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(2006-08-22 — Updated again to troubleshoot the script timeout errors.) Today is a special interview edition of Podcheck Review. We welcome Jason Van Orden, podcaster, podcasting consultant, entrepeneur, husband, all-around nice guy, and author of the new book, “Promoting Your Podcast,” in stores August 28th, 2006. Jason’s podcasts: http://www.podcastingunderground.com/ and http://www.gothamcast.com/ Jason joins us via double-ender from Alaska for 23 minutes of conversation about promoting podcasts and stuff. We only pimp the book a couple of times, so you know that it’s a good read if you’re serious about promoting your show (unlike me). In fact, here’s my quote:
“A must-read for anyone serious about promoting his/her podcast.” - Scott Fletcher
I also hint about my new hobby website: www.BarNapkinWarfareDesigns.com, and mention some other stuff about the next episode of Podcheck Review.
(Updated 2006-08-21 to make shorter, change frmatting. Sorry if this shows up in your newsreader again, but I am troubleshooting a WordPress problem that is causing the admin and posting system to freeze and time out.)
Doin’ the show solo today, letting Jeff enjoy his summer, and giving myself a chance to pace myself in this swealtering heat.
From February 8th, 2006 - Merlin Mann posted a great response on the 43 Folders site regarding the Wired article about podfading, and he unknowingly created Podcheck’s new slogan.
Raising the bar for quality, and way lowering the bar for frequency.
So, we have a new slogan/tagline, and we’re going to use it until we get bored with it. Thanks to Merlin!
(Removed the ‘more’ link for troubleshooting)
I am reveling at smiling at life in our little corner of the world.
…and finally, the word Podfade made it in. Feel free to augment the very short article over at Wikipedia.
Certainly, not important enought to land me a Nobel Prize: http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1738511,00.html Back in March, Lennart Carleson, an 80-year-old Swedish academic whose work on the complexities of soundwaves has subsequently been used in the electronic components of iPods, won a Nobel prize for his efforts, as well as 500,000 francs? (What is that little curlie-q L symbol, and why aren’t we all using Euros now?)
In the 1960s Carleson showed that any sound, no matter how complicated, can be represented as a series of sine waves. “That translates in the real world as the idea that any sound can be reproduced using the sound of a tuning fork,” said a University of Oxford mathematician, Marcus du Sautoy. “The sound of a lion roaring can be broken down into just simple tuning forks.”
http://www.tekrati.com/research/News.asp?id=7434 The study says that young people between the ages of 18-25 are twice as likely than older people to publish a podcast, but… how old are the hosts of YOUR favorite podcasts? Are the hosts of your favorite podcasts under 25 years old? We must ALWAYS question these statistics and seek out the deeper meaning, beyond simply the “so-and-so ages are more likely” or “less likely” to do something. The full news article is available here: http://www.tekrati.com/research/News.asp?id=7434
Buzzwords created, even if you don’t agree with them.. According to the CBS story, the term “Mobcasting” refers to a podcast created on a mobile device.
Thee aren’t any Mobcasts nominated for the 2006 Podcast Awards. Voting opens July 28th, 2006 and closes August 28th. Todd Cochrane and crew will then very anticlimatically announce the winners weeks before the Podcast Expo, and everyone will *sigh* See my July 30th post for my Miss America rant.
Much more relevant to a ‘community’: In July, The Mep Report, a podcast about emus, beat out 9,000 others to win Podcast Pickles’ “Cast Wars.” http://www.podcastpickle.com/app/cast_wars/
Holy crap - Rob Walsh wrote some glowing words about me and Podcheck Review in his latest book “Secrets of the Podcasting Masters,” Read the sample chapter here
Big milestones for podcasters - Christoph Marquardt reached 150 episodes with Tips from the Top Floor,, Scott Johnson and crew will be at 100 episodes of Extra Life Radio on Saturday, and many other shows are reaching similar milestones. I’ll just be happy if Podcheck makes it to Episode #34.
Podshow… Podshow… Podshow… all you had to do was ask. -I tried out the new Podshow web site, and I must say that it has all of the pizazz of an abacus with none of the pesky hinderences of being particularly innovative or useful to me. Really. It’s main attraction is the fact that it (wait for it)… recommends a handful of ‘approved’ podcasts in a handful of categories, all without considering who I am or to which podcasts I’m already subscribed? Did I miss something? OK, I must have missed something. More about Podshow in a few minutes.
