Last week, while I was at SDForum [PIC], a very friendly broadcaster named Alison approached me and asked if I wanted to do an audio interview for her web based audio cast. I’m going to call it a “podcast” since that’s the most common term for these shows nowadays. Alison’s show called, “Fresh Dialogues” is a short podcast that features leaders and innovators in Silicon Valley with a strong emphasis on green or clean tech companies / products. Until speaking with her, I hadn’t put much thought into my green contributions to the world but our 10 minute chat was fun and had me answering questions that I was not usually asked which is a breath of “fresh” air.
I’m so accustomed to the standard questions regarding my career, story, recent projects and what I do but not about how my actions affect the world. it’s something I think about daily but never say out loud so I was able to reaffirm my beliefs about being green and leaving a small carbon footprint.
Alison posted part 1 of our interview and promises to post part 2 very soon (which I’ll add below once it’s available). I really enjoy listening to her program and think she has real potential at starting a very positive trend of highlighting the positive contributions people & companies are making toward our environment.
Adam Jackson is social media expert and coauthor of the upcoming style guide for Twitter fans – “140 Characters, A Style Guide For The Short Form” which was recently reviewed in the New York Times
I met him at the energetic SDForum Teens Plugged In Conference at Hewlett Packard on May 13, 2009 and we found a quiet corner to talk about: How to become a green influencer
This is the second in our weekly series: Fresh Green Minute
Look out for the another Fresh Green Minute with Adam, when he discusses how Twitter is going green and how employees use software like Skype to be green.
The interview was recorded on May 13,2009
You can download the MP3 right here or stream the file on FreshDialogues.com.