If you've been reading for the last few weeks, you have notice a number of references to Michael Tchong and the word Ubercool (read posts here and here). The reason is simple: he gets it. Quick back-story:
I first met Michael at the CSS RDQ conference, where he was the keynote speaker. He gave a great presentation centered around what he calls "Ubertrends" and he specifically spoke on Time Compression. Quick summary: most everything in our life is becoming time compressed (ie. TiVo, drive thrus, fast food, iPod, podcasting, etc.).
He started this section by saying "we are creating a nation of control freaks". I have to agree.
You know I'm an early adopter, so here's a few things that I have going on due to my geekness:
- updating my iTunes based on new podcasts that I receive. This causes me to set up a "1 Day Old" Playlist so I can classify the new podcasts and put the programs in specific categories (I don't use iTunes to capture podcasts; I still use iPodder because I like the way it handles the feeds and aggregates the programs directly into iTunes instead of through the "Podcast" application)
- updating my TiVo to capture the shows I want/need to watch (lets not forget that Tara is actively setting up stuff for her and the kids as well)
- keeping up with my Bloglines' feeds by deleting and adding new blogs/RSS feeds based on new recommendations or things that help or interest me and my job
The bottom line is that you end up having to be your own "program director". It doesn't take much time to do this, but it is an activity that needs to crossed off the To Do list. But, I guess this is what it takes to watch, listen and read what I want, when I want, instead of passively letting info drift to me, right?
Michael, you're right...I am a control freak.
[link] to Ubercool blog, Bringing Trends to Life
[listen] to a great podcast, hosted by Tom Parish, interviewing Michael Tchong
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tags: ubercool | michael tchong | time compression | tom parish
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