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 05/12/2008
iPod Refunds
Apple Canada is reportedly offering a total of $3.54 million in credits to Canadian iPod owners, in order to settle two lawsuits over the battery life of the portable music players.
The credits are being offered to owners of first-, second-, or third-generation iPods bought before June 24, 2004.
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05/07/2008
Podcast Rewards
Getting started with podcasting is a relatively inexpensive venture. The equipment and software required for podcasting is inexpensive for a business contemplating podcasting as a new marketing and communication adventure.
Podcast Rewards |
05/06/2008
Royalty Fees Said To Have Piled Up
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the American Society of Composers, Artists, and Performers aka ASCAP may be owed as much as $100 million by America Online, Yahoo and Real Networks for the use of copyrighted material in streaming audio on the Web.
In a 153-page decision, U.S. District Court Judge William Conner adopted ASCAPs proposed method for calculating the cost of a blanket license -- a percentage of each companys music revenues, but rejected the organization's pitch for a flat three percent fee, which the court felt was too high.
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05/05/2008
Apple iTunes Will Be Selling Movies on the DVD Release Date
Apple Inc said last Thursday it would begin selling movie downloads on its iTunes service on the same day as the titles are released in DVD form, under agreements with most of the top Hollywood studios. |
05/02/2008
Tips for Launching a Solid Podcast
Campaign studies by Podtrac and TNS found podcast advertising is three times as effective as traditional online advertising, and seven times more so than TV ads.
In 2007, podcasts served 18.5 million users in the US — a figure projected to rise to 65 million by 2012.
These tips for launching an engaging podcast will help you build a loyal and responsive brand audience.
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05/01/2008
iPhone in Canada
According to Rogers spokesperson - We have a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to Canada later this year, We can't tell you any more about it right now, but stay tuned. This is just one of the many exciting wireless, cable and Internet innovations that you will hear from Rogers over the coming months. |
04/28/2008
More Agencies Turn to Podcasts To Get Messages Out
One of the first agencies to move into podcasting was the Defense Department. It began offering audio downloads of programs on the Pentagon Channel — http://www.pentagonchannel.mil — in spring 2005. The channel offers news and documentaries, among other programs. Since then, more than 7.1 million podcasts have been downloaded, said Michael Winnaker, a marketing coordinator for the channel.
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04/21/2008
Blog Posts that Get Attention
Blogs are now a dime a dozen, and bloggers need to make their blog posts stand out. Developing a blog following is not as easy as it once was. Learn how to write blog posts that attract readers and retain their attention. Follow these guidelines to cultivate readers...
Blog Posts that Get Attention |
04/16/2008
Podcasting Boosts Language
Podcasts are a valuable tool for learning a new language, as demonstrated by a class of seven year-olds at ACS Egham International School. The children grow in confidence as they hear their language skills improve, and teachers have found that podcasts are ideal for reviewing progress across the class.
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04/15/2008
Top Podcast Tips to a Great Sound
What defines a good podcast? Make no mistake -- there is a difference between a good podcast and a not-so-good podcast. A high-caliber podcast is much more than just decent content. The sound quality, and the way a podcast is recorded, will impact the value of the podcast as well. Podcast structure and pre-planning are also important; do not skimp on the production, as it too can make or break a podcast.
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04/14/2008
PodioBooks - Free Serialized Books on Your Schedule
Why are the books on Podiobooks.com free of charge?
Many authors do this to get exposure for their work, others do it in the hopes you'll buy their next work in development. Still others simply do it for the sheer joy of writing. And while it's not required, you have the option to donate money to the author of your choice. When you consider that audio books run usually 50% more than their hardcover counterparts... we hope you'll be generous. Authors receive 75% of all the proceeds from the donations from listeners. The smaller portion goes to the maintenance and upkeep of Podiobooks.com. |
04/09/2008
Avoid Duplicate Content Penalties
While it may still be debatable whether all the major search engines currently employ a duplicate content penalty, all have made it abundantly clear that they do not have any desire to provide search results that rehash the same content over and over. Actively avoid any potential penalties by taking a proactive approach to building unique content.
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04/08/2008
Software Industry Conference
The 2008 Software Industry Conference will be in Boston, Massachusetts at the Boston Marriott Quincy from July 17-19, 2008 for another exciting Software Industry Conference. |
04/08/2008
Apple Overtakes Wal-Mart in Sales
Apple Inc. says a new consumer study shows its iTunes online music store vaulted past Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in February to become the top overall music retailer in the U.S. |
04/08/2008
Podcasts Used for Book Promotion
Giving away books as podcasts is new way to promote sales.
But well before Sigler revealed podcasting as a new frontier for book promotion, the San Francisco author was rebuffed hundreds of times by major publishers. Siglers science fiction-horror thrillers attracted little attention.