Blubrry, Blubrry, Blubrry - Al you had to do was ask… and I would have given you a couple of spare vowels I had laying around the house (sound of russling through desk drawer…) Again, ditto on the Podhow comments. The Blurbrry website is so advanced that you have no idea how cool it is or how to use it until you log in, because all it seems to do is list… uh… some podcasts. So, I logged in and I was about to sign up for the Blubrry service, but decided to read the Terms of Service. So, they admit that they are not a “podcast directory,” but their slogans at the top of the page display sayings like “The Mack Daddy of podcast sites” and “Cool as a cucumber.” It looks like its built very much for PODCASTERS to pat each other on the ass and sniff each others’ advertising farts, and not at all built for listeners to discover podcasts.
Everyone just stop and listen. If you are not stealing Dav Slusher’s idea for Amigo Fish ad integrating his collaborative filtering idea into your system, you are wasting your time.
Podshow Pro - Press Release here. It’s a cross between podcasts, voicemail, blogs, audio newsletters, and other stuff that I can’t think of. They’ve got some major-league buy-in from AOL:
PodShowPRO is also the Podcasting module within AOL’s new AIM® Pro service, which is available free of charge at http://www.aol.com/aimpro.
I had a much simpler, more centralized version of this idea last year, and couldn’t get anyone excited about it. “Podcasting? What the heck’s podcasting?” - So I’m glad to see someone getting some traction with it.
I have signed up as a member of the Podshow community, and I am considering listing the Podcheck Podcast over there.
Calif., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ — Dow Jones VentureWire announced today that PodTech, a social media company dedicated to delivering Fresh Voices(TM), has been selected to be the official podcasting company for two upcoming conferences: HealthCare Innovations 2006 and Consumer Technology Ventures 2006.
Funny, I was just looking for a healthcare-related podcast for my day job, and voila! Scoble’s company comes through for me!
I heard Leo over at TWIT say that this last week marked the lowest TV ratings for the major networks… ever.
Heaven knows that I’m only watching a few shows on TV, and they are NOT network shows. My favorite New show - Eureka - also has a podcast. Clerks II has a director’s commentary from Mr. Smith that you can listen to on your iPod/player in the movie theater NOW.
Too busy to do anything but doodle! See my doodles at www.mydrawings.com - I even bought a couple of domain names related to Bar Napkin Warfare, but I have no idea what I’m going to do with them yet. (UPDATE: www.barnapkinwarfaredesigns.com
Amanda Congdon of Rocket Boom is going to L.A. Best wishes. I guess that now they can call the show Rocket Bust without worrying about any possible double entendre. Amanda, getting an extension on her 15 minutes of fame, soon to be seen on VH1 Best Week Ever… or the future installment of VH1’s “I Love the Zero-Zeros…
Frappr Map Sightings: Welcome the (ALL)! NOte about the Podcheck map. Theirs ME, and then there is the Podcheck GROUP. Be sure to sign up for the GROUP!!! www.frapper.com/podcheck
From Brandon Rosage:
“How did you get the old-time radio sound for the “Yes, We have no Podcheck” song. You mentioned that you removed the bass and the mid using your EQ, but what else did you do?”
I use Sony ACID Music Studio to mix my audio productions. I can usually achieve any audio effect that I want through a series of EQ and distortion filters, combined with multiple layers/tracks. One of my more memorable uses of Sony ACID Music Studio was my re-enactment of an imaginary 2005 Gnomedex speech.
Got my Redboy Podcast Refridgerator Magnet in the mail a few weeks ago.
Speaking of inanimate objects related to podcasting - how about an actual PC computer that is shaped like a giant Sure microphone? http://slipperyskip.com/page20.html
A reminder to each of us who have experienced that “hightened focus, oblique serenity, and acute awareness of others” that comes as the result of losing someone close: Be good to yourselves, and be better to strangers.
Just a quick note to say that Scott’s hair is on fire. To make matters worse, Scott’s going on “vacation” and won’t be able to deliver the Podcheck goodness via audio until July 14th. Jeff is also insanely busy and has two options: narrow his scope, or broaden his medications.
