Posted on June 16, 2005 11:14 am by Shel Holtz | Podcasting
Frank Barnako reports that a new analysis, “The Podcast Value Chain Analysis” (PDF file), concludes that the most popular podcasting content is erotica. I’ll be getting my hands on this report one way or another. So far, Podcast Alley is the only means of which I’m aware that assesses podcast popularity, and this week’s top 10 don’t include any erotica (unless you include Dawn & Drew’s frank…
Posted on June 3, 2005 3:39 pm by Shel Holtz | Podcasting
I reported recently on an ITWorld.com article that listed five reasons businesses should consider podcasting. One of them was that podcasts encourage two-way communication with listeners. Specifically, according to the author James Lewin,
Because podcasts are built on RSS 2.0, the lingua franca of the blog world, podcast content is easy to subscribe to and blog about. This encourages other…
Posted on June 1, 2005 5:20 am by Shel Holtz | Podcasting
While it’s the wannabe DJs who are attracting all the media attention in the fast-spreading world of podcasting, ITWorld.com has turned its attention to the growing use of the medium among businesses. The article lists five reasons podcasting matters to business:
- Podcasts lower the threshold for publishing audio content
- Podcasts encourage two-way communication with listeners
- Podcasts extend the reach of Internet sites
- Podcasting can be used…
Posted on May 23, 2005 9:19 am by Shel Holtz | Podcasting
Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, announced at the Wall Street Journal’s “D3: All Things Digital” conference in San Diego that the next iteration of Apple’s iTunes software will accommodate podcasts. The new software is due in about 60 days.
Frank Barnako’s Internet Daily quotes Mena Trott, co-founder of Six Apart Inc: “Current plans call for podcasts to be free downloads. Users will submit their podcasts and Apple will be hand…
Posted on May 13, 2005 7:51 am by Shel Holtz | Podcasting | Technology
There’s a lot of discussion over Bill Gates’ prediction that cell phones will eventually displace the iPod as the media player of choice. Over at Strategic Public Relations, there’s skepticism: “...are we asking too much from a device where small size is clearly an advantage? I mean, several mobile phone models are starting to look more like a choking hazard than a wireless…
Posted on May 13, 2005 7:41 am by Shel Holtz | Podcasting
At some point during yesterday’s “For Immediate Release” podcast, Neville and I revisited the issue of newspapers producing podcasts. Coupled with newspaper blogs, it seems clear that this move is recognition by some mainstream media (MSM) that to survive, they need to embrace new media and integrate it into their current offerings. The Philadelphia Daily News’ PhillyFeed, for example (which I reported on here…
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