That changed in 2005, when he offered his first novel, Earthcore, as a free, downloadable 22-episode podcast on iTunes and his own Web site.. A few hundred early listeners soon swelled to 5,000. By the time he posted Ancestor and The Rookie, his second and third books, which he also narrated, he had 30,000 digital disciples.
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04/05/2008
Educational Sector is Teach How to Teach with Technology
The Center for Teaching History with Technology, a resource created for teachers looking to incorporate technology into their classrooms! THWT aims to help K-12 history and social studies teachers incorporate technology effectively into their courses.
Find resources for history and social studies lesson plans, activities, games and quizzes that incorporate technology. Explore inquiry-based lessons, activities, and projects. See examples for United States History and World History courses. Technology includes RSS and Podcasting! |
04/04/2008
Educational Podcast Directory
This is a UK directory to locate quality podcasts from over 440 carefully selected podcast channels for educational use - ideal for teaching and learning activities with children, young people and educational professionals.
Another educational directory that includes both educational feeds and podcasts is Educational Feeds. |
04/03/2008
Create an iTunes Compatible Podcast
You can use software to create an iTunes compatible podcast. The software will automatically encode the podcast feed for you. Use FeedForAll to build the iTunes compatible podcast (there is both a Windows and a Mac version). There is a tutorial that will walk you through setting up an iTunes compatible podcast. |
04/02/2008
Sony BMG Online Content
The CEO of Sony BMG Music Entertainment says that the company is developing an online music subscription service that would give users unlimited access to its music and be compatible with a host of digital music players. |
04/01/2008
Some Say Podcasting is Recession Proof
Podcast Secrets is a program designed to teach business owners how to use the power of podcasts to grow their businesses. In fact, Alex Mandossian has said that he will, show you how to recession-proof any information marketing business via the power of Podcasting.
Taught by Alex Mandossian and Paul Colligan, this six-week course is a blueprint that provides strategies, best practices, tools and techniques to help book authors and publishers, coaches, consultants, information marketers, independent professionals and entrepreneurs to navigate their way through the details of podcasting.
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03/24/2008
The French Do Not Podcast
France is protecting itself from the dreaded English language by banning the terms fast-food and podcasting.
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03/13/2008
Great Podcasting Tips
The sound quality, and the way a podcast is recorded, will impact the value of the podcast as well. Podcast structure and pre-planning are also important; do not skimp on the production, as it too can make or break a podcast.
Top Podcasts for a Great Sound |
03/11/2008
Tips to Create Real Estate Video Podcasts
The use of technology can define the success or failure of a business. This is no more evident than in the real estate industry. Realtors who flocked to the latest technologies, adopted them, and applied them in order to enhance and sell property, are still prospering.
Using the latest technology, realtors can show a homes finest attributes via Video Podcasting. Video Podcasting is a compelling distribution channel that allows realtors to reach a large audience while showcasing a properties best features.
Tips to Create Real Estate Video Podcasts |
03/10/2008
Podcast Bundle Discount
Audio recording and podcast creation software. RecordForAll and FeedForAll makes it simple to record audio files, layer audio files, edit audio files and publish podcast feeds. Create iTunes compatible podcasts!
10% off Podcasting Bundle for a Limited Time |
03/07/2008
MySpace to Take on iTunes
Amid ongoing competitive pressure from Facebook, MySpace is taking its latest shot at entering the music business as other social networking peers, such as Last.fm and imeem, are making big audience gains with ad-supported music offerings.
According to sources, MySpace is planning a service that would combine free ad-supported music listening with paid MP3 downloads and music subscriptions. |
03/06/2008
Podcasting from Prison
The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology in Bonuan Gueset this city is now into podcasting, a first among jails nationwide, for wider information dissemination about the activities of the inmates and their ongoing projects, via the Internet. Jail Senior Inspector Roque Constantino Sison III, jail warden told The STAR Thursday that the Dagupan City Jail podcast was launched on Feb. 24, 2008 with initial uploads of his local radio interview about developments inside the jail as well as his third return as jail warden here which he had helped become the Grand Slam awardee as Best City Jail nationwide in 2002, 2003 (as back to back awardee as Best City Jail Warden) and in 2004.
Sison said they are maximizing the internet connection provided by the city government by having this undertaking free of charge with the assistance of Bill, an inmate from Anda, Pangasinan who is adept in the information technology as well as in design and concept.
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03/05/2008
100 ways your iPod can up your IQ
If you think that iPods are used just for listening to music, you obviously have not been keeping up with the latest technology. The Apple-developed music player now features all kinds of accessories to help you study better, and now other companies are in a rush to get their designs in sync with the iPod. Pre-teens, college kids and even adults are taking advantage of the educational benefits an iPod affords them. From downloadable podcasts to just-for-iPod study guides and applications, learning on the go has never been easier. To find out about the many different ways you can transform your iPod into a learning device, check out our list below.
