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Sun, 03 Oct 2004 20:13:56 -0700

My editor was pressuring me. I had stalled on my next technology article for the Fall 2004 issue of our publication, the mcli Forum. I had waited too long to do interviews with some faculty (there are some coo, things...

comment by: Gerry

Mon, 04 Oct 2004 09:38:00 -0700

What about a video or audio interview with Brian through iChat? Easy enough to capture and edit, although I haven't tried it myself.

comment by: Bekir

Sun, 10 Oct 2004 20:06:19 -0700

I have not done any interview by iChat or anything like that but I think it is very reasonable to do it. I will try it if I have a chance. I wonder whether you have asked any follow-up questions. It seems to me that interviewing with a synchronous is superior to interviewing with email because if you feel something is not clear or if you want to ask follow-up questions then you can ask questions immediately.

comment by: Alan Levine

Sun, 10 Oct 2004 22:26:59 -0700

Yes, Bekir, I ended up during the interview dropping 3-4 questions and asking about 5 follow-ups... it definitely felt more like an interview than an email exchange.

It does put a burden on the subject to be able to type out their thoughts coherently... I should have added I shared a draft after the session so Brian could fill in some holes.

Gerry- I did not record- last time I checked (a year ago) I could not find a software that would allow me to record a video iChat. I am hoping for some major improvements when Tiger hits the streets in 2005.

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