Video on the Net Round-Up

Julius Genachowski hosts a User Created Content panel at Video on the Net. (From l-r: Blip.tv CEO Mike Hudack, Motionbox CEO Chris O'Brien, Veoh CEO Dmitry Shapiro and Dave.tv CEO Rex Wong. (Barely pictured: Dabble CEO Mary Hodder.)

There's a lot more to say about Video on the Net, but my mind is still reeling from the ideas that have been created by the give-and-take of the past week, starting with PodCamp. I need a few days to work these ideas through and see which ones stick, but the bright mental ball is certainly rolling...

Chris Brogan explains how much patience he has with old media.

Before last night's Pulver-powered party at the Roxy nightclub, Christopher Penn took Chris Brogan,, Brian Conley and myself to dinner. I wish I'd paid more attention to the origin of the cuisine -- Thai? Japanese? -- but it was amazingly good. I had something allegedly involving yams but, as with "chicken," I had trouble defining the presence of a true "yam" on the plate.

Christopher is the man behind a number of financial podcasts, including Financial Aid Podcast, Student Loan Consolidation and Private Student Loans.

Brian Conley runs Alive in Baghdad, the precursor to a whole new world of citizen journalism.

Chris Brogan does a little bit of everything, including the management of Grasshopper New Media.

I peel potatoes.

Clearly, there's a variety of ideas to be exchanged by any four people at Video on the Net.

Justin Kownacki and John Herman try to make sense of a room filled with suits and alcohol.

And, of course, a conference wouldn't be a conference without an after-party. In this case, Jeff Pulver invited his favorite group, Herding Cats, to perform three different sets. That, coupled with an open bar, leads to waves of -- among other things -- conversation...

Several hundred people cannot resist an open bar...