Posted on February 22, 2005 8:38 am by Shel Holtz | Blogging | For Immediate Release | Podcasting
Yesterday, Neville and I interviewed Michael Wiley on our podcast, For Immediate Release. I had to run off as soon as we were done recording and uploading the show, but Neville did a great job of summarizing our conversation with Michael Wiley, one of the talents behind General Motors’ blogs and podcasts. He even produced a transcript of the interview.
Posted on February 21, 2005 8:16 am by Shel Holtz | Media | Podcasting
Several items in rapid succession point to the continued growth of podcasting.
First came word from podcasting pioneer Adam Curry who last week noted that the number of podcasts listed in the ipodder.org directory has passed the 3,000 mark. Not bad for a medium that fundamentally didn’t exist six months ago.
Next, Charles Pizzo forwards a New York Times article on podcasting, “Tired of TiVo?…
Posted on February 18, 2005 9:44 am by Shel Holtz | Internal | Podcasting
I’m working with a company to develop a strategic internal communication plan. Part of the research phase includes a communication-focused survey of employees. One section of the survey asks employees to rate their interest in potential new channels. Podcating is one of the choices.
I’m anxious to see podcasting introduced to the employee communications mix. I’d love to help a company figure out how to do it…
Posted on February 14, 2005 1:05 pm by Shel Holtz | Podcasting | Technology
Neville and I just finished our seventh installment of “For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report,” using a new piece of software that worked so well I need to gush about it.
MixCast Live is the first recording application developed specifically for podcasting. Previously I’ve used a few different apps meant for computer-based recording, but the files need to be converted to MP3, the bit…
Posted on February 14, 2005 9:26 am by Shel Holtz | Podcasting
First came the GM podcast, essentially a five-minute commercial for a new car. Now Volvo is sponsoring something they’re calling a podcast over at AutoBlog. The recording itself is fine, and the comments posted to AutoBlog are lavish in their praise.
My problem comes from calling it a “podcast” when in fact it’s just an MP3 file housed on a server and made available for…
Posted on February 11, 2005 10:41 am by Shel Holtz | Podcasting
It was inevitable that business would figure out the value in podcasting. The ability to deliver audio that would never make it to the radio airwaves, but that consumers can still listen to intheir cars, was bound to be irresistable to business. It was General Motors that made the first leap into this space with a podcast that Christopher Carfi…
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