The Gadget Show #54: Chris Messina

on my last trip to the US. I asked him the other day if he'd be a guest on The Gadget Show, and he graciously accepted. Chris recently setup a business with Tara Hunt [4] and Ben Metcalfe [5] called Citizen Agency [6]. It's an amazing new way of approaching business online, and I wanted to get his run down of the company. We talk about his time with Civic Space, the design of the Firefox Browser New York Times Advertisement [7], Flock, and his latest endeavors with BarCamp (and how it all started), Microformats, and his thoughts on the new ways of the Internet. We also have a chat about the design for Citizen Agency's mark [8], and the need for texture. I've also involved in pushing for a BarCamp Perth [9], so if you're local, jump to the page and signup to help. In the mean time, you can catch up with my hijinx at Clique Communications weblog [10], or Web2Thing [11]. Also, check out TPN's eBay auction [12] for adverts on some of the shows. Currently a bargain! [1] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_gadget_20060721_054.mp3 [2] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://factoryjoe.com/blog/ [3] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://barcamp.org/ [4] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://www.horsepigcow.com/ [5] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://benmetcalfe.com/blog/ [6] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://citizenagency.com/ [7] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:2004_New-York-Times_Firefox_ad.png [8] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/179071073/ [9] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://barcamp.org/BarCampPerth [10] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://www.cliquecomm.com/blog [11] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://www.web2thing.com/blog/ [12] http://gadget.thepodcastnetwork.comhttp://tpn.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/07/18/tpn-ebay-auctions-goes-live/show less...