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Jun30	Mobilecasting Thoughts: Part Five Jon Watson June 30, 2006 Know More: My Thoughts 2.0, My Thoughts Mobilecasted Media Can be Hard to Edit Before purchasing a portable recorder, it;s a good idea to put some thought into what format it records into, how you're going to get it off the device, and whether your audio editor can deal with that format of file. My iRiver T10 records into WAV format, transfers the files off via mini-USB cable, and can be edited and converted by Audacity. So I'm good, but what about you? Posted at 11:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun30	Mobilecasting Thoughts: Part Four Jon Watson June 30, 2006 Mobilecasting Can Have Legal ProblemsBefore you just walk into a coffee shop and plug in your microphone, you may want to check that you're allowed to do so. I don't think this is a large problem in most cases, but... Continue Reading Posted at 11:05 AM \| Permalink
	Mobilecasting Thoughts: Part Three Jon Watson June 30, 2006 Mobilecasting Gear is ExpensiveYes and no. Mobilecasting is one of those activities that can cost as much or as little as you'd like. For the very few times that I've actually recorded something on the road, I've used my iRiver... Continue Reading Posted at 10:58 AM \| Permalink
	Mobilecasting Thoughts: Part Two Jon Watson June 30, 2006 Maintaining Sound Quality is HardDepending on the type of event and how immune you are to being embarassed, creating a mobile sound clip with decent sound quality can be difficult. Recording a concert event, for example, might be easy because... Continue Reading Posted at 10:53 AM \| Permalink
	Mobilecasting Thoughts: Part One Jon Watson June 30, 2006 I love the idea of mobilecasting, but I never seem to get around to it. There are a number of reasons for that and I'm going to talk about that a bit.Mobilecasting Attracts AttentionIt's really hard to conduct an interview... Continue Reading Posted at 10:22 AM \| Permalink
	Siteground Taking a Beating. Jon Watson June 30, 2006 Siteground is a webhosting service. Up until recently it had a pretty good reputation amongst podcasters, but that's changing drastically. There's more than one disgruntled podcaster talking about moving on.I've never used Siteground. In fact, the only third party hosting... Continue Reading Posted at 9:49 AM \| Permalink
	Switchpod Looking for Heavy Hitters. Jon Watson June 30, 2006 Switchpod, a podcast hosting service, is looking for some heavier podcasters to help them test their system. Jake says that he'll give up free hosting for any podcaster with over 500 subscribers to come on over to Switchpod to help... Continue Reading Posted at 9:37 AM \| Permalink
Jun29	A Sure Sign We're Getting Somewhere Jon Watson June 29, 2006 Podcasting News has a news/opinion piece up about the blashing that mainstream media (MSM) is dishing out on videocasting and video blogging. The article cites a couple of Washington Post and Valley Wag articles where the outlets call videocasting 'lame... Continue Reading Posted at 11:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Barnes: Hire a Pro! Jon Watson June 29, 2006 Leesa Barnes on Podonomics has a plea for the world: if you're considering corporate podcasting, then please hire a consultant. Heck, hire her!There's an anonymous (damn!) list of companies who have failed in their podcasting efforts for a variety of... Continue Reading Posted at 10:47 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Say No To Podfade! Jon Watson June 29, 2006 I ran across a thread on the Podcast Pickle today about purposely finishing off a show. A podcaster had come to the decision that it was time to end one of his shows and was asking what the best way... Continue Reading Posted at 9:31 AM \| Permalink
	Scoble: Podcasting Inefficient. Or Not. Jon Watson June 29, 2006 I recently penned an entry about whether podcasting was a waste of time when compared to reading. Peter Davis feels it is because he can skim many RSS feeds in the time it takes him to listen to one podcast.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:17 AM \| Permalink
	So You Want to Podcast, But Have No Time, eh? Jon Watson June 29, 2006 First off, I'd like to congratulate my fictional little friend for realizing that podcasting takes time. Assessing whether you actually have time to create a weekly or daily podcast is a big step. In fact, I think more people should... Continue Reading Posted at 9:03 AM \| Permalink
Jun28	A Listener Does Not a Subscriber Make Jon Watson June 28, 2006 There's a good article in Wired Magazine today about the rise, or not, of podcasting. It's about two pages long so I won't go into great detail about it here, but I'd like to cover off a few points. First... Continue Reading Posted at 11:49 AM \| Permalink
	iTunes getting ZapZap'd Jon Watson June 28, 2006 The newest podcasting-related service to hit the scene is the ZapZap directory and voting thingy. It's clearly designed to be podcast-only Digg clone with a very similar AJAX interface that encourages users to Zap podcasts rather than Digg them. ZapZap... Continue Reading Posted at 11:35 AM \| Permalink
	Japanese podcasting Survey Jon Watson June 28, 2006 Nifty has just completed a 3,400-respondent survey based on its Podcasting Juice portal (good luck with that last link). I find it interesting that a lot of the numbers in Japan look a lot like the numbers here in North... Continue Reading Posted at 9:11 AM \| Permalink
Jun27	Nielsen Looking at Portable Media Jon Watson June 27, 2006 Whenever I think of Nielsen I think of television sets with little boxes on top faithfully recording what's being watched. Looks like I'm a little behind the times, though. Nielsen Media Research has announced ambitious plans to support electronic measurement... Continue Reading Posted at 10:04 PM \| Permalink
	Vloggercon Video Archive Jon Watson June 27, 2006 Just in case anybody missed it, the Vloggercon video archive is up. It's almost like being there. But cheaper. And you don't need to pack. Or wear clothes.Check it here.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:58 PM \| Permalink
	Top 10 Reasons for Broadcasters to Podcast Jon Watson June 27, 2006 Guilliaume du Gardier has a pretty good post on the top 10 reasons why existing broadcasters might want to consider podcasting. Some of my favourites in the list are: A good way to give a second life to a huge... Continue Reading Posted at 12:38 PM \| Permalink
	Talk Shoe Live. Jon Watson June 27, 2006 Talk Shoe is the newest entry into the podcasting services space. I recieved an email a couple of days ago that the site was open for business so I went and took a little looksee.First impression - it looks great.... Continue Reading Posted at 12:22 PM \| Permalink
