03.31.06
Posted in Software and Web Apps at 5:29 pm by Administrator
PodPress, a plug-in for the WordPress blogging content management system that adds podcast publishing features, has been updated to 4.1.
The 4.x release is described as a “massive upgrade”, adding support for “Premium Podcasting”, improved stats, better support for video podcasts and more.
PodPress Features:
* Full featured and automatic feed generation (RSS2, iTunes and ATOM)
* Auto Generation of enclosure tag
* Preview of what your Podcast will look like on iTunes
* Podcast Download stats
* Support for Premium Content (Pay Only)
* Makes adding a Podcast to a Post very simple
* View MP3 Files ID3 tags when your Posting
* Control over where the player will display within your post.
* Support for various formats, including Video Podcasting
* Supports unlimited number of media files.
* Automatic Media player for MP3, MP4, MOV, FLV, ASF, WMV, AVI, and more, with inline and Popup Window support.
* Preview image for videos
* Easy way to link to your podcast within iTunes
A tutorial on using it is available at the MightySeek site.
PodPress is a free download. A working install of WordPress is required.
Story originally found via Podcasting News.
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Posted in General at 5:22 pm by Administrator
Google beefs up local advertising with logos
Excerpts from a story via yahoo / reuters…
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Internet search leader Google Inc. on Thursday began offering marketers more features for local advertising, allowing them to add logos and business information to their listings on a Google map.
Local advertising on the Internet is expected to be a prime driver of growth in the sector.
The new features allow an advertiser to insert a business logo or picture in a balloon that pops up next to its location on the Google map, as well as provide additional information in several lines of text, such as a phone number of business description.
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Posted in Software and Web Apps at 5:19 pm by Administrator
Eye on rival YouTube, Atom overhauls video site
A couple of excerpts from a story from yahoo / reuters:
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online video and game company Atom Entertainment Inc. on Thursday unveiled a new service to let people upload their own videos and footage taken on mobile phones.
Salmi said he expected the Atom site’s traffic to grow fairly quickly. “Our goal would be to get to the size of YouTube,” Salmi told Reuters, “but realistically, we think that in the next three to four months, we’re going to be nipping at their heels.”
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Posted in Internet Business, Podcasting / Podcasts at 5:15 pm by Administrator
Alesis Intros Two Podcasting Kits
Alesis, a maker of audio gear and musical instruments, has introduced two new Podcasting Kits that bundle together a mic, mixer and software.
Available in both USB or FireWire versions, the new Alesis Podcasting Kits are designed to provide all the necessary hardware and software needed to create audio files for podcasting.
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Podcasting Kit Description:
“Alesis takes the guesswork out of podcasting with the creation of two easy-to-use podcasting kits for USB or FireWire. Each system includes a dynamic microphone with a desktop microphone stand and a mic cable, along with Cubase LE general purpose recording software and a dedicated podcasting application for the easy creation and management of one’s podcasts. USB kits include the MultiMix 8 USB mixer, while the FireWire package includes the MultiMix 8 FireWire mixer. Record your music sets. Distribute them. Promote them. The Alesis podcasting kits make it easy!”
USB Podcasting Kit Features:
* Alesis MultiMix 8USB mixer: 8 channel mixer with 16Bit /44.1kHz two channel recording direct to your computer
* Dynamic microphone with desktop microphone stand and cable
* Podcasting software for easy creation and management of one’s podcasts
* Cubase LE general purpose recording software
Firewire Podcasting Kit Features:
* Alesis MultiMix 8 FireWire mixer: 8 channel mixer with 24Bit /44.1/48kHz eight channel recording direct to your computer
* Dynamic microphone with desktop microphone stand and cable
* Podcasting software for easy creation and management of one’s podcasts
* Cubase LE general purpose recording software
Pricing and availability have not been announced.
via Alesis
Story originally appeared via Podcasting News.
