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Podcheck Wednesday June 21st, 2006

(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!

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NEWS THEME Comments-

Hey, Scott (and Jeff).

What happened to the old “Doodle-ee-doot-do-doo” news theme? I always liked that one. Was that originally from something in particular?

Peter

– Jesus on the Radio –
A music show that has nothing to do with Jesus.

hmmmm….  what do you think?  Which do you like more?

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The 2006 Podcast Awards! Nomination period begins July 1st.

For full details and info, visit http://www.podcastawards.com/

2 other awards: Podcast Peer Awards (http://www.podcastpeers.org/) and Parsec awards (http://www.parsecawards.com/) which is for science fiction

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By the way, Scott read a short SciFi story by Paul DiFillipo for Escape Pod.  From Stephen Ely - “Cory Doctorow loved the story and the reading. There’ve been some great comments on the Escape Pod blog already too. (Comments on stories usually peak the following week, so I’d expect more over the next few days.)  Great job to both of you!”

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Using YouTube To Discover Tomorrow’s Talent

Posted Jun 19th 2006 3:53PM by TMZ Staff
Filed under: The Biz

“Although YouTube has only been around since February of 2005, the site, specifically designed to allow users to watch and share videos worldwide through the Web, has made a significant impact. Now the site is being used for another purpose: an industry tool for discovering new talent.

It’s clearly working. NBC’s Carson Daly recently signed 20 year-old Brooke Brodack, known as “Brookers” online, to an overall programming deal after she became one of the most popular videos on YouTube with her video “Crazed Numa Fan!!!!,” viewed over 1.4 million times since October 2005.

Could this pave the way for future TV and movie wannabes? It certainly becomes easier to break into the entertainment business with sites like YouTube, as opposed to trying to get a foot in the door the old fashioned way.”

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From Guy Kawasaki’s blog - interview with Kathleen Gasperini - co-founder of Label NetworksQuestion: What is your analysis of the following segments for “young people?”        

Scott’s Answer: Duh.  Go where the young people hang out.  In the 80’s it was the mall.  In 2006, it’s YouTube, FaceBook, MySpace, SecondLife, etc.

NOTE: Just saw a thread in PCA/Pickle where Red Bar Radio was attempting to get people to add them as friends in My Space in return for a chance to win a camcorder.

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PodTech.net was unresponsive for much of the morning yesterday, as word of “Microsoft Geek Blogger” Robert Scoble’s move to the company made its way from the blogosphere to mainstream media. PodTech has officially announced Scoble’s hiring, revealing that Scoble will be joining the company as Vice President of Media Development.Robert Scoble: So, why hasn’t podcasting taken off more yet? Easy! It’s hard to discover new ones (you gotta listen to them).”You go to Podtech.net or Podshow.com and poke around. You have to download a file before you can listen. In that time you probably got bored and started watching Lost again. Or, even if you download something like “Dawn and Drew” you find out that they aren’t interesting to you, and think all podcasts are sex talk. If you’re over at Podtech you might get lucky and hit one of their great interviews, but a lot of their stuff is commercial and not that interesting.”        

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Everywhere you look, companies of all types are announcing podcasts. These include retailers, media companies, conference companies, etc…

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TIP from Jason Van Orden:        

Do You Hate the Sound of Your Own Voice?

By jason on General Podcasting

Here are a few suggestions from Jason:

1. Relax and remember that you can always do another take

2. Imagine that you are just talking to a close friend

3. Add bed music under your voice

4. Use EQ

5. Smile while you talk

6. Stand up when you record

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iPods on a Roll for Better or Worse

In iPods

Atech Flash Technology has introduced a new iPod accessory that may make you wonder if maybe there just aren’t enough iPod accessories already.

The iCarta is a toilet paper dispenser and iPod player in one. You’ll be relieved to know that the dock comes with two USB ports and also works as a recharger, letting charge your iPod and listen to music while you download.