	Not Everyone Gets It. Jon Watson June 27, 2006 There's no shortage of listeners out there that are willing to rant and rave about the poor quality of many podcasts. I agree that there is certainly a minimum level of quality required to engage and keep listeners, but the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:01 PM \| Permalink
Jun26	Sometimes Detail Counts. Jon Watson June 26, 2006 There's a great little article over on Podcasting News about whether or not podcasts are a waste of time. The premise is that a person can compute a ton more data in 20 minutes reading than they could listening to... Continue Reading Posted at 8:02 PM \| Permalink
	If You Had to Pick: Time or Content? Jon Watson June 26, 2006 Let's pretend for a second that there are only two things that distinguish podcasts from radio. Let's say that the fact that the show is pre-recorded and I can therefore listen to when it's convenient for me is on thing,... Continue Reading Posted at 7:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Look Who's Podcasting Now Jon Watson June 26, 2006 Some interesting stuff I stumbled across in my travels: First Direct - a UK Bank New Jersey legal Update Those of the Jewish faith... Continue Reading Posted at 11:53 AM \| Permalink
	Podsploiting: Todays New and Ominous Word Jon Watson June 26, 2006 It was really only a matter of time and that time has come. Some exploits have turned up for a couple of podcatchers. From Red Team: We released two new security advisories today, regarding the podcast-catching clients prodder and perlpodder.... Continue Reading Posted at 11:45 AM \| Permalink
	More Crash and Burns Jon Watson June 26, 2006 Strangely, it seems that two companies have learned the "prepare the server" rule that I spoke about recently. I'd link to my other entry on the same subject, but it's not posted yet so there's no way to link to... Continue Reading Posted at 11:27 AM \| Permalink
Jun25	You Tube Podcasting Jon Watson June 25, 2006 I may have been the last person to know this, but you can pull RSS feeds off of You Tube based on subject. Well, I've started pulling a "podcasting" feed off of You Tube and I've discovered TONS of good... Continue Reading Posted at 11:08 AM \| Permalink
	Tod Maffin: Podcasting Thoughts Jon Watson June 25, 2006 For those who don't know Tod Maffin, he's pretty much Canada's podcasting Guru. He recently gave an impromptu presentation on some podcasting tips. You'll have to read the entire article on Podonomics for the whole story, but one my favourite... Continue Reading Posted at 10:49 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	PodcastBlaster: Where's the Value? Jon Watson June 25, 2006 I was taking a look at PodcastBlaster today and I left with more questions that I started with. I'm really not sure what the model is.I can see that PodcastBlaster is selling a $40 package that contains a book, an... Continue Reading Posted at 10:45 AM \| Permalink
	Hitch: No Computer Needed Jon Watson June 25, 2006 Podcasting News has a little ditty on the Hitch: Sima Products has introduced the Hitch (model USB-101), a device that lets you connect nearly any digital camera, DAP, PMP, or flash drive with a USB connection and copy single files... Continue Reading Posted at 10:30 AM \| Permalink
	Can I Use This Content? Jon Watson June 25, 2006 One of the most oft-tapped areas of content are files that are in the public domain. I'm not a lawyer, so I won't attempt to define the term "public domain", but here's a link to the Wikipedia entry that does... Continue Reading Posted at 10:17 AM \| Permalink
Jun24	Credibilty is Hard to Fake. Jon Watson June 24, 2006 I know that most of my readers are probably tired of hearing this, but I'll say it again: "Content is King". Listeners choose podcasts because of the content. Perhaps their choice reflects information that can't be found elsewhere, or perhaps... Continue Reading Posted at 5:33 PM \| Permalink
	Did Anyone See Podcasting Coming? Jon Watson June 24, 2006 Obviously, I spend an awful lot of time reading, writing, and podcasting about podcasting. Every day I read three or four articles that contain a definition of the word podcast. Every time I see that, my insides scream "Enough! We... Continue Reading Posted at 5:14 PM \| Permalink
	Where is the Money? Jon Watson June 24, 2006 If you're not Ricky Gervais, then you may have some trouble figuring out how to generate money from a podcast. You're not along and my podvertising category is overflowing with the ideas and models that many podcasters are trying on... Continue Reading Posted at 10:02 AM \| Permalink
	Prepping for the Press Release Jon Watson June 24, 2006 As an "old" web guy, I've long been aware of the potential for 'death by good press'. What I am referring to is the situation where a website can unexpectedly be mentioned on a very popular site which generates more... Continue Reading Posted at 9:45 AM \| Permalink
	WIPO Podcasting Legislation Jon Watson June 24, 2006 I need a little help here. I'm not being sarcastic, I just genuinely can't understand this article on UK broadcasting rights on Out-Law.It seems something to the effect that the UK is going to broaden their broadcasting laws and in... Continue Reading Posted at 9:41 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun23	The Long Tail and Podio Books Jon Watson June 23, 2006 I've talked about the Long Tail concept in terms of podcasting before. I won't go into it again because it's a topic all unto itself, but my background on it is here. There's a growing market of authors who are... Continue Reading Posted at 9:33 AM \| Permalink
	Podcasting of Events - Don't Forget to Edit. Jon Watson June 23, 2006 Mayor Menino of the city of Boston is now podcasting. I think that fills the gamut - we have presidents, senators, and now mayors. Is there anyone else in America that isn't podcasting? If so, damnit - you're LATE! This... Continue Reading Posted at 9:24 AM \| Permalink
	The Real Podcast Wave is Yet to Come Jon Watson June 23, 2006 So claims Bill Flitter, Prez of Pheedo. A lot of people in the industry feel that RSS is really going to crest the hill of main stream acceptance when Internet Explorer 7 proper comes out as it has deep support... Continue Reading Posted at 9:09 AM \| Permalink
