On a sunny Vancouver patio with beers and mussels, Dave enjoys a long conversation with Boris Mann, technology consultant, Drupal board member, noted foodie, vino-camper, and Raincity Studio's product guru (emeritus).

Mr. Mann discuss the history of Bryght, the personal motivations for the acquisition by Raincity Studios, the importance of robust hosting, the growth of Bootup Labs (a startup incubator taking companies from zero to fundable), the nuances of the Vancouver tech scene, knowledge gaps, mobile ideas and much more.

The SXSW folks are posting podcasts of the plentiful presentations including one featuring our fellow Canadians discussing the pros and cons of rolling a new media company in this culturally diverse, and geographically huge country.

Raincity Studios' Kris Krug moderates and is joined by:

• Steve Bocska Sr Dir of Gaming, Cambrian House
• Keith Clarkson Production Exec, Xenophile Media Inc
• Jennifer Ouano Pres, Elastic Entertainment
• Ron Thiele Pres, Xpan Interactive Ltd

(note, i seem to recall another panelist) ...

You are encouraged to subscribe to the SXSW podcast feed for all the presentations (but honestly the distribution scheme could use some help in general). In the interest of posterity, i am posting the unedited Blame Canada audio here so it doesn't get lost in the tubes or some forgotten silo - plus Kris' mom will want to hear his witty stand-up to kick off the spiel.

Blame Canada: 7 Ways We're Ahead in New Media

Cross-border markets, geographical challenges, and a highly ambitious and mobile workforce have forced Canadian interactive companies into thinking differently about how to conduct their business. The result is a nation of highly competitive companies with a keen awareness of global market potential, superior strategies for attracting and keeping talent, flexible and versatile outsourcing production arrangements, and a keen ability to harness the potential of broadband technologies.

SXSW podcast archives

SXSW podcast feed

Photo: Blame Canada by Dvanliet on Flickr.

With the eLiberatica conference in Bucharest, Romania {see also: eLiberatica 2008 in Romania - The benefits of Open and Free Technologies} approaching, Raincity Radio host DaveO, along with Boris Mann, sit down with two noteworthy presenters, Zak Greant and David Ascher, to discuss the importance of open source in emerging economies, various Mozilla Foundation projects (including MoFo, MoCo, MoMo), plus a casual conversation about OS community building and management, Romanian cuisine, prawn fishing, and developer culture in Europe and Vancouver.

DaveO, tired from the long haul at SXSW 2008, sits down for a chat with Kristina Grossmann from Rockforhealth.org. An organization dedicated to putting the health of the artists in the spotlight and making sure they get the attention they deserve.

Photo is courtesy of Rock for Health Flickr feed.

DaveO Speaks with Erich Weiss about the new movie he is presenting titled Horismoku Sailor Jerry. It is a documentary about Sailor Jerry who is the icon of American tattooing credited with fusing American aesthetics and Japanese techniques in the Hawaiian Islands.

Photo of DaveO and Erich Weiss at SXSW by Robert Scales on flickr

Raincity Studios CEO Robert Scales chats with The Beangrowers at Studio SX at SXSW in Austin. They discuss their band, inspirations, fave tracks, island home of Malta, meeting Kim Deal and Lou Reed, as well as the lack of barriers between fans and bands and the business part of the event.

Raincity Studios' Production Director Erik Hermans chats with Dave O at the Canada Blast booth to recap his fun times, and strategic tips, for seeing dozens of bands while also working the trade show floor meeting new clients, friends and big ideas.

Photo by Roland on Flickr

Before heading back from SXSW to Vancouver, Roland visit with DaveO to break down his band experiences and notable foodie activities including a plan flight to breakfast, tex-mex fare, bar-b-q, and a trip to the State Capitol building in Austin.

At SXSW Trade Show, Roland and Dave catch up on food, parties, bands, the differences between the Interactive, Film and Music portions of the show, interesting folks and survival tips.

At SXSW, IndieFeed chief Chris MacDonald talks about the various feeds of music and documentaries served via Indiefeed's numerous podcasts as well as tools for podcasters like LibSyn hosting and tips for getting started in podcasting.

Photo by Roland on Flickr