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01/31/2011 The Beatles a Hit on iTunes Two months after making their iTunes debut, The Beatles are setting some significant records in the digital music realm. iTunes representatives say more than 5 million tracks and more than 1 million albums by the Fab Four have been sold worldwide. As Entertainment Weekly notes, 2 million of those songs and 450,000 albums sold in the first week alone. The Associated Press reports that the current best-selling Beatles album in the U.S. is Abbey Road, while the top song is "ere Comes the Sun.

01/26/2011 Grow Your Audience Through Podcasting III: Distribution ID3 Tags Few things are as important for branding as your ID3 tags—the meta data stored in the MP3 file. This includes your episode title, artist name, even your show’s artwork. A program like ID3 Tag Editor (pa-software.com) helps tremendously. Grow Your Audience Using Podcasting

01/26/2011 Comedy Podcasts While some comedy podcasts adhere to a late night talk show template, many others also contain trace elements of sketch fest, improv exercise, intimate stand-up venue, and backroom history lesson — all coming together to perform the Heimlich maneuver on your laugh-hole. No matter which comedic style you’d prefer, there’s an embarrassment of riches out there, waiting to be devoured for free. Comedy Podcasts

01/25/2011 10 Billion Apps Apple says that its app store has hit the 10 billion downloads mark. The milestone, announced on Apple Inc.s website Saturday, arrives as the companys hugely popular smart phone is likely to become even more popular with the addition next month of Verizon Wireless as a carrier.

01/24/2011 SoundCloud SoundCloud is a platform that puts your sound at the heart of communities, websites and even apps. Watch conversations, connections and social experiences happen, with your sound as the spark.

01/20/2011 What is Hot and What is Not in 2011 What is Hot 1. Virtual Cloud 2. Mobile Apps 3. Virtual Technology 4. Connectivity 5. Scalability What is Not 1. Privacy 2. Social Noise 3. Transparency 4. Regulation 5. Land Lines Read more about What is Hot and What is Not in Technology for 2011

01/19/2011 FOX Podcasts Even more FOX Podcasts from FOX Radio Podcasts and Fox News Podcasts You will also find that many shows have individual podcasts available for them on the various networks.

01/19/2011 ABC Podcasts More evidence that all the major networks have podcasts ABC Podcasts.

01/18/2011 CBS Podcasts All the major networks have podcasts including CBS. See a collection of CBSNews Podcasts and  CBS Sports Podcasts.

01/17/2011 10 Popular Business Podcasts For the uninitiated, podcasting is a technology that merges audio or video content with TiVo-style convenience. Watch or listen to a show at home with your computer or while you are out and about with your iPod. Thousands of producers are putting their shows on the internet every day for you to listen to and learn from at no cost. There is a show out there to fit every taste and sensibility. We have assembled ten recommended podcasts for small business owners, investors, news junkies, and business-oriented people of all types. complete list

01/13/2011 A Look at the World for 2010 The year of 2010 was considered a rough year for the United States. There was a variety of economic issues, a tragic oil spill, and two tumultuous wars. The world's troubles were no less; they also included evident with failing economies, political struggles and natural disasters. The environment faced both natural and man-made disasters in 2010. An earthquake in Haiti rocked the country to its roots early in the year. European travel and United Kingdom travel was suspended, disrupting travelers schedules for the better part of a week. When a volcano in Iceland erupted, making it too dangerous for commercial flights to fly. The Gulf of Mexico was tainted by an oil spill of massive proportions. Destroying  a way of life and ecosystem throughout the Gulf. The oil gushed unchecked into the serene waters, for more than 100 days. A Look at the World in 2010

01/12/2011 Parrot Podcasts There are podcasts for everything! Check out the Parrot Podcasts: Parrot Hut Podcast Wings n Things Parrot Podcast Parrot Science Podcast

01/11/2011 30 New Headphones Plus USB Mics, USB Turntables and More at CES 2011 Audio-Technica introduced more than 30 new headphones, along with USB microphones designed for home music recording and podcasting at the CES show. complete article

01/10/2011 Current State of Podcasting Recap Principal findings of the study included: ~ The percentage of Americans who have ever watched or listened to a podcast is 45%, up from 43% one year ago. This equates to approximately 70 million Americans 12+. ~ The podcast audience has migrated from being predominantly early adopters to more closely resembling mainstream media consumers. ~ Podcast consumers continue to prefer consuming content at their desktop, not on dedicated media players, but mobile phone media consumption is surging. ~ Podcast consumers index very highly for social networking behaviors. ~ Two-thirds of podcast consumers have listened to digital audio files in their vehicles by connecting an iPOD or other MP3 player to their car audio system. complete article

01/06/2011 11 Social Media New Year’s Resolutions For 2011 #5.  Take A Closer Look At Podcasts While podcasts have been around for 5+ years, 2010 was truly the year that marked their move mainstream. Traditional radio stations are dying a slow death and have yet to produce any innovations on the internet that are worth participating in socially while online radio is flourishing. Podcasting and online radio are growing rapidly, with approximately 42 million users in 2009. complete article

01/04/2011 Viral Videos of the Year Regardless we hope you had a great year and are looking forward to seeing you again in 2011. Pull up a chair, get out that popcorn, and enjoy the YouTube videos that made our year. Viral Videos of the Year

01/03/2011 iPad vs Magazines Remember when Wired’s debut issue for the iPad sold more than 100,000 times in June? It looks like it will be a while before that type of performance is seen again. Digital sales dropped toward the end of 2010 for all the magazines that make those figures available to the Audit Bureau of Circulations. After Wireds enormous debut month, the magazine averaged 31,000 digital sales between July and September, but even that fell in October and November, with sales coming in at 22,000 and 23,000, respectively. complete article

12/31/2010 Podcasting Microphone Showdown 3 Microphones for podcasting reviewed and compared.

12/30/2010 Podcasting Predictions for 2011 A podcast for predictions in 2011.

12/29/2010 Building an Empire from Podcasting Balancing on a giant rubber ball in a broadcast studio and control room carved out of a cottage in Petaluma, Calif., Leo Laporte is an unlikely media mogul. Leo Laporte plans to start a morning show this spring to compete with drive-time radio broadcasters. From that little town in California wine country, he runs his empire, a podcasting network, TWIT. For 30 hours each week, he and the other hosts on his network talk about technology — topics like the best e-book reader or how to get rid of a computer virus — for shows that he gives away online. Building an Empire from Podcasting

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