100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better |
03/04/2008
Red Carpet Vindictiveness via Podcast
Finding themselves without a red carpet home after their deal with TV Guide Network went south, Joan and Melissa Rivers are still pressing forward with their catty Oscar fashion quips on a site called Stylelist.com. Their barbs are available via a podcast! |
03/03/2008
iPhone Open
The battle for smartphone supremacy is about intensify after Apple Inc. said last week that developers will learn the details needed to create third-party software for its iPhone.
Apples move is viewed by analysts as a way to bolster sales of the massively popular smartphone, which have been declining lately. But its mention yesterday of additional enterprise features may have serious implications for Research In Motion BlackBerry devices.
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02/26/2008
Places to Get Ideas for Podcasts
Using Blog Posts to get ideas for Podcasts:
The best blogs and feeds are those that contain unique, fresh, compelling, content. So where do these prolific posters get their ideas? I talked to a handful of bloggers to determine where their inspiration originated for their content.
Not surprisingly, ideas for blog posts or RSS feed items originate or are influenced by other web content. The following are venues for finding your online muse: |
02/25/2008
Web Log Analysis
Analyze your web logs to determine the source of your web traffic. Everyone who understands Internet Marketing will tell you to analyze your web logs... but what does that really mean? What particular things should you pay attention to when analyzing your web logs?
Web Log Analysis |
02/21/2008
Hacker Launches iTunes Copier
The release of software from a firm run by a notorious Norwegian hacker is likely to cause waves in the music and film download world.
Jon Lech Johansen became the enfant terrible of the DRM industry when he released software which cracked the encryption codes on DVDs, aged just 15.
His firm, DoubleTwist, has now released software allowing users to share digital media files across devices.
It would allow songs bought on Apple iTunes to be shared on other devices.
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02/19/2008
Teacher Tube Provides a 6th Grade Perspective on Podcasting
Teacher Tube takes students beyond the confines of text books and a group of 6th graders explain podcasting in their own words. |
02/18/2008
Virgiania Podcasting Network
The Virginia Podcasting Network is a collection of podcasts from all across the Commonwealth, with a primary focus on state politics, history, and culture. You can listen to our archive at your computer, or subscribe to the site via-e-mail or by RSS.
The site is produced by Sean Tubbs, an audio producer and the president of Wordcast Productions, an audio production company based in Charlottesville. Tubbs is also the founder of the Charlottesville Podcasting Network, a site launched in February of 2005 as a producer of original programming and an aggregator of other audio and video programs produced in Central Virginia.
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02/11/2008
Podcast Numbers
The U.S. podcast audience hit 18.5 million in 2007 and is on track to increase 251 percent to 65 million in 2012, eMarketer estimates.
Out of the 65 million listeners, 25 million will be active users who tune in once a week.
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02/07/2008
Productivity Software with Big Discount
This software increases productivity for any online business. Direct Access is a powerful speed typing software to create global text templates, available in any application, and define your abbreviation list only once. You just type the abbreviation and Direct Access automatically expands it into the full phrase for you. With Direct Access, any piece of information is always available just by typing a few keystrokes. |
02/06/2008
Podcasting Becoming More Popular, Advertisers Take Notice
The US podcasting market has steadily been increasing in size over the last couple of years and is expected to double within the next two years to almost 38 million people, according to eMarketer. With these kinds of numbers, podcasters and advertisers are starting to look into ways to generate more revenue through video ads.
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02/04/2008
Web Design Questions and Answers
A website template is a ready-made HTML layout for webmasters. Typically, webmasters need to only edit the text and links in the HTML page, and they can then have a website up and running in a very short amount of time. Web templates make the creation of a website easier and faster. Web templates are easy to edit and customize using an HTML editor.
Web Design Questions and Answers
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01/30/2008
Religious Podcasts
Easily find religious podcasts and online sermons in the Religious Podcast Directory. |
01/29/2008
China and Music Piracy
China vowed on Sunday to improve the grave situation of music piracy in the country, as it hosted the annual music industry event here to learn and exchange ideas with companies from around the world. |
01/28/2008
QTrax
A revamped online file-sharing service aims to woo legions of music fans by offering unlimited, free song downloads that are compatible with iPods, and all with the blessing of major recording companies.
Qtrax, which makes its debut Sunday, is the latest online music venture counting on the lure of free music to draw in music fans and on advertising to pay the bills, namely record company licensing fees. |
01/24/2008
Software Deals and Discounts
With economic concerns looming, businesses and individuals alike are tightening there spending. Deal a day sites are becoming increasingly popular ways to find great deals. The latest kid on the block specializes in Software. Software Deal of the Day offers one software application for sale every day at a significantly discounted price.
