LibriVox points out a Wired News report about the Podcast Expo this past weekend in Ontario, California. Only 15% of the people who showed up were women. I wonder what the ratio was at the other expo in the Ontario convention center was that weekend — for the Portable Sanitation Association.
I admit, there are a lot of things I didn’t want to have to learn. What kind of mic to use. Whether a cheap cable can be sufficient. What peaking sounds like. And boys can be so exclusive and dorky about this stuff; heck, I was a music journalist and rocker roommate who dodged all the equipment conversations I could. Talking gear? Time for me to get a beer.
But honestly, this expo seemed both hype-y and ho-hum from the looks of the site — maybe chicks have better radar for something that’ll be no fun. This one coming up in North Carolina seems more my speed. And there’s always SXSW Interactive in March. Now they’ll know how to throw a party.
