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Six Pixels Of Separation Lives At PodCamp

I’m glad to see that it’s not just the name of my Podcast, it’s not just the name of one of my keynote presentations and it’s not just the name of my yet-to-be-published book. The notion of Six Pixels Of Separation is alive and well and brought to life here at PodCamp Boston 2006.
It’s simple. Through technology we are all fundamentally connected and it allows us to market through conversations in ways we could never imagine possible. To see all of the portable recording gear is crazy. From video to cameras to audio to Blogging… everything is being recorded. One guy had, what looked like, a mobile phone earpiece. It tuned out to be a one-ear headphone monitor. He was recording all of his conversations… all of them. No matter how trivial.
I am pleased to report that Citizen Journalism is alive and well. If you don’t believe me, check out this Nokia N93 mobile device that Steve Garfield is playing with. Looks like a phone. Is a phone. Looks like a video camera. Is a video camera – including a one-push click to publish straight to video Blog button.
People are also connecting. This unconference is an amazing opportunity to network, increase your personal brand, learn and see where Podcasting is at… and where it needs to be.
Tonight was the opening reception held at The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School. We had an opportunity to listen to one of the first Podcasts ever (and yes, it felt just like hearing the first phone call ever). I also met with some old timers – guys who have been Podcasting since 2004.
Tonight’s reception was a great realization that Podcasting is still very new. Everyone here, even the folks who’ve been doing it for a few years, still don’t have all of the answers. Now, we have a full weekend to uncover the mysteries of Podcasting together.

Mitch Joel

Mitch Joel lives at the intersection of technology, business transformation and consumer culture. He is the Executive Director of Next Era Institute, a strategic intelligence platform helping leaders understand the forces reshaping business, technology, culture and society. The Institute identifies which shifts matter, explores their wider significance and translates them into strategic direction and momentum. Mitch is also a globally recognized keynote speaker. He has delivered thousands of presentations across both B2B and B2C industries to organizations including Google, Walmart, LEGO, Shopify, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Strategy Magazine has called him “one of North America’s leading visionaries.” Mitch built his career by working directly inside the waves of change that reshaped modern business. He founded and built a digital marketing agency that worked with some of the world’s largest brands and was later acquired by WPP, where he served as President of a firm operating in 25 countries with almost 3,000 employees. Mitch is the bestselling author of Six Pixels of Separation and CTRL ALT Delete, and the host of Thinking With Mitch Joel, one of the longest-running business podcasts in the world. His writing and commentary appear in outlets including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Inc. Magazine. He is a member of Dr. Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches and was named to the Thinkers50 Radar. Mitch also hosts Groove – The No Treble Podcast, documenting the oral history of electric bass players. Mitch is also Co-Founder of ThinkersOne, a platform that enables companies to bring personalized thought leadership from world-class experts into meetings, events and off-sites in focused 15-minute bursts.