Thumbtack Obsession

I am still obsessing about this little gizmo.

So, imagine that you have a strike. Hand out a few dozen of these things to picketers with iPods and Hey! Presto!: instant strike podcast with interviews and feedback from the lines.

Or do what CGIL did, and send out a few folks, each with a small bag of these (and at $13US minus the bulk discount you can afford to). They hand them out like candy to people with iPods in view at a demo or march, along with a card encouraging them to record their thoughts and those of their co-demonstrators and activists, then send them along to a specified e-mail address.

Instant audio record of the demo, some useful campaign material perhaps, and just as importantly, a broader, deeper bit of feedback than you'll normally get from such.

Thumbtack Update

Can you tell I am easily obsessed with the latest gadget?

I recorded some speeches and some interviews at yesterday's Day of Mourning event in Cobourg (Ontario). It was windy, there's some of that in the recordings, but they're still useable.

Anyone any tips on reducing the wind interference?