	Maybe There is Money in Podcasting Jon Watson June 23, 2006 Ricky Gervais sure thinks so and it looks like he's right. When Gervais started charging for his podcast last season, there was a lot of interest surrounding whether that model would work or not. Many people (myself included) couldn't see... Continue Reading Posted at 9:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pluggd is (Almost) Live! Jon Watson June 23, 2006 I have blogged about Pluggd before, but I didn't go into any great detail. Part of the reason for that is because I was happy to be invited into the private beta pool and realizing that it's in private beta... Continue Reading Posted at 8:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun22	Blogher Podcasting Jon Watson June 22, 2006 The Blogher '06 conference is underway and day one was all about podcasting. There's a great entry on Blogher detailing the responses Elisa Camahort got when she asked many podcasters about equipment. I like the responses because they're almost all... Continue Reading Posted at 7:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	My First Look at PodTech Jon Watson June 22, 2006 Podtech has been in the news a lot lately because of the news that Scoble is leaving (has left?) Microsoft to join it. Amongst all the hububu and pontificating, though, I somehow forgot to actually go to PodTech and take... Continue Reading Posted at 9:17 AM \| Permalink
	CNN Jumps on the Wagon Jon Watson June 22, 2006 CNN has recently put a half dozen or so shows on the feed. Viewers can now stream or podcatch: The Grist Backstage Pass Ask Glenn In Case You Missed It Now in the News SHOWandTELL Ok, I've never heard of... Continue Reading Posted at 9:13 AM \| Permalink
	31 Days to a Better Podcast Jon Watson June 22, 2006 I don't know how she's going to do it, but Leesa Barnes over on Podonomics is going to post an entry a day on building a better podcast. She got the idea from my b5-partner-in-crime Darren Rowse's series on 31... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink
Jun21	Kent Sayre: Snake Oil! Jon Watson June 21, 2006 This piece of garbage cropped up in my Feedlounge this morning: My name is Kent Sayre and I've invented a method for you, the ordinary person, to potentially make big money through podcasting. Best of all, I've put together all... Continue Reading Posted at 6:32 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Television Hops on Podwagon Jon Watson June 21, 2006 Can I win my own contest? "Podwagon" has to be good for at least an honourable mention, no? On that note, there are only a couple of days left in my Pod Words contest - get your entries in now!It's... Continue Reading Posted at 6:19 AM \| Permalink
Jun20	The Big List of Directories Jon Watson June 20, 2006 Just a quick entry. I stumbled across Podcast 411's podcast submission directory today. There's a whopping 122 directories on it as of today. Jeepers - that's a great place to start if you're wondering where to submit your new podcast.Podcast... Continue Reading Posted at 3:16 PM \| Permalink
	Can I Put More Than One Podcast in a Post? Jon Watson June 20, 2006 I would have thought so. I wanted to do just this a few months ago because we release an MP3 and an OGG Vorbis file for each show. Turns out that the RSS spec only allows for a single enclosure... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 PM \| Permalink
	Pod Tech too "Corporate" Jon Watson June 20, 2006 Somebody-or-other over a Podcast NYC (yet another blogger who can't be bothered to put his or her real name down) is taking some shots at Pod Tech in the wake of the news that Scoble is moving over. My first... Continue Reading Posted at 12:41 PM \| Permalink
	Cochrane: Disclose or Die! Jon Watson June 20, 2006 I've always wanted to write a headline like that. It doesn't bother me a whit that that's not really what Todd Cochrane said, because I'm pretty sure that's what he meant.Todd discovered a blogging friend of his was being paid... Continue Reading Posted at 12:23 PM \| Permalink
	Solid Space offers SolidCast Jon Watson June 20, 2006 Yet another web host has jumped on the podcast bandwagon. Solid Space is now offering podcast hosting under the name SolidCast.While SolidCast still falls into my "don't quite get it" category because they have disk space limitations, I can't find... Continue Reading Posted at 6:21 AM \| Permalink
Jun19	Using Libsyn as a Web Host Jon Watson June 19, 2006 I don't know what the guys at Libsyn would think about this, but I ran across a thread at the Podcast Pickle the other day about this.Libsyn (or Liberated Syndication if you like long words) is a podcast host. They're... Continue Reading Posted at 2:51 PM \| Permalink
	Forgot to use Feedburner? Jon Watson June 19, 2006 Feedburner is an RSS optimizing service that can do wonders for your plain old podcast feed. One of the things that it can do for you is provide some stats on how many subscribers you have. Remember, I said subscribers... Continue Reading Posted at 2:40 PM \| Permalink
	Podbrowsers Jon Watson June 19, 2006 A podbrowser is almost like a podcatcher, but with a difference. A podcatcher is designed to download the latest show in any given feed, and offer the listener the ability to download the last x number of shows if they... Continue Reading Posted at 2:30 PM \| Permalink
	Pay Per Call Advertising? Jon Watson June 19, 2006 This is a new one on me, but I'm admittedly not all that knowledgeable about advertising outside of the web world. Apparently, pay per call advertising is a method whereby advertisers can place ads in media and they only pay... Continue Reading Posted at 6:32 AM \| Permalink
	Bandwagon Jumper-Oners: What I Want Podcasting Jon Watson June 19, 2006 I'm all for anything that promotes podcasting and brings it into the light. Good, bad and indifferent publicity is always good in my opinion and to date I've had a pretty high tolerance for misinformation on podcasting. However, I read... Continue Reading Posted at 6:20 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun18	Bigger Market for Car Players Jon Watson June 18, 2006 My country, Canada, is in the midst of discussing the possibility of banning new drivers from using electronic devices such as MP3 players and cell phones while driving.I totally agree, but I don't think this should be aimed at novice... Continue Reading Posted at 11:07 AM \| Permalink
	Net Neutrality and Podcasting Jon Watson June 18, 2006 I've written a background piece on the hot topic of Net Neutrality over on my personal blog. I'll just go into the broad strokes here and leave the details for those who want to read the larger piece.In short, ISPs... Continue Reading Posted at 10:43 AM \| Permalink
	Profcast for Mac Jon Watson June 18, 2006 is anybody using this thing? I'd love to get some feedback from an actual user on it. Profcast is a podcasting suite designed specifically to turn lectures and presentations into podcasts. ProfCast includes features to make it easier to create... Continue Reading Posted at 10:42 AM \| Permalink
	Podcastsing News: A Great Resource Jon Watson June 18, 2006 It occurred to me today that nary a day goes by when I don't comment on something I've read on Podcasting News. It further occurred to me that other than linking to the articles I'm talking about on Podcasting News,... Continue Reading Posted at 10:25 AM \| Permalink
