During my travels around our community today, I came across an interesting post on Lockergnome. The author discusses how he signed up for Twitter in order to attempt to figure out the hype. At one point, he states that:
Rumor has it that when you reach 50,000 subscribers on YouTube, you are presented with 72 virgins. I’m not sure if that happens, but I’ll find out soon! If you want an easy way of turning any YouTube channel into a podcast, then there’s a website you need to check out. At YT Podcaster, you can convert YouTube videos into a Podcast to play on your iPod, Zune and more.
People occasionally ask me what my favorite Podcast is. I really don’t have to think very hard about it. Hands down, it’s This American Life, hosted by Ira Glass. Each week, they choose a theme and then relate stories based on that theme. Sometimes, it’s one story, or it could be five. They are separated by acts. It is, by far, the most compelling audio program I’ve ever listened to in my entire life. I do enjoy Technology, but sometimes I need to escape it. I don’t honestly listen to many Tech podcasts. I live it! If there’s something I want to know, I generally find out from all of you.
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
at 11:48pm
When you need to learn about something, where do you turn? Dan sent me the following email:
Many people use the Web for learning new things and broadening their experience, but I’ve gotta be honest… I’m a total junkie for learning more about anything interesting (even if I’ve never heard of it before). Chris’s operation has helped me get my tech fix most of the time, but I continuously explore new sources for learning. I thought I might share some of what I’ve learned.
Ian Quinn is the President of Products and Services with Lonick Internet Solutions. He has sent in a top five list of tips he compiled to help you have an excellent live stream.
I had a caller who asked me about issues he’s having with iTunes and his Podcast. It won’t accept his Podcast at all, despite adding it three times. He’s exhausted all the suggestions on Apple support at this point.
RathofMac is a regular user in our live chat room. Many people have been asking how he managed to get his screen to look like mine. Here is a video he made to show you how he did it, and how you can do this, as well!
Andrew Clark of PodcastReady.com joined us at Gnomedex this year.
Podcast Ready provides software and services that remove the obstacles that currently limit the widespread adoption of podcasting, making subscribing, listening to and sharing podcasts easy and portable.
Podcast Ready’s patent-pending myPodder podcast management software transforms UMS-compliant MP3 devices (players that connect as universal mass storage devices) into independent podcast receivers. myPodder software is available pre-loaded on select MP3 players and by free download at our website.
Podcast Ready was founded in Houston, Texas, by Russell Holliman, an early member of the podcasting community, and Christian Rotzoll and Hagen Tönnies, students at Bauhaus-University Weimar in Germany. Building on his interests in RSS feed technology and podcasting, Russell Holliman was among the earliest to recognize the potential of podcasting and has focused on developing new software and services needed to take podcasting to true mass adoption.
http://live.pirillo.com/ – I am going to give away Ponzi’s white Nintendo DS to one lucky community member. Getting yourself eligible for this is a simple matter.
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Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
at 5:05pm
Color me shocked. Jack from Fosco & Jack’s Kickass Podcast is pleased as punch with our program, though he only listens to it (MP3 audio) rather than consuming its native format (MP4 video). His perspective speaks volumes for any audio or video ‘caster:
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Wednesday, June 13th, 2007
at 1:46am
A few weeks ago, I started to redirect thechrispirilloshow.com, chrispirilloshow.com, and chrispirillo.com to a subdirectory of my blog – essentially putting everything me-centric on a single “me” URL (even live.pirillo.com redirects to a subdirectory of chris.pirillo.com). I’m pretty happy with the move, but I’m also considering merging the podcast blog with this personal one. Right now, I’m maintaining two separate installations of WordPress for each – leveraging traffic between them in a very clumsy fashion.
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Saturday, June 9th, 2007
at 6:12pm
I think I’ve found it!
Denounce is the progression of a blog reader. It focuses on discovery and exploration. Listening and reading do not require a subscription. Though still at a conceptual stage, Denounce encourages people to experience podcasts and blogs without the trappings of a standard web browser or RSS reader. A number of features are missing in this prototype (alternate subscription views, playback options, preferences, etc.), but the general experience is clear. The goal? Provide a fun and intuitive way to enjoy what matters.
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Thursday, May 24th, 2007
at 2:48am
We’ve been on a rampage with content production, answering as many as five separate questions every day – and this is starting to look a lot like the way I hoped it would in the first place. We’re doing a TV show!
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Monday, March 12th, 2007
at 7:31pm
Are you checking into the Podcast Hotel? The next one is taking place in San Francisco on April 20 & 21, 2007. That’s only a few weeks away. To prepare everybody for this event, I sat down and spoke with both John Anthony Hartman and Alex Williams about what makes podcasting podcasting. What is a podcast? How do you start podcasting? Is podcasting a fad?
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