Unless you’re flush, though, you may want to think twice before taking your iPod to the bathroom.

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From the Blog Comments

G’day from OZ

Just started listening to your show. You guys have some great content and I enjoy listening to the show. I was wondering how you recorded your podcast, it sounds like you record it as a “double ender”. If this is the case how do you get the files to whoever edits the show and in what format. We are recording our show using Hot Recorder which gives us less than great results but it is alright and we are getting reasonable quality.

One suggestion though. Playing music in the background all through the show is a bit annoying. Maybe use it in moderation, it might be more effective that way. I feel that I am in a comercial all the time. Take it or leave it.

BTW I listen to the whole show and I don’t mind doing it in 2 sessions so don’t worry about it. If it was over an hour I might but under that is cool with me.

Dave

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From Dave Slusher

Hey guys, thanks for the attention to AmigoFish. There was a bug in the click counting that was fixed around the time you had 150 or so impressions. If you are really curious, I can go back to the logs and see if there were uncounted clicks prior to that. I can also see you’ve had a few clicks since this was recorded.

As far as the geekiness in the recommendation portion, there are something like 3500 different shows that have been rated by somebody. It’s way beyond only having the nerdy stuff recommended. Some folks are mostly interested in craft stuff, and they get reccs too. I’m looking forward to the point when the user base mainstreams out, too, but I’ve been waiting for things to solidify before I put too much into promotion.

Thanks again.

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From Paul Colligan:

Of course I listen guys. Would love to meet you as well at the Expo.

One thought about the 123 product - it ain’t for existing Podcasters. I get a lot of people asking for me to explain Podcasting “nice and slow” and this is for them.

Paul

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From Rene (with the accent mark over the second e)

Congratulations guys, you correctly pronounced “Schlaflos in München”! But don’t overdo it, I actually liked the Americanized pronounciation, especially yours, Scott

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LOTS OF FEEDBACK regarding listening to podcasts on your computer vs. a portable player…

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From Steve Dinn

The reason I listen to podcasts at my computer is simple: I work at a computer. I spend at least 6 hours a day in front of a computer, and I often listen to podcasts instead of music. Being a geek, and seeing as geeks are some of the earliest adopters of new technologies (including podcasting), I’m probably not alone by a long shot.

Spine Radio
If that HTML doesn’t come through, just to to SpineRadio.com

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From Chris of the Amateur Travellers Podcast

I am one of those people who both listens to all the podcast and often listens on the computer while working or playing. Although I also listen to podcasts in the car, I work at home quite a lot and have a short commute for the days I do go into the office.

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From Kevin Crossman

>I _only_ listen to Podcasts on my PC, because my cheap MP3-Player doesn’t remember the position in the file when I turn it off and that’s really annoying.
Doh! Consider getting an iPod or a player that can play bookmarkable ACC files

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From Shelly Brisbin

Hey Scott n Jeff,

I’m really surprised to hear that you have run into NO ONE who admits to listening to podcasts on a computer. I do so almost every day. While it’s true that I don’t have a commute, because I work at home, I suspect that my listening patterns would be similar if I did take the bus to work each day.

I think it comes down to whether you are personally able to listen to spoken word content while you work. Lots of people can’t do it, and can’t imagine how anyone could. But I’m happily listening to Podcheck through speakers as I type this.

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From Rene again

I _only_ listen to Podcasts on my PC, because my cheap MP3-Player doesn’t remember the position in the file when I turn it off and that’s really annoying.

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From Ed Ovett

Scott;
Have no fear! The era in which you’ve never met a person who listens to all podcasts on their PC has ended! I’m that person!! However, I do in special instances, burn to CD-R and listen in my car but that doesn’t alter the fact that 98.6% of my listening is while working on my PC!

See ya at the Expo!!
Ed, host of Ed’s Mixed Bag

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From the Blog comments, thanks to Peter Marquardt, as well as Christoph Marquardt, and YOU, if you left a valueable comments about the show on the Podcheck.com website.

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