As such, Scott threw together a gift, an apology letter of sorts for our hiatus in the form of this audio message. (You’re welcome, Andy!)
Some production notes: The old scratchy version of “Yes, We Have No Bananas” is from The Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project - Creative Commons License Attribution: “University of California, Santa Barbara Library”
Here is some text from their website describing their mission and copyright information:
On this site you will have the opportunity to find out more about the cylinder format, listen to thousands of musical and spoken selections from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and discover a little-known era of recorded sound.
I searched for “Bananas” and came up with two hits, one of which served as the music for today’s audio production. The singing and voices are just Scott with a TON of equalization to remove the bass and midrange. I produced it entirely in Sony ACID Music Studio. I know. It’s truly remarkable.
Please enjoy your Fourth of July holiday, be safe, and be well.
(Sorry for the sparse links in the show notes. Crappy copy/paste!) The Ubbi Dubbi Intro provided by Anya P. from NJ and the Alternative Teen Music PodCast! Daughter of Brad P - Whole Lot of Nonsense PodCast - Volunteer Shopkeeper for the Dragon Page.
Scott reveals the $20 million secret to podcast social networks, and we discover what was old is new again with those untrusting kids. All that and a slew of comments from the Blog… after… the… jump!
Welcome back! In this ‘part 2′ of the previous show, we talk about YouTube, Yahoo Video, smiling when you talk, the Expo, not going to the Expo, who’s going to the Expo, and poking a stick at Paul Colligan. Also, Dave Shepherd goes all der wienerschnitzel on our butts as he corrects our misguided and unwelcome mispronunciations of German Podcast angel Annik Rubens’”Schlaflos en munchen” podcast. Furthermore, Joel Ross corrects our Windows Media Player playback speed misconception. Addtionally, we know some things. Lastly, Scott whores himself and suggests that you buy some useless Podcheck crap at Cafe Press.
It’s the mundane news, jazzed up with some music beds, and spritzed with just a hint of lemon. Its another Podcheck Review!
The secret of life in essay form after the jump… (more…)
In today’s show, is that an iPod in your shoe, lots of Podcast Expo news, spying on other podcast subscriber numbers with Feedburner, and Scott takes a few minutes to correct some of the factual errors that he made in the last show! We TRIED to keep it to w0 minutes, but… we… just… couldn’t… do it!
(Recorded Thursday, June 1st, 2006, but delayed due to lame, mundane technical gaffs.)
Time for another Podcheck Review v3.0 and it’s a long one, weighing in at around 45 minutes. Today, we tell you about a Skype security vulnerability, dis’ Windows MediaPlayer 11, and give away the MP3 player.
(Updated 5/24/2006 8:31am - added a couple of links to the shownotes)
Also, BIG apologies for the crunchy audio on my (Scott’s) side. I was monitoring the wrong patch, so I overdrove my side of the double-ender recording. That’s the trouble of not having a dedicated setup, and not having the attention to detail necessary to reproduce all of the settings required. I am a slacker unworthy of your devotion!
Who the hell is that introducing the show? Why, It’s Jeff announcing the show number and episode date. Read THIS POST for information about Jeff, why he’ll rock, etc… woot.
…followed immediately by an intro from Tom of the FogView Podcast! Thank you!
And then, we surprise the heck out of people who had not yet read the Podcheck Blog. We surprise them by introducing Jeff Oestreich (pronounced “A-Strike,” not “Ostrich”)
It’s a helluva a show, with 11-month old Sophia making a guest appearance towards the end. It’s an awfully damn good show for being the first Podcheck v3.0. Read “New Episode #25 is Imminent ” for technical details on the production. ALL of the show notes in their excruciating detail after the jump….
(Updated 3/27/06 9:42am to fix Comments posting bug) Longer show today at around 30 minutes, though we share the joy of a head cold! Warning! Dangerously scattered and incomplete show notes ahead!
Random also said “I wonder who actually remembers Marlin Perkins. :)” - Now, let’s see how Jim is doing with the wild alligator. Sure looks like he has his hands full!”
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Holy moly, been busy.
Voicework - If you ever go to Geneva Switzerland and ride one of the tour busses, you might hear my pre-recorded voice describing the sights. I slaughtered some of the French words, but we stupid Americans will never notice. It’s Jeaque Cluseau meets Jeaque Cousteau. (my French spelling sucks, too).
