Holtz Communications + Technology

More than a few people have asked me about the podcasting rig I take with me on the road. The last time I broke the rig out, I decided to snap a quick picture.

This is the same mix-minus setup I use in the office, but with less gear, less expensive gear, and in one case, tougher gear.

It starts with the…

The business adoption of podcasting continues apace. In particular, I find a lot of small businesses producing podcasts. I was delighted to find that the owner of the house I live in has produces a podcast, both audio and video, addressing tax credit issues (he’s a CPA). The podcast is called “Tax Credit Tuesday.”

Podcasting’s allure for small businesses is simple to understand, given the…

Two of my good friends—C.C. Chapman and Mitch Joel—have, on their most recent podcasts, extolled the virtues of podcasting without editing. “Live to the hard drive” is the phrase I hear most often in reference to this podcasting style; a lot of shows I listen to are recorded this way, including (of course) C.C.‘s “Managing the Gray” and Mitch’s “Six Pixels of Separation.” It’s no surprise that Mitch and C.C.…

IABC’s Heritage Region is gearing up for its conference October 12-14 in Hartford, Connecticut. To promote the conference, I was asked if I could produce a series of short audio interviews with speakers. I’ve wrapped up eight of the 12 interviews, which include some pretty good information even for those not planning on attending the conference. The interviews run about 10 minutes…

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I found a new service called Sprout that allows you to build a widget that plays multimedia, among a lot of other things. It’s remarkably easy to use, as I found out when I managed to get into the beta. It took about 10 minutes to build this widget, which plays the most current episode of FIR. As each episode is…