So many months back I participated in the “Great Interview Experiment” an experiment that seemed to strike a chord with a lot of people .It’s a really great idea that helps you to discover untapped nuggets about yourself and the person you’re interviewing. I think that much like Portland On Fire something like this is well worth doing again localized to the greater Portland twitter scene.
I was tasked with interviewing the Unreliable Narrator who is a good friend of one of my twitter peeps. I had a blast interviewing her and one of the most fun parts was coming up with ideas for questions. My interview was conducted by “Jake to Universe” and was chock full of thoughtful questions that made me think as well.
So here’s the rules (lifted from the original site with all due credit to Citizen of the Month).
Here’s how it is going to work. The first person who comments on this post, will get interviewed by me. I will read the person’s blog, then email him ten or so specific questions, hopefully more about his life (what makes them tick) than their favorite blogger (too obvious! — me). I’ll give my interviewee as much time as necessary to answer the questions, but hopefully he’ll finish it by next week. There might be a back-and-forth if the person feel uncomfortable with a question, etc. or if I want to explore a topic further. Finally, when it is all written up, I will polish the draft, send it back, and the interviewee can proudly publish the interview on their own blog.
It doesn’t end there. While I am interviewing the first commenter, he will be interviewing the second commenter. The second commenter will be interviewing the third commenter. Each person should then put their own interview on their own blog, or on the interviewer’s blog, or both (your choice!), answering the questions as openly and honestly as he chooses. Not only will this give others a new way to know you, but we will sabotage the idea of an interview only being for “somebody.” Everyone is somebody.
Pretty simple right? To make contacting each other easier, add your twitter name if you have one.
If you leave a comment, you’re in…
*** Update 11/26 ***
Since as the organizer of this strange little experiment I was not slated to be interviewed by anyone. Thanks to the always awesome Rick Turoczy of SiliconFlorist.com and @turoczy on twitter (like you didn’t know that) will be interviewing me.
Keep getting the word out on the Portland Great Interview Experiment :)
*** Update 12/02 ***
Have just been notified that Zola Marquis is a spam account (I HATE manual spammer garbage). Sorry for that.
*** Update 12/06 ***
Quite a few new folks have signed up and the number of finished interviews have grown a bit the last few days.
I will keep on adding to the list of interviewers/interviewees.
The list:
I’m interviewing Angela Leach aka CelticFrog on twitter.
Angela Leach is interviewing Alsymer.
Alsymer is interviewing Melissa Lion aka melissalion
Melissa Lion is intrviewing Eva Schweber aka Evacatherder
Eva is interviewing Banana Lee Fishbones aka Verso
Banana Lee Fishbones is interviewing Radiogretchen
Radiogretchen is interviewing Camikaos.
Camikaos is interviewing Kathleen McDade
Kathleen is interviewing Audrey
Audrey is interviewing Michelle
Michelle is interviewing Crystal Beasley
Crystal is interviewing MizD
MizD is interviewing David Kominsky
David Kominsky is interviewing Grant Kruger
Grant Kruger is interviewing Dawn Foster
Dawn Foster is interviewing J P Voilleque
J P Voilleque is interviewing Stephanie Stricklen
Stephanie Stricklen is interviewing Corina
Corina is interviewing Betsy Richter
Betsy Richter is interviewing Michael Buchino
Michael Buchino is interviewing Tylersticka
Tylersticka is interviewing Adron B. Hall
Adron B. Hall is interviewing Rebekah Villon
Rebekah Villon is interviewing Liz Grover
Liz Grover is interviewing Theressa Davis
Theressa Davis is interviewing Dale Chumbley
Dale Chumbley is interviewing Mark Colman
Mark Colman is interviewing Daniel Erickson
Daniel Erickson is interviewing Carolynn Duncan
Carolynn Duncan is interviewing Nick Bostic
Nick Bostic is interviewing Steve Woodward
Steve Woodward is interviewing Bill Jackson
Bill Jackson is interviewing Isaac Szymanczyk
Isaac Syzmanczyk is interviewing Amber Case
Amber Case is interviewing Doc Normal
Doc Normal is interviewing John Metta
John Metta is interviewing Doug Coleman
Doug Coleman is interviewing Tari Donohue
Tari Donohue is interviewing Boaz Frankel
Boaz Frankel is interviewing Mark Dilley
Mark Dilley is interviewing Alex C. Williams
Alex C. Williams is interviewing Alex H. Williams
Alex H. Williams is interviewing @unclenate
Uncle Nate is interviewing Nate Angell
Nate Angell is interviewing Marie Deatherage
Marie Deatherage is interviewing Ramona White
Ramona White is interviewing Jeff Martens
Jeff Martens is interviewing Cameron Adamez
Cameron Adamez is interviewing Bram Pitoyo
Bram Pitoyo is interviewing Matt Youell
Matt Youell is interviewing Amye Scavarda
Amye Scavarda is interviewing Meilin Miranda
Meilin Miranda is interviewing Jason Ruby
Jason Ruby is interviewing Designmama
Designmama is interviewing Heathred
Heathred is interviewing Reid BeelsReid Beels is interviewing Dr P Fenderson
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November 16th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
Am I firsties?