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Someone famous once said: You don’t work because you’re inspired;
you are inspired because you work!
Tuesday March 7th, 2006 - Part 2 - The late night test continues…
Podcheck version 2.0 - LIVE AGAIN, baby! Another 10-minute test run with the trial version of CastBlaster.
The site will go up and down over the next few days (the week of March 7th, 2005) as I upgrade WordPress to the latest version, v2.1. I need the WYSIWYG editor, and some other features. It’s all part of streamlining the Podcheck process!
CORRECTION! It was Charles Hodgson of Podictionary that did the “podfader” audio clip. It was totally my mistake. The audio file that *someone* sent me was labelled “WordNerds” and, in the midst of my battle with the live show, I completely missed the fact that it was Charles’ voice talking! My humblest apologies!
A couple of listener e-mail/comments
Keeme writes:
Show #20 and that crazy song… I had to stop it and compose myself (I had to come back and say “YOU ARE A podcast DEITY”).
Kevin Crossman:
I was **this** close to sending you a “jump the shark” note during the beginning of your opera/pink floyd number. But you pulled it out in the end. Looking forward to the rap more though.
Big Shout Out - Paul at Barefoot Radio.com - Trying to live the dream, live shows every Sunday night. 8:30-10:30 Eastern Standard Time - Call in! SayRadio.com, along with Sledge from I Love Knights podcast and Tim Henson’s Distorted View Weekly Roundup… thingy. SayRadio.com
Shoutout to RedBoy, just a few miles away from the Podcheck studios, here in the Heartland.
Since Podcheck is Live, would you be interested in a live show? I don’t know, either. It sounds cool, but would it still be Podcheck?
Thanks for listening, and we welcome your e-mail at show-at- podcheck.com or you can call our voicemail line at (206) gag-ipod.
CastBlaster - What’s your favorite podcast production suites?
Hopefully, only take 20 minutes to do a 15-minute show
New music beds - www.iamusic.com - using their mini-license - free downloads of 30-second beds. No looping alloowed. Buy the CD with a zillion of the beds for $250.
Holy Crap - Hello Frappr! Digger, and Andy, and Aaron, Chris, Len, David, Diana, Kevin, Martin, Phil, Chris, Bruce, Dan, Evo, Lynne, Stephen, Dan, Sam, Steve, Paul, Jeanette, Ed, Janes Daddy, and… The Architect. And, if I left your name out, please say it out loud for me here. Better yet, send me an MP3 greeting.
ID3 Podcast Magazine Contest Winners
Contest #1 - Brian Parks - Bakersfield Ca
Contest #2 - John M. Leary - East Northport, NY
Some great slogans for ID3 Podcast Magazine:
Andy Bilodeau - ID3 Mag…it’s audio for your eyes!
Dave Shepherd - The Journal for Tomorrow’s Media
Aaron - Weekly Anime Review - Because regular media is for ass-clowns
Chris Christensen - Bring broadcast media to its knees, all from your parent’s basement
Ravsitar - ID3 Podcast Magazine: Becuase Scott Fletcher is NOT a F@#cking podfader!”
..and here are some more great slogans!
Dave Jackson - Because we think podcasters can read - or - It’s great shitter material
John M. Leary - - Get inside your podcast.
Worth Sparks - “Podcaster sight listening tours” - or - “Sight listening tours with podcasters for podcasters” - or - “Podcaster listen reading tours”
Karsten Povlsgaard -(Denmark) - ID3 Podcast magazine, the future in podcasting!
Len from Jawbone Radio says: Geeks You Can Hear - or Your Definite Source for Digital Entertainment
Kevin Crossman - The Audio and Video Web Media Revolution
Digital Dan - PODCASTING A REVOLUTION IN MEDIA
Ron Briscoe: AVAST! UNSURPASSED PODCAST SASS AND CLASS
Ed Roberts: Putting YOUR voice in print - or - The voice of new media
Perry in Chicago - what_to_do_with_your_other_free_10_minutes
Greg Smith - Hardcopy for your ears
Tim LeBlanc - The World of Portable Media - or Pioneering the Future of Portable Media - or - All Things Podcasting
Show Date: Monday 23nd, 2006 - A hefty show at 40 minutes. Damn near killed me.
