Managing the Gray – Positive Advice That Everyone Can Use to Succeed

I was very psyched when the opportunity to interview Chris Anderson here on Managing the Gray came up. Special thanks to my friend Kevin Smokler for making the introduction.

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Chris and I got on the phone to chat as we were both getting ready for Father’s Day weekend and I had a fun chatting with him about all the different things he has going on. Sure, he has the new book Free coming out on July 7th, but I wanted to talk about everything else he does as well. We got to talk about robots, the future of magazines and the publishing industry.

Links mentioned on today’s show include:

• BookTour.com
• The Long Tail
• Wired Magazine
• GeekDad
• DIY Drones

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I’ve been a big fan of Ze Frank since I first heard about it, but I honestly never thought he’d directly inspire an episode of  Managing the Gray. But, I watched a video of a presentation he gave and it really hit home for me.

Today is really a straight from the brain to microphone type of episode. I had just finished being on national radio as an guest on the Doug Stephan show and that as well gave me the urge to put out a podcast.

Links mentioned on today’s show include:

• Ze Frank’s Webstock 09 Presentation
• Webstock
• Ze Frank
• Doug Stephan
• Podcasters Across Borders
• TEDx Announcement

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Update: Sorry for the troubles, here is a MP3 version of this episode.

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Before someone reads that title and never listens to the episode the point of today’s Managing the Gray is to say that there are a lot of people involved in parenting outside of people who fit into the typical little box of “mommy bloggers.” I think Dads are getting the short stick and I think that there are more women out there who are parents, but they create content in other areas. I don’t see the term going away anytime soon but I wish the singular focus on it would! This might be the closest thing to a rant that you’ll ever here on the show. *grin*

Links mentioned on today’s show include:

• DigitalDads
• Dad-O-Matic 
• Savvy Auntie
• Alltop Moms

This weekend is Father’s Day and I hope that you take the time to give your Dad, husband or favorite dad an extra hug. Presents are fun, but at least for me, quality time is the best thing.

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I apologize for the silence around here while I get my software problems solved. It feels REALLY good to be back here on Managing the Gray.

Topics on today’s show include:

• My “Social Media is a Small Town” presentation
• Digital Content Newfront 2009
• Current’s VCAM (Viewer Created Ad Model)
• Ubercaster
• Eric Rice
• Media Hacks

Thanks as always for listening to the show and we’ll be back real soon with all new content. Hope you come back soon!

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