November 16th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
Love this idea Chris. Sign me up. Easily found on twitter @Alsymer.
November 16th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
I love stuff like this. Sign me up. @Melissalion
November 16th, 2008 at 11:14 pm
So sad, no play for me. You assume everyone keeps a blog. ;)
I quit in 2001. Ah well.
November 16th, 2008 at 11:19 pm
Well if you're interested there's a beta website right here in the Portland area offering free blogs to anyone who wants them :D
http://portlanddreams.com (send me a DM on twitter if you want one since signups are currently invite only).
If you'd rather not have a blog I'll try and think of an alternate solution to the blogless in the world.
November 17th, 2008 at 7:15 am
Ok, I'm in. Eva Schweber, aka EvaCatHerder
November 17th, 2008 at 7:47 am
I can't resist the chance to talk Star Wars with Eva. Count me in!
November 17th, 2008 at 8:03 am
Fantastic Idea. Count me in. @radiogretchen on Twitter
November 17th, 2008 at 10:36 am
okay. I'm in.
November 17th, 2008 at 11:34 am
Soooo…if I leave a comment you'll tell me what to do, right? I'm kinda nervous. @kmcdade
November 17th, 2008 at 11:40 am
I'm in.
November 17th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
Fun! Me too! @mediaChick
November 17th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Me! Me! Me!
November 17th, 2008 at 10:25 am
[...] has instigated an effort for us to get to know each other better. Chris had participated in an interview experiment a few months back, and thought it might be a great way to encourage us to talk about topics that [...]
November 17th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Nobody knows me yet, so I'm definitely in! :-)
November 17th, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Sounds like fun…count me in
November 17th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Count me in. @geekygirldawn
November 17th, 2008 at 2:19 pm
sign me up. Woo!
November 17th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
i'm in!! twitter: @StephStricklen
November 17th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Can I comment again so Steph Stricklen has to interview me? I know but I'm hoping. (:
November 17th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
I wanna play!
November 17th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
No. However you can interview a small potted plant name Doris if you'd like to make up for your lack of faith in the power of the dark si…er what? no.
November 17th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Just call me a lemming…
November 17th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Bring it on. @buchino
November 17th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
hey corina.. how do i get in touch with you??
November 17th, 2008 at 5:52 pm
You can ask Chris for my twitter name; also just started following you.
November 17th, 2008 at 9:43 pm
I'm down. Bring it. Word.
November 18th, 2008 at 4:15 pm
@adronbh – yeah, count me in too.
November 18th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
I'll play too! @rvillon
November 18th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
very cool project
November 18th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Ok, sounds interesting. I'm game. I'm @djtv on Twitter
November 18th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Happy to play. Sounds pretty cool. Thanks for the invite.
I'm @DaleChumbley on Twitter.
November 18th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Liz, find me on Twitter- I have some good questions for you, because you have all this great material for me.
November 19th, 2008 at 12:30 am
I'd like to throw down, yo. @kram
November 19th, 2008 at 3:36 am
I'm in! @TechWraith
November 19th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Holla.
-Carolynn Duncan
@hundreddollar
November 19th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
[...] participating in the Great Portland Interview Project, and I was recently interviewed by Grant Kruger. According to the rules of the project, I’m [...]
November 19th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
Go ahead and contact me through twitter when you have your questions ready!
November 20th, 2008 at 10:04 am
Oh what the heck, I'm in. @nbostic
November 20th, 2008 at 11:39 am
Interviewing is my life. I'm in. http://twitter.com/oregoniansteve
November 20th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
I have been waffling, as this kind of thing makes me nervous. I don't want to be a boring interviewee, nor do I want to ask boring or stupid questions of the person I interview. What should I do? Am I dooming myself simply by commenting? :|
November 20th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
yup you're doomed, but at least you'll be interviewed by Oregonian Steve :D Quick advice: Do a little research about your victim..er interviewee and then try to pick questions that a. make them think a little b. reference little known details about them and c. are in their area of expertise. You'll do fine, there's not really any requirement for your questions being the best ever uber-awesome after all. This is all just for fun :D
November 21st, 2008 at 9:48 am
OK I'm in. Sounds hot.
And hey look! @oregoniansteve is in! This must be legit!
November 23rd, 2008 at 5:30 am
Hooray hoorah! I would like to participate.