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ID - Les from Zaldor’s World
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THANK YOU for staying subscribed! Also, if you’re joining us for the first time,Welcome!
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50 respondents to the PodTrac Survey, THANK YOU! If you were one of the 30 people that complete the survey in the last 6 weeks, THANK YOU! If not, and you haven’t yet completed the survey, Please do. We’d like to prove to the folks that are paying attention to the responses that podcast listeners are generally more active than in other media. Also, your voice should be heard!
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On an unrelated note: NBC cancelling The West Wing… bummer.
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How to enter one (or more) of the three Podcheck / ID3 Podcast Magazine contests to win a free subscription to the magazine! (Thanks to Phil Barrett the link correction!)
Contest #1
1) Create an e-mail to id3mag@podcheck.com or id3magcontest@podcheck.com either one will work
2) Include your Name, mailing address, city, st. zip
3) Click SEND
Contest #2:
I think that the ID3 Podcast Magazine needs a slogan. Type a slogan in the e-mail for contest #1, and get another chance to win. Feel free to be “creative.”
E-MAIL DEADLINE FOR CONTEST #1 and CONTEST #2 is 12noon Sunday January 29th, 2006
Contest #3
…involves more work, but it could be el neato. Listen to the show for details on how to participate. Deadline for submissions to that (requiring a very special mp3 file) is Saturday, February 4th, 2006.
So… If you want to just send the address, OK, 1 chance. Send your address AND a slogan for the id3 mag, you’ll get TWO chances. Contest #3 asks you to participate in the first collaborative audio project on Podcheck, and in return, you’ll get entered in a separate drawing for a free subscription to ID3 mag.
Winners are limited to one subscription, and there will be a total of three different winners, one for each contest. Winners will be drawn randomly from three separate pools of entries, one for each contest. No purchase necessary, void where prohibited, no warranties or contracts may be inferred or implied by participation. Prizes have no redeemable cash value, but are transferable.
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NEWS - I sure wish I knew how to quit you!
———————————————— PodTrac announcement this week Kiptronic Announcement with Libsyn on January 17th. PodShow’s un-announcement on January 13th, Adam Curry (DSC #315) said that the Podsafe Music Network is VERY close to allowing the purchase of music from artists. Also, Podcast Delivery Network is taking shape. Directly connected to CastBlaster, and has several tiers of service.
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A LONG dissertation on the social boundaries created by the three choices of advertising networks… and… a SONG! Beware: You will be enchanted and bewitched by the melody.
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Coming up on 1-year anniversary for many podcasts. Polymorphic Podcast had a fun retrospective show, where Craig played a clip from his very first show and throughout the show talks about his journey from the very first crappy show to where he is today … A common theme - at 3:48 in 2006-01-11 show, talks about being obsessed and talking with his wife. He also talks about how he and I met.
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Saw this in the Podcast Pickle Forums:
Just a note that we are proud to be airing some of the Finest Podcasts on the FM Band!
Thanks To The Following Shows for being a part of KQCX:
Aaron & Jenny - The Big Show
Keeme - KeemeCast
Jawbone Radio
C-Dogg - PMC Top 10
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Skinny White Boy - The Alannah Myles promo is ready! http://alannah.kastpod.org
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I will NOT ask you to add yourself to the Frapper Map - http://www.frappr.com/podcheck
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The Onion has a podcast! http://www.theonion.com/content/radionews
Really just their syndicated radio bit available via RSS feed.
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Listener e-mail
Voicemail From Mark Kelso on December 12th, whom I met at the Podcast Expo. – It’s a long one, but reflects some of the thoughts that we podcasters will be going through this year. Suggests that he would pay $.50 per episode if there wasn’t any advertising in it. “There’s a lot of crap, but your is good. Thanks for not dressing it up. Sign me up.”
Interesting, and at 12 episodes a year, it would cost you a grand total of $6 a year, and Podcheck would earn $350 per episode if all 700 official subscribers actually stuck around. I could do a Bitpass Unplugged account. (Details on Bitpass Unplugged in PDF format HERE) Since my focus this year will be on things that make money, and less on the stuff that doesn’t, what would YOU do? Would you pay 50 cents per episode? Would you pay $12 a year to listen to the show for two 20-minute episodes a month?