Software Deal of the Day is a new site that offers software applications at a significantly reduced price for only twenty-four hours. Each day a new software deal is available. Software-DOD.com features popular software titles. The software discounts range from 10-90% off of list prices, and the software is only available at that price for twenty-four hours! Software-DOD.com also contains second chance offers. The second chance offers are still discounted and designed for those that miss the deal of the day offer, but the second chance offer is not as deeply discounted as the deal of the day offer.
Many of the software applications on the Software-DOD.com website even have trial versions available, which allows website visitors to try the software prior to making a purchase decision.
Interested visitors can preview the applications that will be available on the Software-DOD website for the coming week. Additionally, deals are easy to monitor because RSS feeds are available that contain the daily specials, the second chance offers, and a preview of applications that will be featured on the Software-DOD.com website.
Other webmasters and publishers can also syndicate the Software Deal of the Day offers, and integrate the discount offers into their own websites. Software-DOD.com provides the tools to make the integration process painless for webmasters. The offers will dynamically update each night as the new offers become available. Providing such great software deals are sure to endear webmasters to their website visitors.
Software developers interested in this new distribution channel are encouraged to submit their software applications for consideration. With economic concerns looming individuals and businesses alike are tightening their spending. Software Deal of the Day is a win for every everyone. Additional details available at http://www.software-dod.com
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01/21/2008
Feed Editor Software
Want to create professional RSS feeds without the complication of RSS technology? Then Feed Editor is the perfect solution for you!
By using this software, it is not necessary to be a computer science guru with in-depth knowledge of internet technologies. Instead, RSS Editor makes work with RSS feeds incredibly simple. Just input the relevant RSS feed and the rest of the work is finished by Feed Editor.
An easy-to-use and convenient interface makes for fast and effortless processing of RSS feeds. Wizard-driven user guidance prevents mistakes during RSS feed creation. This all results in easy and problem free operation, with all intricate work performed by Feed Editor.
Additionally, unlike similar programs the FeedForAll Feed Editor supports all enclosure fields and is designed for podcasters. With a built-in wizard for iTunes tags!!! |
01/18/2008
iPod Touch Upgrade
Apple announced a major software upgrade for the iPod touch, making the best iPod into even more -- the world's best Wi-Fi mobile device. iPod touch customers already have the most advanced mobile web browser in the world with Safari, and now Apple is adding five more great mobile applications -- Mail, Maps, Stocks, Weather and Notes. |
01/17/2008
10 VideoPodcasting Tips
There is nothing worse than watching an embarrassingly amateur video that has otherwise good content. The sad truth is is no matter how great the content might be, if it looks or sounds bad nobody will watch it.
10 VideoPodcasting Tips |
01/16/2008
Jobs in Pods
Jobs In Pods is an audio job board. Unlike the traditional job boards you are used to visiting, Jobs in Pods is a place to actually hear from the employers themselves through audio interviews with their HR managers/employees.
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01/17/2008
Amazon and Sony Deal
Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday its digital music store will now offer songs from Sony BMG Music Entertainment without copy-protection technology, or digital rights management.
Amazon said the deal makes it the first retailer to offer customers DRM-free songs from all four major music companies in the MP3 format. |
01/16/2008
Technologies Influence on Politics
Can, and will, the next generation of politicians exploit the communication mediums available to them? Will the new communication mediums have the power to influence public opinion? Will politicians be the victims of technology, or will they use it to their benefit? Will one party benefit from the use of the technology more than another? All reasonable questions, considering the role technology plays in todays society.
The staggering distribution numbers, through channels like iTunes, YouTube, or podcasting websites, indicate that technology could play a critical role in the upcoming elections. Technology could be the deciding factor in the 2008 US Presidential race, and while distribution has never before been as accessible as it is to today's politicians and political candidates, politicians have far less control over the news and media than their counterparts in previous years.
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01/15/2008
Colleges Using Web 2.0
Forget the glossy brochures: Universities are going Web 2.0 -- podcasting, blogging and streaming video -- to recruit todays wired high schoolers.
It is not about staying ahead of the students, it is about keeping up with them, but without seeming desperate to be hip, David Hawkins, director of public policy and research for the National Association for College Admission Counseling, told The Boston Globe.
A University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth study in the fall showed that colleges are moving faster than Fortune 500 companies in adopting Internet technologies such as social networks and message boards, the paper said.
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01/14/2008
Building a Better Podcast
Everything you wanted to know—plus a few things you had not even thought to ask—on how to best bring the technology into K-12 curriculum. Building a Better Podcast |
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