November 23rd, 2008 at 9:57 am
OK, if I jump in here and Amber is forced to interview me, can we just talk about electronics in music and synthesizers?? :)
November 23rd, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Okay, you got me. But only because Dr. Normal would make an awesome interviewee.
November 23rd, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Assuming I can participate in the PDX interview experiment if I don't live in PDX :)
November 23rd, 2008 at 12:58 pm
As I understand it, I interview you! :->
(I met you in person at the Bagdad, clearly you must be from Portland…)
November 23rd, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Why not, sounds like fun. Dr. Normal suggested I jump in here, cause we're Portland's “geeky drummer” crew :)
November 23rd, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Cool, I'm in. I replied to the last comment by John Metta, does that get me in?
November 23rd, 2008 at 5:04 pm
[...] The Great Portland Interview Experiment- Check it out, it’s another cool thing Portlanders are doing [...]
November 23rd, 2008 at 7:28 pm
You are in fact in :D Welcome to the club.
November 24th, 2008 at 7:57 am
twitter name: graciecollette
November 24th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Count me in! twitter: boazf
November 24th, 2008 at 7:03 pm
sounds interesting and maybe, I dare say, fun.
November 24th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
I'm in, let's do this.
November 27th, 2008 at 4:47 am
no, no. alex williams interviews me! ha!
November 27th, 2008 at 6:17 am
I guess this means that I'm John Metta's victim. Lookin' forward to my quarry!
November 27th, 2008 at 6:18 am
I guess this means that I'm either Alex or Alex's interviewee! @unclenate
November 28th, 2008 at 6:45 am
OK, I'm in too @xolotl.
November 28th, 2008 at 11:55 am
What's your twitter handle?
December 1st, 2008 at 9:52 am
Can I play?
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:50 am
Sign me up. Can't wait to see what happens next!
December 4th, 2008 at 12:08 am
[...] was shamed by Rick Turoczy’s mention of Chris O’Rourke’s Great Portland Interview Experiment, of which I am a part. I finally managed to answer Dawn Foster’s excellent questions last [...]
December 4th, 2008 at 2:38 am
[...] Chris O’Rourke’s Great Portland Interview Experiment [...]
December 5th, 2008 at 2:42 am
[...] Chris O’Rourke’s Great Portland Interview Experiment [...]
December 6th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
[...] had the pleasure of interviewing J-P Voilleque aka @lawduck for the Great Portland Interview Experiment. In this version, I asked the questions, and JPV provided the answers. I was also interviewed for [...]
December 6th, 2008 at 10:44 pm
All right, I’m hooked. Is it too late to sign up?
December 6th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
It’s never too late to sign up :D
December 8th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Count me in! @soycamo
December 9th, 2008 at 7:03 am
Allright. Let’s do it!
December 9th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Damn I’m late to the party. @built
December 10th, 2008 at 12:13 pm
I’m late too. @msamye
December 12th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
I’m late!!! But here it is: http://bit.ly/Sv43
December 12th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
I’m late–really late–but I’d like to play if possible! @meilinmiranda
December 12th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
I’m in.. @hangry
December 12th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Oh, what the hell. Me, too!
December 13th, 2008 at 7:57 am
extremely late to the party as usual, but I brought wine! @designmama
December 16th, 2008 at 9:05 am
[...] 16, 2008 · No Comments So I signed on to participate in the Great Portland Interview Experiment, the very cool brainchild of Portland network engineer Chris O’Rourke. Here’s how it [...]
December 16th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
[...] Great Portland Interview Experiment This is an interview with Grant. I did this as part of the Great Portland Interview Experiment. I was going to write it up all journalist style, but three-some weeks later I haven’t, so I [...]
December 17th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
[...] Knitting, portland, Snowpocalypse, Twitter A month ago yesterday, Chris O’Rourke launched The Great Portland Interview Experiment, and I wrote about it the very next day. Since then @Verso spent two weeks in the land of Disney, [...]
December 30th, 2008 at 10:11 am
totally late to the party, but i'm in. @heathred.
December 30th, 2008 at 4:13 am
[...] or “Cockpits makes me feel naughty.” So, I’m going to post my interview for the Great Portland Interview Experiment with EvaCatHerder owner of Portland’s CubeSpace and the author of Wonks R [...]
January 12th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Sign up for the interview experiment. Check. That's another thing off the todo list for today. @reidab
January 12th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Sign me up too! I'm @DrPFenderson. And just to be clear, my main blog (in.sight) is more of a lifestream/tumbleblog. Check http://www.pinkonbrown.org/author/admin/for my main posts.
January 24th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
My interview of @soycamo is up! http://tinyurl.com/b764n5
March 10th, 2010 at 8:50 am
Thank you for your advice