	iDoctors? Jon Watson June 18, 2006 Would you trust your physician to do a procedure on you that he had only learned once, and only been refreshed on it via a videocast?Hmmm...I think I would, but I'm sure there are many people who wouldn't. There's something... Continue Reading Posted at 10:21 AM \| Permalink
Jun17	Video Goggles Jon Watson June 17, 2006 In our News from the Weird category today, I bring you ezVision Video iWear.These strap-on goggles attach to any DVD player or VCR and are built to provide a the same view as a 50" screen viewed at an 8... Continue Reading Posted at 10:14 AM \| Permalink
	vidcasting for Dollars Jon Watson June 17, 2006 Robyn Tippins wrote a short article on RSS Applied that states Vidcasters might be able to command 70% of the available podcasting advertising dollars.I think that's likely true on the surface, but I agree with Robyn's warning that Vidcasting isn't... Continue Reading Posted at 9:39 AM \| Permalink
	What Will Scoble Do? Jon Watson June 17, 2006 Now that the intial hubub about Robert Scoble leaving Microsoft for Podtech has died down a bit, there is some insightful thought and discussion about it coming forth.Alex Williams ponders whether Scoble will do the same thing for podcasting as... Continue Reading Posted at 9:37 AM \| Permalink
	Colligan's Duality of Podcasting Jon Watson June 17, 2006 Written at 3:26am, Paul Colligan offered some surprisingly lucid thoughts on the duality of podcasting. His article is based on the premise that there are two types of podcasters: Those with the goal of monetization (direct or indirect) and those... Continue Reading Posted at 9:23 AM \| Permalink
	Net Neutrality and Podcasting Jon Watson June 17, 2006 There's a lot of buzz on the Internet about Net Neutrality these days. I've written a background post on the subject on my blog which I recommend reading for a full understanding, but the bare bones of it are: ISPs... Continue Reading Posted at 9:21 AM \| Permalink
Jun16	Podcast Word Contest Extended Jon Watson June 16, 2006 OK,so maybe I left the deadling a little short. We need more entries for our 'Pod Word' contest. Fame and fortune wait!Details here.... Continue Reading Posted at 10:47 PM \| Permalink
	How Important is Podcast File Size? Jon Watson June 16, 2006 In a word? Very.Once encoded into an MP3 (or OGG, or ACC or whatever), your show is just a file. And like any other file, it has to be transferred across the Internet in order for your listeners to listen... Continue Reading Posted at 9:10 AM \| Permalink
	How Transparent is too Transparent? Jon Watson June 16, 2006 Blogging has taught us that customers appreciate transparency. The days of being quite for a couple of days after a PR explosion to get a decent response in order are gone. Customers expect immediate and candid responses to problems.However, any... Continue Reading Posted at 8:46 AM \| Permalink
	Why Gizmo Rocks Over Skype Jon Watson June 16, 2006 I'm a GNU/Linux user and therefore this article might be a bit jaded. I've completely given up on Skype for podcast interviews and have moved to Gizmo exclusively for the past few months. My main reason for making the initial... Continue Reading Posted at 8:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How Main Stream Marketing Misses the Boat Jon Watson June 16, 2006 Today's case study is Marketing Sherpa. Anne Holland, president, was interviewed by Chantal Tode for DM News recently. The article went live today and it does nothing to make me think that Holland knows much about Internet media.The main theme... Continue Reading Posted at 8:07 AM \| Permalink
	More Podagogy Jon Watson June 16, 2006 I've officially claimed the phrase Podagogy to refer to educational use of podcasts.Santa Monica College is the newest entrant in the "let's throw iPods at our students" contest. While I give SMC full credit for being excited about the idea,... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun15	Trading Currency Metrics Jon Watson June 15, 2006 "Trading Currency Metrics" a cool phrase that actually has some meaning. Without looking up the alleged meaning of this phrase, I'm going to take a stab at it. Actually, I'm going to go one further and suggest that I've talked... Continue Reading Posted at 6:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Three Things I Would Do Differently Jon Watson June 15, 2006 If I could rewind the clock about 15 months or so and restart my podcasting career, there are a few things I would do differently. Let me be clear that I have no regrets at all, but let's face it... Continue Reading Posted at 6:27 AM \| Permalink
	Mobilecasting Event Ideas Jon Watson June 15, 2006 Whenever I think of podcasting an event, I always look around to see what big conferences and shows are happening around town. I live in a pretty big town so there's usually something to choose from. As it turns out,... Continue Reading Posted at 6:27 AM \| Permalink
	Ways To Describe a Podcast Jon Watson June 15, 2006 There is no shortage of people out there that will attempt to define a the term 'podcast'. I won't add to the noise. This entry is aimed at podcasters who are asked that question by a potential interviewee.I operate primarily... Continue Reading Posted at 6:23 AM \| Permalink
	Broadcast Your Podcast: Video Jon Watson June 15, 2006 A couple of weeks ago I talked about Broadcast Your Podcast. BYP is a project run by Lottie from the Netherlands. Just for the asking, Lottie will make you an FM transmitter that you can plug into your MP3 player... Continue Reading Posted at 6:21 AM \| Permalink
Jun14	Podcasting Saves Lives Jon Watson June 14, 2006 Another first! The UK arm of St. John Ambulance is releasing weekly podcasts all summer on...you guess it...first aid!How to stem bleeding and how to treat shock are a couple of the first few on the air.What a great idea.... Continue Reading Posted at 5:43 PM \| Permalink
	Promote Your Podcast - Three Tips Jon Watson June 14, 2006 Graeme Sprigge has an article over on Ezine Articles detailing three steps involved in promoting a podcast.While the language is kind of campy, he does have three solid points: Write an accurate description of your show Submit your show to... Continue Reading Posted at 5:37 PM \| Permalink
Jun13	Podcast Word Contest Jon Watson June 13, 2006 After Jason's brutal offering of the word "podagogy" in reference to educational podcasting, I started thinking about how many "pod" words there are out there. I don't think a day goes by when I don't either hear a new "pod"... Continue Reading Posted at 6:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Event Podcasts Jon Watson June 13, 2006 Who says