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Posted in Marketing, Podcasting / Podcasts at 5:11 pm by Administrator
Pod2Mobile Intros Advertising Service for Podcasters
pod2mob_logo.jpgPod2Mobile has introduced a suite of advertising services for podcasters. The service can incorporate advertising into podcasts as they are delivered to consumer’s mobile phones over-the-air using Pod2Mobile’s software application.
“With our solution, anyone from a Fortune 500 company to a blog with big ambitions to a budding band can quickly and easily launch an ad campaign that is highly targeted and affordable,” said Brad Zutaut, co-founder of Pod2Mobile.
Pod2Mobile’s automated podcast advertising model allows for the following functionality:
* Audio ads (up to 20 seconds) at the beginning of each podcast
* Podcast and Category targeting for audio ads
* Advertiser control panel for easy campaign creation and content upload
* Stat tracking (demographical and time-based) for graphical ad click-through ratios
* Stat tracking (demographical and time-based) for audio ad delivery
* Easy and cost-effective means to launch advertising campaign
* Ads can be submitted and broadcast in 24 hours or less using the automated insertion functionality
* Podcast specific graphical ads
* Demographic (age & gender) based graphical ads
* Category-based graphical ads
While Apple Computer has sold approximately 42 million of their iPod players, there are presently more than 200 million mobile phone users in the US and over 700 million mobile phones worldwide, according to Gartner Research.
According to Pod2Mobile, their application transforms mobile handsets into podcasting remote controls.
Pod2Mobile
Story originally found via podcasting news.
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03.29.06
Posted in Internet Business, Internet Users, Podcasting / Podcasts, Software and Web Apps at 7:12 pm by Administrator
From: TechCrunch » Evoca Sounds Off to Odeo
Savannah, Georgia based Evoca’s new service to record and publish voice recordings has a number of features that allow it to stand out from the “click, record†crowd. I have been in contact with founders Muren Sharpe and Diego Orjuela since December, and tonight they gave me a complete overview of the service.
This young space is already crowded - competitors include Odeo, Springdoo, YackPack, Waxmail and others (of these, Odeo clearly has the branding lead). I can see each of these companies struggling to find the right business model, feature mix and consumer messaging. Evoca has a strong case for getting it at least mostly right.
To read more about Evoca and it’s competition at Techcrunch, click here.
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03.27.06
Posted in Internet Business, Software and Web Apps at 6:51 pm by Administrator
Suprising info about Skype - the much hyped free video conferencing platform that offers encrypted communications, and is quite popular with many who are constantly using cutting edge tech tools…
From Computerworld > Skype: hazardous to network health?
While not exactly a low-profile endeavour before its recent acquisition by eBay, Skype is sure to be an even greater presence on the internet and on home computers — and most likely on your corporate network. But can Skype be hazardous to your network’s health?
It might come as no surprise that you could be carrying Skype traffic for your user base but are you are aware that your LAN and WAN links might be carrying the VoIP traffic of complete strangers? That is, traffic of VoIP conversations that neither originate nor terminate on your network. In effect, you are donating what can be scarce and expensive WAN bandwidth to your newly minted multi-millionaire friends at Skype. (I’m sure, however, that they greatly appreciate it.)
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Posted in Internet Business at 6:41 pm by Administrator
Boing Boing: Most expensive Google ad keywords listed
Most expensive Google ad keywords listed
This list of the highest-paying Google advertising keywords is exciting for its very dullness: if there’s one thing that’s become clear it’s that in 2006, the most aggressive users of keyword advertising are asbestos lawyers, ambulance chasers, and mortgage brokers.
$54.33 mesothelioma lawyers
$47.79 what is mesothelioma
$47.72 peritoneal mesothelioma
$47.25 consolidate loans
$47.16 refinancing mortgage
$45.55 tax attorney
$41.22 mesothelioma
$38.86 car accident lawyer
$38.68 ameriquest mortgage
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