEOs vs guys with many years of in-trench experience. [...]
Scripting News Annex » Scripting News for 8/8/2006 added these pithy words on Aug 08 06 at 8:06 pmDanny added these pithy words on Aug 09 06 at 5:09 amThey have more in common than they differ. Both appear to view the Web as nothing more than a new marketplace ripe for exploitation for dollars. May their bubbles burst profusely.
Pete added these pithy words on Aug 09 06 at 5:33 pmDepending on what point you’re trying to make this may or may not be the right comparison.
If you’re trying to show that post-production is not necessary for a good podcast… the outcome will depend on whether Dave’s is “good” or not, not whether it’s better than TechCrunch.
If you’re trying to show that post-production doesn’t help, what you’d need is either a copy of the unedited, pre-produced version of the TechCrunch podcast, or an example of someone taking MCN and giving it some production value… and comparing the before with the after.
Is post-production necessary? Probably not… if you’re mindful of your audience, good on your feet, and can avoid excessive dead air.
Does it help? Probably, if done well.
