An interesting concept – write your blog posts and then make that content available in audio format for anyone to listen to your blog. This is what Talkr does using text-to-speech conversion technology that takes a blog’s RSS feed and converts such machine-readable content into speech, creating MP3 files of each individual post. You can […]
Category: Podcasting
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #54: July 28, 2005
Content summary: Listeners’ comments discussion (on getting value from FIR and where to listen; European digital rights); BlogHer on Saturday; Dave Winer’s OPML editor launched; Podscope indexing every podcast; indie podcasters On A Podcast; made up quotes in press releases; PR bloggers should quit whining about being pitched; the missing link in mission statements; blog […]
Still time to vote in the Podcast Awards
The first Podcast Awards contest closes tomorrow, 31 July. For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, the bi-weekly show that Shel Holtz and I co-host, is a finalist for Best Business Podcast. Contest organizer Todd Cochrane says that the contest site has seen over 640,000 unique page loads so far and voting in the […]
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #55: August 1, 2005
Content summary: Listeners’ comments discussion (on enjoying On A Podcast; effects of failing to meet customers’ expectations; collaborative new media in the church; understanding the tech landscape; digital rights; pitching bloggers; PR uses for tags, supporting a cause); FIR in GNC; open source production at GNC; Talk Digger; Fox Network podcasts; talking blogs with Talkr; […]
PodcastCon UK gears up
Coming in September – PodcastCon UK, the first conference in Europe dedicated to podcasting. According to the sign-up wiki today, nearly 50 people have signed up so far. The organizers – Paul Nicholls, Alex Bellinger, Neil Dixon and Adrian Pegg – have done no real publicity yet so this is all word-of-mouth and via blogs. […]
Podcasting the way it was meant to be?
I guess we’ll find out on Friday.
Now the podcasting vicar
BBC News: Thousands of people have downloaded a Suffolk vicar’s sermons after he posted them on the internet last month. The Rev Leonard Payne, Vicar of St Nicholas’ Church in Wrentham, said the response had been overwhelming after he posted them on the Apple iTune store. "We were stunned. Within a short period of time, […]
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #56: August 4, 2005
Content summary: Presentation on podcasting to McGraw-Hill’s communicators in New York City; conference questions-and-answers discussion. Show notes for August 4, 2005 Welcome to For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, a 60-minute conversation recorded live from New York City, USA, and Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Download the file here (MP3, 24MB), or sign up for […]
Interview: Jeff De Cagna, Principled Innovation – August 5, 2005
In this edition of For Immediate Release podcast interviews, Shel and Neville enjoyed a 55-minute conversation with Jeff De Cagna, founder of Principled Innovation LLC. Topics and themes discussed include: the challenges for volunteers and staff of association; reducing governance in associations; advocacy and taking stands on issues; the dead strategic planning model and what […]
First podcast from space
As we wait for the space shuttle to return safely to earth – delayed until Tuesday, according to a BBC News report – we can listen to the first podcast from space, recorded on Sunday: Hello, this is Mission Specialist Number 2 Steve Robinson from the Space Shuttle Discovery. We’re high in orbit on our […]
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #57: August 8, 2005
Content summary: Listeners’ comments discussion (get the message out with blogs; new features for Talk Digger; enjoying the show and music; getting a purpose going forward; yes to password-protected RSS feeds; surreal iPod experience; being blown away by show #56 as a great podcasting tutorial; iPod alarm clocks; less time to appreciate podcasts; podcast music […]
Interview: Constantin Basturea – August 10, 2005
In this edition of For Immediate Release podcast interviews, Shel and Neville enjoyed a 45-minute conversation with Constantin Basturea, the man behind The New PR Wiki and Global PR Blog Weeks I and II. About our conversation partner: Originally from Romania, Constantin Basturea (pronounced BahshTUra) came to the US when his wife opted to pursue […]
The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #58: August 11, 2005
Content summary: Listeners’ comments discussion (ID3 tags, an open-source RSS tool for audio, Skylook, copyrights and podcast music, pocasting librarians, "Advertising by the Government of Canada," and Free Government Information); Hill & Knowlton UK’s employee blogging initiative; Neville’s new computer; Neville’s new blog, the redesign of Desirable Roasted Coffee; our interview with Constantin Basturea; the […]
Pay-for podcasts look likely
iLounge: Piper Jaffray senior analyst Gene Munster expects revenue from Apple’s 20 iTunes Music Stores to account for 5 percent of the company’s revenue in 2006. "Assuming 133 million iTunes downloads in the June quarter and applying that across the reported 6.2 million iPod shipments, Apple is averaging 6.1 iTunes downloads per iPod (based on […]
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #59: August 15, 2005
Content summary: RSS, Atom and phonetic alphabet; listeners’ comments discussion (global Hill & Knowlton blogging; registering podcasts with iTunes; Yahoo’s Blog for Hope); suing anonymous bloggers; finding new voice talent; French PR firestarter; big issues for British Airways and Gate Gourmet; Unilever monitors blogs; the war against blog spammers; Blog Business Summit; challenges with trackbacks […]
Interview: Pete Blackshaw, Intelliseek – August 16, 2005
In this edition of For Immediate Release podcast interviews, Shel and Neville enjoyed a 36-minute conversation with Pete Blackshaw, Chief Marketing and Customer Satisfaction Officer of Intelliseek, Inc, the company behind Blogpulse and Brandpulse. Topics and themes discussed include: consumer motivation and word-of-mouth marketing; measurement metrics; comparing blog search tools and what may develop in […]
Plans progress for London podcasting event
PodcastCon UK next month is looking good to be a success as new UK internet service provider Be signs up as the first major sponsor. Participant sign-ups have now reached 90. If you’re interested in podcasting, either as a podcaster or from the business communication perspective, this first podcasting conference in Europe looks very attractive […]
The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #60: August 18, 2005
Content summary: Listeners’ comments discussion (blog comment moderation; alternatives to British Airways; FedEx the new ‘blogger Satan’; iPod display; news about Furl; why Hill & Knowlton started employee blogging; spicing up web pages; Skype for business calls; cool Jyve; smart Segway; Audacity and ID3); new audio recording equipment; no credibility for anonymous blogger; Cruisebox kick […]
Rupert Murdoch’s long tail play
Financial Times: Rupert Murdoch has put two more internet companies on News Corporation’s list of desired acquisitions: Blinkx and IGN Entertainment. […] Talks to buy video search engine Blinkx are under way. IGN, a video gaming company considering an initial public offering or a sale, is also under consideration and could be valued at up […]
Podcast about PodcastCon UK
Nicole Simon interviewed me yesterday as the first in a series of podcast interviews she’s doing in preparation for PodcastCon UK, the first conference in Europe dedicated to podcasting. I’m one of the presenters. Our conversation is about 27 minutes. Nicole’s notes, direct download link and RSS feed link here. Nearly 100 people have now […]