Jun30	Mobilecasting Thoughts: Part Five Jon Watson June 30, 2006 Know More: My Thoughts 2.0, My Thoughts Mobilecasted Media Can be Hard to Edit Before purchasing a portable recorder, it;s a good idea to put some thought into what format it records into, how you're going to get it off the device, and whether your audio editor can deal with that format of file. My iRiver T10 records into WAV format, transfers the files off via mini-USB cable, and can be edited and converted by Audacity. So I'm good, but what about you? Posted at 11:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun30	Mobilecasting Thoughts: Part Four Jon Watson June 30, 2006 Mobilecasting Can Have Legal ProblemsBefore you just walk into a coffee shop and plug in your microphone, you may want to check that you're allowed to do so. I don't think this is a large problem in most cases, but... Continue Reading Posted at 11:05 AM \| Permalink
	Mobilecasting Thoughts: Part Three Jon Watson June 30, 2006 Mobilecasting Gear is ExpensiveYes and no. Mobilecasting is one of those activities that can cost as much or as little as you'd like. For the very few times that I've actually recorded something on the road, I've used my iRiver... Continue Reading Posted at 10:58 AM \| Permalink
	Mobilecasting Thoughts: Part Two Jon Watson June 30, 2006 Maintaining Sound Quality is HardDepending on the type of event and how immune you are to being embarassed, creating a mobile sound clip with decent sound quality can be difficult. Recording a concert event, for example, might be easy because... Continue Reading Posted at 10:53 AM \| Permalink
	Mobilecasting Thoughts: Part One Jon Watson June 30, 2006 I love the idea of mobilecasting, but I never seem to get around to it. There are a number of reasons for that and I'm going to talk about that a bit.Mobilecasting Attracts AttentionIt's really hard to conduct an interview... Continue Reading Posted at 10:22 AM \| Permalink
	Siteground Taking a Beating. Jon Watson June 30, 2006 Siteground is a webhosting service. Up until recently it had a pretty good reputation amongst podcasters, but that's changing drastically. There's more than one disgruntled podcaster talking about moving on.I've never used Siteground. In fact, the only third party hosting... Continue Reading Posted at 9:49 AM \| Permalink
	Switchpod Looking for Heavy Hitters. Jon Watson June 30, 2006 Switchpod, a podcast hosting service, is looking for some heavier podcasters to help them test their system. Jake says that he'll give up free hosting for any podcaster with over 500 subscribers to come on over to Switchpod to help... Continue Reading Posted at 9:37 AM \| Permalink
Jun29	A Sure Sign We're Getting Somewhere Jon Watson June 29, 2006 Podcasting News has a news/opinion piece up about the blashing that mainstream media (MSM) is dishing out on videocasting and video blogging. The article cites a couple of Washington Post and Valley Wag articles where the outlets call videocasting 'lame... Continue Reading Posted at 11:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Barnes: Hire a Pro! Jon Watson June 29, 2006 Leesa Barnes on Podonomics has a plea for the world: if you're considering corporate podcasting, then please hire a consultant. Heck, hire her!There's an anonymous (damn!) list of companies who have failed in their podcasting efforts for a variety of... Continue Reading Posted at 10:47 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Say No To Podfade! Jon Watson June 29, 2006 I ran across a thread on the Podcast Pickle today about purposely finishing off a show. A podcaster had come to the decision that it was time to end one of his shows and was asking what the best way... Continue Reading Posted at 9:31 AM \| Permalink
	Scoble: Podcasting Inefficient. Or Not. Jon Watson June 29, 2006 I recently penned an entry about whether podcasting was a waste of time when compared to reading. Peter Davis feels it is because he can skim many RSS feeds in the time it takes him to listen to one podcast.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:17 AM \| Permalink
	So You Want to Podcast, But Have No Time, eh? Jon Watson June 29, 2006 First off, I'd like to congratulate my fictional little friend for realizing that podcasting takes time. Assessing whether you actually have time to create a weekly or daily podcast is a big step. In fact, I think more people should... Continue Reading Posted at 9:03 AM \| Permalink
Jun28	A Listener Does Not a Subscriber Make Jon Watson June 28, 2006 There's a good article in Wired Magazine today about the rise, or not, of podcasting. It's about two pages long so I won't go into great detail about it here, but I'd like to cover off a few points. First... Continue Reading Posted at 11:49 AM \| Permalink
	iTunes getting ZapZap'd Jon Watson June 28, 2006 The newest podcasting-related service to hit the scene is the ZapZap directory and voting thingy. It's clearly designed to be podcast-only Digg clone with a very similar AJAX interface that encourages users to Zap podcasts rather than Digg them. ZapZap... Continue Reading Posted at 11:35 AM \| Permalink
	Japanese podcasting Survey Jon Watson June 28, 2006 Nifty has just completed a 3,400-respondent survey based on its Podcasting Juice portal (good luck with that last link). I find it interesting that a lot of the numbers in Japan look a lot like the numbers here in North... Continue Reading Posted at 9:11 AM \| Permalink
Jun27	Nielsen Looking at Portable Media Jon Watson June 27, 2006 Whenever I think of Nielsen I think of television sets with little boxes on top faithfully recording what's being watched. Looks like I'm a little behind the times, though. Nielsen Media Research has announced ambitious plans to support electronic measurement... Continue Reading Posted at 10:04 PM \| Permalink
	Vloggercon Video Archive Jon Watson June 27, 2006 Just in case anybody missed it, the Vloggercon video archive is up. It's almost like being there. But cheaper. And you don't need to pack. Or wear clothes.Check it here.... Continue Reading Posted at 9:58 PM \| Permalink
	Top 10 Reasons for Broadcasters to Podcast Jon Watson June 27, 2006 Guilliaume du Gardier has a pretty good post on the top 10 reasons why existing broadcasters might want to consider podcasting. Some of my favourites in the list are: A good way to give a second life to a huge... Continue Reading Posted at 12:38 PM \| Permalink
	Talk Shoe Live. Jon Watson June 27, 2006 Talk Shoe is the newest entry into the podcasting services space. I recieved an email a couple of days ago that the site was open for business so I went and took a little looksee.First impression - it looks great.... Continue Reading Posted at 12:22 PM \| Permalink
