Geek Force FiveCast 018 (Video)

This week’s Geek Force FiveCast features an impromptu jam/singalong, straight from the halls of PodCamp Boston 3. Watch as Chris Brogan leads the crowd (including me, ChrisClark) in a rousing version of the Counting Crows classic “Mr. Jones.”

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Geek Force Five Social Network

PHOTO: PodCamp Boston 3: Chris Clark by Steve Garfield, on Flickr CC BY-NC-SA

Shortly after fellow PodCamp Boston 3 attendee Steve Garfield shot the picture I’ve included above, he, along with John Herman, Leslie Poston, and a couple of others, convinced me that I needed to build a social network for Geek Force Five right away. They suggested Ning.com, which John and Leslie promised me would take literally two minutes to set up. And, since this whole site began with a social discussion on who each member of the community would include in their own personal Geek Force Five, I figured, “Why not?”

Thus, Geek Force Five on Ning was born.

If I’ve read correctly, a Facebook application may be possible using Ning, as well. And this is just the quick and dirty beginning. I have great plans for how to get the community more involved here at Geek Force Five, and I hope you’ll all stick around to see how those plans develop. Here’s a hint of what’s to come: Picture MTV Celebrity Deathmatch-style confrontations between each community member’s teams, maybe even in a March Madness-style bracket. Cool, right? I think so.

In the meantime, please consider signing up for the Ning site and answering (or re-answering) the question, “Who’s in your Geek Force Five?”

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Geek Force at PodCamp Boston 3 (PCB3)

PHOTO: PodCamp Boston 3 Shirts - Front by Financial Aid Podcast, on Flickr CC BY-NC-ND

I’m at PodCamp Boston 3 this weekend, representing the association I work for full-time, as well as me, the writer, and Geek Force Five, the site. And I’m having a blast. Here’s a shot of me playing pool at the afterparty, if you don’t believe me. That’s me, first from the left, right around the time that my second or third Smirnoff Ice suddenly (and awesomely) elevated my game.

You can mind more photos on Flickr by searching for the tag “pcb3,” which is also the tag to look for on Twitter, YouTube, Viddler, or wherever else you might want to look

If you’re not familiar with the concept of a PodCamp, here’s a pretty good quote from PodCamp Capetown:

PodCamp is a community driven UnConference for anybody and everybody in New Media. Whether you create and/or consume content by podcasting, listening, blogging, reading, producing video, watching and anything else that is New Media.

I’m not exactly in love with the term New Media, but that quote pretty much sums up what’s going on. If you’re following me on Twitter, I’m sure you’ve already seen some updates related to the big show. Keep following me throughout the weekend for more. And, if there’s a PodCamp in your area, and you’re at all interested in this kind of stuff, please do consider going. It has been well worth the price of admission, so far.

Oh, and one last thing: welcome to any and all who might be joining us thanks to my pimping out the site at PodCamp. Leave a message in the comments, if you’ve got a moment, and let the world know who would be in your Geek Force Five. That’s the traditional method of greeting around here.

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