I have my own predictions on what might happen, but if it meant hearing more shows from the Podcheck Palace, would you be interested in paying? Even if there was also advertising in the show? I’m really more curious than anything. I’ll read responses and play mp3 feedback on the next show.
Frappr Map –
•Andy Bilodeau
•Zaldor
Shoutouts to:
Michael from Teen Podcaster’s Network
Dave Sheperd of the Word Nerds
Bruce Murray – from the ZedCast
And Dan from the Journey Inside My Mind podcast
Thanks for listening, and we welcome your e-mail at show-at- podcheck.com or you can call our voicemail line at (206) gag-ipod.
I wanted to share this fun dramatic ‘radio play’ piece done by the podcasting community in which I was cast as “The Narrator.” I hope that you don’t mind me inserting this promo for “A Podcast Christmas Carol” in the Podcheck feed unannounced, and I hope that you pardon my bad ‘podcast feed etiquette.’ I figured that you would recognize my voice, and hoped that you would know that the promo came from the Podcheck feed.
When the Podcast Pickle Forums lit up with the “A Podcast Christmas Carol” project, I immediately threw my hat in the ring. The podcast is an entirely volunteer effort featuring some amazing talents - the writing team was top-notch, and David Lawrence absolutely nailed the Scrooge character. In fact, every single contributor (see the cast list) left their unique mark on the project, making this project one of the most collaborative audio productions I’ve ever seen.
As of Wednesday 2005-12-21 10:48 AM, the show hadn’t been posted yet, but there is an RSS feed to which you can subscribe so that you can get the show as soon as it is published.
You know that I’ve been a slave to my podcasting hobby since January 2005 and, thanks to you, it has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I’ve met truly incredible people, and I hope to meet many more. Please enjoy the show, and I hope this post finds you well, happy, and peaceful.
(Note to the blog readers - Major snafus delayed the posting of this show, but it was recorded and intended for publication on 12-08-2005. - mgt.)
Wow… almost a podf***er.
Thanks for the Skype voicemail, Nate & Di!
Thanks to Ron at Griddle Cakes for the intro!
THANK YOU for staying subscribed!
Also, if you’re joining us for the first time after Rob Walsh promised you that I would have commentary on the recent PodShow Quit Your Day Job promotional invites, Welcome! Not much news about it, but some advice.
One of the best uses of the bleeps by Tim from RadioClash.
Our feed only has about 4 or 5 shows in it, but there are another 10 or so in the archive. Stop by www.podcheck.com and click on the monthly archive links on the left side of the web page to access them. We started as a weekly show in May of 2005, and ALL of the past 16 shows are still relevant. How do we do it? We invent and lie about the news before it actually happens. It gives our shows extra couple of months of shelf-life.
Jumping straight to podcasting 11.0
What’s the sitch? - Can I just say that Kim Possible on the Disney channel is the best animated series out there that you can watch with your kids? Geez, and it’s the last season, too. I’ll bet they show up on the Apple iTunes store within the next 18 months.
NEWS Roundup From The Newsroom
The term ‘podcast’ has been declared Word of the Year by the New Oxford American Dictionary.
It’s hot, right? Must be! Because it seems like every podcast media company is pushing hard to signup podcasters right now.
Hints that the plan will be revealed after the first of the year…
Quit Your Day Job invites from PodShow delivered 12-6 and 12-7
I am telling people that they should get the contract to sign and review it carefully. If they do decide to sign it - see a lawyer first.
Mark McCrery from PodTrac will be interviewed on Podcast 411 next week, so be sure to tune into that over at www.podcast411.com
Survey Results (leaked by an elf at PodTrac) - When it comes to surveys such as this, the more participants the better. I reveal some not-so-shocking statistics about YOU!
Some other kinds of things shaking out for talented podcasters include deals with MP3 player companies.
Melodio – http://www.melodeo.com/ hoping to be a cross-platform mobile-phone-based iTunes killer.
And, individuals striking out on their own. For every PodShow, PodTrac, PodBlaze, Odeo, Melodeo, Podilly-dee-odeo, there will be some companies that just simply “strike out” and don’t make it.
November 17th, 2005 - PureCast Media just went belly-up – Right about the same time that The Area51 show went dark. We’ll miss you!