	Not Everyone Gets It. Jon Watson June 27, 2006 There's no shortage of listeners out there that are willing to rant and rave about the poor quality of many podcasts. I agree that there is certainly a minimum level of quality required to engage and keep listeners, but the... Continue Reading Posted at 12:01 PM \| Permalink
Jun26	Sometimes Detail Counts. Jon Watson June 26, 2006 There's a great little article over on Podcasting News about whether or not podcasts are a waste of time. The premise is that a person can compute a ton more data in 20 minutes reading than they could listening to... Continue Reading Posted at 8:02 PM \| Permalink
	If You Had to Pick: Time or Content? Jon Watson June 26, 2006 Let's pretend for a second that there are only two things that distinguish podcasts from radio. Let's say that the fact that the show is pre-recorded and I can therefore listen to when it's convenient for me is on thing,... Continue Reading Posted at 7:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Look Who's Podcasting Now Jon Watson June 26, 2006 Some interesting stuff I stumbled across in my travels: First Direct - a UK Bank New Jersey legal Update Those of the Jewish faith... Continue Reading Posted at 11:53 AM \| Permalink
	Podsploiting: Todays New and Ominous Word Jon Watson June 26, 2006 It was really only a matter of time and that time has come. Some exploits have turned up for a couple of podcatchers. From Red Team: We released two new security advisories today, regarding the podcast-catching clients prodder and perlpodder.... Continue Reading Posted at 11:45 AM \| Permalink
	More Crash and Burns Jon Watson June 26, 2006 Strangely, it seems that two companies have learned the "prepare the server" rule that I spoke about recently. I'd link to my other entry on the same subject, but it's not posted yet so there's no way to link to... Continue Reading Posted at 11:27 AM \| Permalink
Jun25	You Tube Podcasting Jon Watson June 25, 2006 I may have been the last person to know this, but you can pull RSS feeds off of You Tube based on subject. Well, I've started pulling a "podcasting" feed off of You Tube and I've discovered TONS of good... Continue Reading Posted at 11:08 AM \| Permalink
	Tod Maffin: Podcasting Thoughts Jon Watson June 25, 2006 For those who don't know Tod Maffin, he's pretty much Canada's podcasting Guru. He recently gave an impromptu presentation on some podcasting tips. You'll have to read the entire article on Podonomics for the whole story, but one my favourite... Continue Reading Posted at 10:49 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	PodcastBlaster: Where's the Value? Jon Watson June 25, 2006 I was taking a look at PodcastBlaster today and I left with more questions that I started with. I'm really not sure what the model is.I can see that PodcastBlaster is selling a $40 package that contains a book, an... Continue Reading Posted at 10:45 AM \| Permalink
	Hitch: No Computer Needed Jon Watson June 25, 2006 Podcasting News has a little ditty on the Hitch: Sima Products has introduced the Hitch (model USB-101), a device that lets you connect nearly any digital camera, DAP, PMP, or flash drive with a USB connection and copy single files... Continue Reading Posted at 10:30 AM \| Permalink
	Can I Use This Content? Jon Watson June 25, 2006 One of the most oft-tapped areas of content are files that are in the public domain. I'm not a lawyer, so I won't attempt to define the term "public domain", but here's a link to the Wikipedia entry that does... Continue Reading Posted at 10:17 AM \| Permalink
Jun24	Credibilty is Hard to Fake. Jon Watson June 24, 2006 I know that most of my readers are probably tired of hearing this, but I'll say it again: "Content is King". Listeners choose podcasts because of the content. Perhaps their choice reflects information that can't be found elsewhere, or perhaps... Continue Reading Posted at 5:33 PM \| Permalink
	Did Anyone See Podcasting Coming? Jon Watson June 24, 2006 Obviously, I spend an awful lot of time reading, writing, and podcasting about podcasting. Every day I read three or four articles that contain a definition of the word podcast. Every time I see that, my insides scream "Enough! We... Continue Reading Posted at 5:14 PM \| Permalink
	Where is the Money? Jon Watson June 24, 2006 If you're not Ricky Gervais, then you may have some trouble figuring out how to generate money from a podcast. You're not along and my podvertising category is overflowing with the ideas and models that many podcasters are trying on... Continue Reading Posted at 10:02 AM \| Permalink
	Prepping for the Press Release Jon Watson June 24, 2006 As an "old" web guy, I've long been aware of the potential for 'death by good press'. What I am referring to is the situation where a website can unexpectedly be mentioned on a very popular site which generates more... Continue Reading Posted at 9:45 AM \| Permalink
	WIPO Podcasting Legislation Jon Watson June 24, 2006 I need a little help here. I'm not being sarcastic, I just genuinely can't understand this article on UK broadcasting rights on Out-Law.It seems something to the effect that the UK is going to broaden their broadcasting laws and in... Continue Reading Posted at 9:41 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun23	The Long Tail and Podio Books Jon Watson June 23, 2006 I've talked about the Long Tail concept in terms of podcasting before. I won't go into it again because it's a topic all unto itself, but my background on it is here. There's a growing market of authors who are... Continue Reading Posted at 9:33 AM \| Permalink
	Podcasting of Events - Don't Forget to Edit. Jon Watson June 23, 2006 Mayor Menino of the city of Boston is now podcasting. I think that fills the gamut - we have presidents, senators, and now mayors. Is there anyone else in America that isn't podcasting? If so, damnit - you're LATE! This... Continue Reading Posted at 9:24 AM \| Permalink
	The Real Podcast Wave is Yet to Come Jon Watson June 23, 2006 So claims Bill Flitter, Prez of Pheedo. A lot of people in the industry feel that RSS is really going to crest the hill of main stream acceptance when Internet Explorer 7 proper comes out as it has deep support... Continue Reading Posted at 9:09 AM \| Permalink
