It’s been a long time since I had the chance to talk with Nathan Rice face to face. The last opportunity I had was at WordCamp Dallas in 2008 which was my first WordCamp that I attended. Since that time, Nathan has worked for iThemes, ModThemes, and now resides at StudioPress where he ended up having a strong hand in developing the Genesis Theme. In this interview, I ask him how things are going with his employment at StudioPress. I also have him explain the strengths behind the Genesis theme framework. Last but not least, Nathan describes the features he is most excited for regarding WordPress 3.0
Violet, WordPress 3.0 And Jane Wells
In this special interview with Jane Wells from WordCamp Raleigh, we discuss the prospects of WordPress 3.0. We also have a good discussion revolving the new menu system, including the question I’ve had since Beta 1 and that is, why bother going with Woo Nav if at the end of the day, there is little of Woo Nav to be seen or used? We also talked about the recent promotion assigned to John O’ Nolan who will be Jane’s assistant managing the UI group for WordPress.
The lesson I learned here is to not do an interview with someone against a bright background because as you can see, you end up not seeing the person. In this case, we now can’t debate whether Jane’s hair is Red or Violet. Perhaps we’ll take HairOfJanes word for it.
Patrick O’ Keefe On Extending Your Community
Patrick O’ Keefe who is known as iFroggy on Twitter and the author of the book Managing Online Forums presented at WordCamp Raleigh this past weekend. In his presentation, Patrick talks about how to extend your community beyond the blog as well as bringing community from various outposts spread across the web back to your blog. It was a great presentation filled with pointers for those looking to start or build upon their existing community. With Patrick’s permission, I was able to record the presentation and use it as a special episode of WordPress Weekly. Thanks again Patrick.
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Leland Tells Us What’s Cooking In The Themelab
In this interview, Leland who operates ThemeLab.com tells us what he’s been up to, what it’s been like to attend a WordCamp for the first time, and he also gives us some information regarding his underground project. I enjoyed getting to meet Leland face to face and hope I get the chance to meet up with him again soon at another WordCamp. Oh, the cookies were pretty awesome.
*Note* You may need to turn your volume to full blast to hear both myself and Leland. Lesson learned. No more outside interviews with the Flip.
Jonathan Davis Via WordCamp Raleigh
I had the opportunity to put Matts gift to work while attending WordCamp Raleigh. I have over 45 minutes worth of video to upload, one interview at a time. In this interview, I spoke with Jonathan Davis. In it, we talked about what is new with the Shopp plugin, what to expect once WordPress 3.0 comes out and other e-commerce related topics.
I encourage you to watch the video at full screen.
WordCamp Raleigh In May
The next WordCamp on my list to attend is WordCamp Raleigh being held in Raleigh, North Carolina. The event will be taking place at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel which is awesome since I’ll be able to sleep in and still make the event on time. So far the speakers list looks pretty good covering WordPress, social media, and community building. WordCamp Raleigh is a two day event with two tracks. One for beginners and the other for advanced allowing attendees to pick and choose the sessions and topics that interest them. The schedule as it is now highlights something something different compared to most other WordCamps as sessions have a 60 minute time limit instead of 30-45. Hopefully, this leads to juicier discussions and more in-depth information.
I’ll be in attendance starting Friday May 21st and leaving the morning of May 24th. I’ll also be bringing the new HD Flip camera I have to try and conduct some video interviews or session clips. Tickets cost $35.00 each that cover both days. Also, the Sheraton has a group rate available for as long as rooms are available which I encourage you to take advantage of. To keep tabs on new speakers or special announcements, follow the wordcampraleigh account on Twitter.
Will you be attending WordCamp Raleigh?