The folks at www.iPodverts.com (ad auctions) seems to have discontinued their operations.
you can also now get his three-hour radio show via podcast via Bitpass Unplugged for around $7 a month, or $60 a year. It’s well worth it if you can listen to three hours a day.
Wow, here’s a great example of what we used to call in the radio business, a “knob turner.” - The show’s identity concealed to protect the guilty-but-well-intentioned.
Scott Johnson gets it. He’s a quote “amateur” who’s show sounds just as good as any professional show. In fact, I enjoy his show more than I enjoy mine.
Scott Johnson’s ExtraLifeRadio show, every Tuesday they do what they call a “panel show” with a bunch of guys to whom I can relate. It’s a GREAT show, and I encourage you to take a listen – at www.ExtraLifeRadio.com – “No time for Romance Dr. Jones!”
I just found an RSS videblog client for My MediaCenter PC, and TiVo is getting similar features. (What? TiVo? I thought they were dead? just got a breath of fresh air with the ComCast deal. )
Not mentioned in the show… “Monday, servers across the country started seeing traffic in their logs tagged with the agent name of “PSPRssChannel-agent/1.0.0 libhttp/1.0.0″, which apparently is a flavor of Sony’s Media Manager Software for the Playstation Portable. As far as I know, this is just for audio podcasts, but video is just around the corner.”
Bill and Laurie, listening somewhere not-so-deep in the Puerto Rico Rainforest, and hosts of The Rainforest Inn podcast. They run a bed and breakfast – coqui’s! Special Rates for podcasters!
Thanks for listening, and we welcome your e-mail at show-at- podcheck.com or you can call our voicemail line at (206) gag-ipod.
This episode is sponsored by MyBabyNameGame.com – The online baby name guessing game, where expecting parents can keep their friends in suspense. It’s the perfect gift for that mother-to-be in her third trimester. MyBabyNameGame.com – Email them before Tuesday November 15th 2005 and receive a free gift certificate good for one free game. E-mail them at freeGame - at - MyBabyNameGame.com MyBabyNameGame.com - The online baby name guessing game, where expecting parents can keep their friends in suspense
Thanks to Random for the intro this week! www.sturgeonslaw.com If you like the show, send me a show intro as an mp3 file! (Nicole, we tease because we care.)
Getting ready for the Podcast & Portable Media Expo Sorry if you’re getting tired of hearing about the expo. The Podcheck Team will be blogging from the Expo, and probably posting pictures. Stay tuned to the Podcheck.com site.
Everyone is talking about Web 2.0. We here at Podcheck are going to jump straight to Podcasting… 10.0 – With even higher speed, and improved clarity, and the fresh taste of ham. So, PodCheck it – be – otch,
Podshow having a tiff with the PodcastExpo folks? While I heard the story from “a little bird,” Wired also has an article.
If you recognize me, please introduce yourself to me at the show.
Podcast Pickle’s Profile system is the “MySpace” of Podcasting. I appreciate everyone that has added Podcheck to their favorites list at ‘The Pickle’.
PodTrac - Wow! This looks very cool, and is what I was imagining what a GREAT service for podcasters and sponsors would look like. I signed up for the demographic survey service. Take the survey!
This wasn’t in the show, but… Warning to podcasters: Don’t just sign any old contract or agreement that comes your way! Talent agreements are not all created equal. Some are designed to screw you.
I’m also looking foward to meeting the Yahoo Podcasts people!
Speaking of bleeping - Meet the ****ers - fratpacktribute e-mail…
When something becomes a comodity, they key to success is differentiation… Podcast Outlaws Promo
With all of the network TV shows begining podcasting and videocasting, you begin to realize that the tools required to produce these shows are really becoming accessible to the masses. Take soap operas, for example - or this promo for the PK and J Show
What would you like to tell the world?