	Maybe There is Money in Podcasting Jon Watson June 23, 2006 Ricky Gervais sure thinks so and it looks like he's right. When Gervais started charging for his podcast last season, there was a lot of interest surrounding whether that model would work or not. Many people (myself included) couldn't see... Continue Reading Posted at 9:01 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Pluggd is (Almost) Live! Jon Watson June 23, 2006 I have blogged about Pluggd before, but I didn't go into any great detail. Part of the reason for that is because I was happy to be invited into the private beta pool and realizing that it's in private beta... Continue Reading Posted at 8:48 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun22	Blogher Podcasting Jon Watson June 22, 2006 The Blogher '06 conference is underway and day one was all about podcasting. There's a great entry on Blogher detailing the responses Elisa Camahort got when she asked many podcasters about equipment. I like the responses because they're almost all... Continue Reading Posted at 7:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	My First Look at PodTech Jon Watson June 22, 2006 Podtech has been in the news a lot lately because of the news that Scoble is leaving (has left?) Microsoft to join it. Amongst all the hububu and pontificating, though, I somehow forgot to actually go to PodTech and take... Continue Reading Posted at 9:17 AM \| Permalink
	CNN Jumps on the Wagon Jon Watson June 22, 2006 CNN has recently put a half dozen or so shows on the feed. Viewers can now stream or podcatch: The Grist Backstage Pass Ask Glenn In Case You Missed It Now in the News SHOWandTELL Ok, I've never heard of... Continue Reading Posted at 9:13 AM \| Permalink
	31 Days to a Better Podcast Jon Watson June 22, 2006 I don't know how she's going to do it, but Leesa Barnes over on Podonomics is going to post an entry a day on building a better podcast. She got the idea from my b5-partner-in-crime Darren Rowse's series on 31... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink
Jun21	Kent Sayre: Snake Oil! Jon Watson June 21, 2006 This piece of garbage cropped up in my Feedlounge this morning: My name is Kent Sayre and I've invented a method for you, the ordinary person, to potentially make big money through podcasting. Best of all, I've put together all... Continue Reading Posted at 6:32 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Television Hops on Podwagon Jon Watson June 21, 2006 Can I win my own contest? "Podwagon" has to be good for at least an honourable mention, no? On that note, there are only a couple of days left in my Pod Words contest - get your entries in now!It's... Continue Reading Posted at 6:19 AM \| Permalink
Jun20	The Big List of Directories Jon Watson June 20, 2006 Just a quick entry. I stumbled across Podcast 411's podcast submission directory today. There's a whopping 122 directories on it as of today. Jeepers - that's a great place to start if you're wondering where to submit your new podcast.Podcast... Continue Reading Posted at 3:16 PM \| Permalink
	Can I Put More Than One Podcast in a Post? Jon Watson June 20, 2006 I would have thought so. I wanted to do just this a few months ago because we release an MP3 and an OGG Vorbis file for each show. Turns out that the RSS spec only allows for a single enclosure... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 PM \| Permalink
	Pod Tech too "Corporate" Jon Watson June 20, 2006 Somebody-or-other over a Podcast NYC (yet another blogger who can't be bothered to put his or her real name down) is taking some shots at Pod Tech in the wake of the news that Scoble is moving over. My first... Continue Reading Posted at 12:41 PM \| Permalink
	Cochrane: Disclose or Die! Jon Watson June 20, 2006 I've always wanted to write a headline like that. It doesn't bother me a whit that that's not really what Todd Cochrane said, because I'm pretty sure that's what he meant.Todd discovered a blogging friend of his was being paid... Continue Reading Posted at 12:23 PM \| Permalink
	Solid Space offers SolidCast Jon Watson June 20, 2006 Yet another web host has jumped on the podcast bandwagon. Solid Space is now offering podcast hosting under the name SolidCast.While SolidCast still falls into my "don't quite get it" category because they have disk space limitations, I can't find... Continue Reading Posted at 6:21 AM \| Permalink
Jun19	Using Libsyn as a Web Host Jon Watson June 19, 2006 I don't know what the guys at Libsyn would think about this, but I ran across a thread at the Podcast Pickle the other day about this.Libsyn (or Liberated Syndication if you like long words) is a podcast host. They're... Continue Reading Posted at 2:51 PM \| Permalink
	Forgot to use Feedburner? Jon Watson June 19, 2006 Feedburner is an RSS optimizing service that can do wonders for your plain old podcast feed. One of the things that it can do for you is provide some stats on how many subscribers you have. Remember, I said subscribers... Continue Reading Posted at 2:40 PM \| Permalink
	Podbrowsers Jon Watson June 19, 2006 A podbrowser is almost like a podcatcher, but with a difference. A podcatcher is designed to download the latest show in any given feed, and offer the listener the ability to download the last x number of shows if they... Continue Reading Posted at 2:30 PM \| Permalink
	Pay Per Call Advertising? Jon Watson June 19, 2006 This is a new one on me, but I'm admittedly not all that knowledgeable about advertising outside of the web world. Apparently, pay per call advertising is a method whereby advertisers can place ads in media and they only pay... Continue Reading Posted at 6:32 AM \| Permalink
	Bandwagon Jumper-Oners: What I Want Podcasting Jon Watson June 19, 2006 I'm all for anything that promotes podcasting and brings it into the light. Good, bad and indifferent publicity is always good in my opinion and to date I've had a pretty high tolerance for misinformation on podcasting. However, I read... Continue Reading Posted at 6:20 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun18	Bigger Market for Car Players Jon Watson June 18, 2006 My country, Canada, is in the midst of discussing the possibility of banning new drivers from using electronic devices such as MP3 players and cell phones while driving.I totally agree, but I don't think this should be aimed at novice... Continue Reading Posted at 11:07 AM \| Permalink
	Net Neutrality and Podcasting Jon Watson June 18, 2006 I've written a background piece on the hot topic of Net Neutrality over on my personal blog. I'll just go into the broad strokes here and leave the details for those who want to read the larger piece.In short, ISPs... Continue Reading Posted at 10:43 AM \| Permalink
	Profcast for Mac Jon Watson June 18, 2006 is anybody using this thing? I'd love to get some feedback from an actual user on it. Profcast is a podcasting suite designed specifically to turn lectures and presentations into podcasts. ProfCast includes features to make it easier to create... Continue Reading Posted at 10:42 AM \| Permalink
	Podcastsing News: A Great Resource Jon Watson June 18, 2006 It occurred to me today that nary a day goes by when I don't comment on something I've read on Podcasting News. It further occurred to me that other than linking to the articles I'm talking about on Podcasting News,... Continue Reading Posted at 10:25 AM \| Permalink