– Openpodcast 3118
– Openpodcast 3119
– Openpodcast 3120
– Openpodcast 3121
Get on my Expo “connection list” (People that I am looking for, or who are looking for me)
- Paul and Jeanette - PK and J Show
- Tim Henson - Distorted View Show
- Rob Walsh - Podcast 411
- Craig Shoemaker - Polymorphic Podcast
- The fabulous David Lawrence
- Gary Leland - Podcast Pickle
- Dan Klass - Bitterest Pill
- Michael Corrino
- Nate and Di
- Ben and the PodTrac crew
- The entire Yahoo Podcast team
- Ed Batista from Attention Trust
- The Pupu Platers guys
- Jonathan Cobb from Kiptronic
- The Mommy Cast gals
- Craig Patchett - GodCaster extrordinaire
- Kevin Mason - body painter
E-mail me - show -a-t- podcheck dot com
As promised, here is my conference schedule…
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Scott’s Expo Schedule
Ontario, California
Nov. 10-13, 2005
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Thursday:
12:00 noon - Arrive Marriott Hotel
1:00p - 5:00p - ** Unscheduled **
5:00p - 7:00p - * busy * Dinner
7:00p - ….. - Lounge meetup
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Friday:
8:00a - 9:00a - ** Unscheduled **
9:00a - 10:00a - 2 Keynotes
10:30a - 11:30a - Podcasting as a Marketing Tool
11:45a - 12:30p - Music in Podcasts
12:30p - 1:00p - ** Unscheduled ** Lunch
1:00p - 2:00p - 2 keynotes
2:00p - 2:45p - Trends in DRM
3:00p - 4:15p - The ODEO Method
5:00p - 6:00p - Podcast Awards Reception
6:00p - 7:00p - Dawn & Drew Listener Apprec. Event
7:00p - … - Live Dan Klass & Adv. of Dr. Floyd
8:30p - … - special event
9:00p - … - Brother Love etc. concert
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Saturday
8:00a - 9:00a - ** Unscheduled **
9:00a - 10:00a - 2 Keynotes
10:30a - 11:30a - Audience Metrics for Portable Devices
11:45a - 12:30p - The Future of Digital Media Downloads
12:30p - 1:00p - ** Unscheduled ** - Lunch
1:00p - 2:00p - 2 keynotes
2:00p - 2:45p - Realities of Monetization and Corp Use.
3:00p - 4:15p - Thicket in your Ear - Podcasting and the Law
5:00p –> ** Unscheduled **
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Sunday
9:30a - Depart hotel for Airport
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We’re back!! THANK YOU FOR STAYING SUBSCRIBED! Thanks again to Steve and Sam from the SG show for filling in for the last show! This week, we have an exclusive ‘listen’ to a new iPod commercial from Apple (disclaimer: parody). We have a lot to catch up on. Let’s go…
The Old News:
This is the REALLY OLD NEWS that I felt obligated to cover before getting to the new news…
GoogleTalk, like all other talk clients, only talks to other GoogleTalk users. It will text chat with others, but it won’t voice.
Drew from Dawn & Drew quit his job to work on podcasting full time.
The Fletcher household is still a wreck, but Sam and Steve from the SG Show (http://sgshow.blogspot.com) have a very special surprise for us!
Here at the palatial Caraworks Studios, the 2-month old baby’s colic is starting to subside, after eliminating dairy products from mom’s diet and administering Zantac to the baby four times a day. A side effect of this endless misery is the nearly total lack of awareness of the world around us. As a result, the Podcheck dry spell continues for a third straight week. As much as I’d LOVE to comment on the Denver Post’s new $30,000 advertising deal with Best Buy, I just can’t today. Even worse, the hype machine spins up again over at the International Nanocasting and Storm Door Repair Alliance, and it garners nary a mention!
Meanwhile, people continue to buy iPods and iRivers, people still produce podcasts, and people still continue to be disappointed by The Fox Casts of The Family Guy and The Simpsons.
Regarding our baby-crying problem, an e-mail from Bill Mackiewicz suggested that all we had to say in our show was simply - “Colic, ” Bill went on to say “and I’m sure a bunch of us reading it would have slapped our heads and said, “ohhh……” collectively, and that would have been that.”
Special thanks to EVERYONE who sent e-mails of support. We appreciate it! We also appreciate the tremendous effort set forth by Sam and Steve from the SG Show when they made a ‘tribute’ version of the Podcheck. Please enjoy the following presentation by Sam, from the SG Show.
Please feel free to send feedback to this week’s guest host, Sam, at sgshow_@_gmail_.com (Remove the _underscores_) Otherwise, we welcome your e-mail at show@podcheck.com or you can call our voicemail line at (206) gag-ipod.
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