	iDoctors? Jon Watson June 18, 2006 Would you trust your physician to do a procedure on you that he had only learned once, and only been refreshed on it via a videocast?Hmmm...I think I would, but I'm sure there are many people who wouldn't. There's something... Continue Reading Posted at 10:21 AM \| Permalink
Jun17	Video Goggles Jon Watson June 17, 2006 In our News from the Weird category today, I bring you ezVision Video iWear.These strap-on goggles attach to any DVD player or VCR and are built to provide a the same view as a 50" screen viewed at an 8... Continue Reading Posted at 10:14 AM \| Permalink
	vidcasting for Dollars Jon Watson June 17, 2006 Robyn Tippins wrote a short article on RSS Applied that states Vidcasters might be able to command 70% of the available podcasting advertising dollars.I think that's likely true on the surface, but I agree with Robyn's warning that Vidcasting isn't... Continue Reading Posted at 9:39 AM \| Permalink
	What Will Scoble Do? Jon Watson June 17, 2006 Now that the intial hubub about Robert Scoble leaving Microsoft for Podtech has died down a bit, there is some insightful thought and discussion about it coming forth.Alex Williams ponders whether Scoble will do the same thing for podcasting as... Continue Reading Posted at 9:37 AM \| Permalink
	Colligan's Duality of Podcasting Jon Watson June 17, 2006 Written at 3:26am, Paul Colligan offered some surprisingly lucid thoughts on the duality of podcasting. His article is based on the premise that there are two types of podcasters: Those with the goal of monetization (direct or indirect) and those... Continue Reading Posted at 9:23 AM \| Permalink
	Net Neutrality and Podcasting Jon Watson June 17, 2006 There's a lot of buzz on the Internet about Net Neutrality these days. I've written a background post on the subject on my blog which I recommend reading for a full understanding, but the bare bones of it are: ISPs... Continue Reading Posted at 9:21 AM \| Permalink
Jun16	Podcast Word Contest Extended Jon Watson June 16, 2006 OK,so maybe I left the deadling a little short. We need more entries for our 'Pod Word' contest. Fame and fortune wait!Details here.... Continue Reading Posted at 10:47 PM \| Permalink
	How Important is Podcast File Size? Jon Watson June 16, 2006 In a word? Very.Once encoded into an MP3 (or OGG, or ACC or whatever), your show is just a file. And like any other file, it has to be transferred across the Internet in order for your listeners to listen... Continue Reading Posted at 9:10 AM \| Permalink
	How Transparent is too Transparent? Jon Watson June 16, 2006 Blogging has taught us that customers appreciate transparency. The days of being quite for a couple of days after a PR explosion to get a decent response in order are gone. Customers expect immediate and candid responses to problems.However, any... Continue Reading Posted at 8:46 AM \| Permalink
	Why Gizmo Rocks Over Skype Jon Watson June 16, 2006 I'm a GNU/Linux user and therefore this article might be a bit jaded. I've completely given up on Skype for podcast interviews and have moved to Gizmo exclusively for the past few months. My main reason for making the initial... Continue Reading Posted at 8:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	How Main Stream Marketing Misses the Boat Jon Watson June 16, 2006 Today's case study is Marketing Sherpa. Anne Holland, president, was interviewed by Chantal Tode for DM News recently. The article went live today and it does nothing to make me think that Holland knows much about Internet media.The main theme... Continue Reading Posted at 8:07 AM \| Permalink
	More Podagogy Jon Watson June 16, 2006 I've officially claimed the phrase Podagogy to refer to educational use of podcasts.Santa Monica College is the newest entrant in the "let's throw iPods at our students" contest. While I give SMC full credit for being excited about the idea,... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun15	Trading Currency Metrics Jon Watson June 15, 2006 "Trading Currency Metrics" a cool phrase that actually has some meaning. Without looking up the alleged meaning of this phrase, I'm going to take a stab at it. Actually, I'm going to go one further and suggest that I've talked... Continue Reading Posted at 6:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Three Things I Would Do Differently Jon Watson June 15, 2006 If I could rewind the clock about 15 months or so and restart my podcasting career, there are a few things I would do differently. Let me be clear that I have no regrets at all, but let's face it... Continue Reading Posted at 6:27 AM \| Permalink
	Mobilecasting Event Ideas Jon Watson June 15, 2006 Whenever I think of podcasting an event, I always look around to see what big conferences and shows are happening around town. I live in a pretty big town so there's usually something to choose from. As it turns out,... Continue Reading Posted at 6:27 AM \| Permalink
	Ways To Describe a Podcast Jon Watson June 15, 2006 There is no shortage of people out there that will attempt to define a the term 'podcast'. I won't add to the noise. This entry is aimed at podcasters who are asked that question by a potential interviewee.I operate primarily... Continue Reading Posted at 6:23 AM \| Permalink
	Broadcast Your Podcast: Video Jon Watson June 15, 2006 A couple of weeks ago I talked about Broadcast Your Podcast. BYP is a project run by Lottie from the Netherlands. Just for the asking, Lottie will make you an FM transmitter that you can plug into your MP3 player... Continue Reading Posted at 6:21 AM \| Permalink
Jun14	Podcasting Saves Lives Jon Watson June 14, 2006 Another first! The UK arm of St. John Ambulance is releasing weekly podcasts all summer on...you guess it...first aid!How to stem bleeding and how to treat shock are a couple of the first few on the air.What a great idea.... Continue Reading Posted at 5:43 PM \| Permalink
	Promote Your Podcast - Three Tips Jon Watson June 14, 2006 Graeme Sprigge has an article over on Ezine Articles detailing three steps involved in promoting a podcast.While the language is kind of campy, he does have three solid points: Write an accurate description of your show Submit your show to... Continue Reading Posted at 5:37 PM \| Permalink
Jun13	Podcast Word Contest Jon Watson June 13, 2006 After Jason's brutal offering of the word "podagogy" in reference to educational podcasting, I started thinking about how many "pod" words there are out there. I don't think a day goes by when I don't either hear a new "pod"... Continue Reading Posted at 6:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
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