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Daily Podcasting Blog and news related to podcasting, RSS, podcast news and aggregation. Information related to podcasts are added on a daily business and cover the gamut, from new podcast product announcements, podcast directories, marketing for podcasters and much, much more.

09/23/2013 Podcasts for Entrepreneurs If you know where to look, the podcast can become an incredible learning tool for new entrepreneurs. Want to know how the CEO of a highly successful startup manages her team, day to day? Want to hear how that global business got started, before they were famous? Want to learn about new insights into human behaviour and how you can use these in your business, today? For entrepreneurs, podcasts are going to be your new best friend. complete article

09/18/2013 Production and Use of Sound Effects in Podcasts Sound effects are artificially created or enhanced sounds that are used in artistic works to emphasize or express an action, mood, or feeling. Sound effects were initially used in radio dramas, but can be observed more often today in podcasts, theater, films, and television shows. They are often synchronized with certain actions, such as a door's slamming being accompanied by the appropriate noise. Sound effects may also be used in the background of a scene to create anticipation or other emotions. Unsurprisingly, the most realistic sound effects tend to be recordings of actual sounds. To create these sound effects, the actual sounds that are recorded may also be edited or enhanced; sometimes, the pitch, intensity, or another aspect of the sound may be altered using software. Production and Use of Sound Effects in Podcasts

09/17/2013 The Podcasting Gallery Collection of downloadable podcasts are in the Podcast Gallery

09/16/2013 Podcasts for Center for Disease Control Podcasts from the CDC.

09/13/2013 Promoting Properties By Podcasts If a real estate agent with experience on the web start a podcast to encourage people to come to your site? When done well, can make a podcast listeners around the country, some of them can generate valuable opportunities. The Apple iPod has changed the face of Internet communication, allowing users to create podcasts to download audio files that can be speakers on almost any topic you can find care. Began as a sort of audio blog, but people soon realized that there was an audience for podcasts – the same with your favorite radio shows often has a podcast they expect every month. Despite its name, do not need an iPod to listen to a podcast – any MP3 player will do. complete article

09/12/2013 Religious Podcasts Great Religion Podcasts complete article

09/11/2013 How Podcasts Conquered Comedy Marons startling success is an extreme example of personal and professional salvation before the altar of the podcast. But it also illustrates how this relatively new digital media—which allows audiences to stream and download anything from video clips to audio interviews onto their computers and mobile devices—is gradually transforming the culture and economics of comedy. complete article

09/10/2013 Podcasting Awards Nominations open for the Podcasting Awards on October 1st

09/06/2013 Podcasting Drawing Listeners While podcasting is no longer exactly cutting edge, the numbers show the medium has grown increasingly popular among consumers. According to the market intelligence firm Edison Research, the percentage of Americans 12 and older who have listened to a podcast has steadily increased from 10% in 2006 to 26% today, while one in six Americans has listened to a podcast within the past six months. complete article

09/05/2013 100 Uses for RSS Feeds Many equate RSS with blogs and little else. However, we have found that RSS is multi-faceted and has a scope far beyond blogs. Take a look at these 100 ways that RSS is being used in real world situations: 100 Uses of RSS Feeds

09/03/2013 Podcasts as a Content Strategy Every day we hear more experts preaching the gospel of podcasting as a content marketing tool. It’s a very enticing sermon. We get to have our own cute little pre-recorded radio show our audience can listen to when they’re working out or driving in the car. But how is a podcast supposed to help grow our business? In theory, podcasts create brand fanatics, people who are deeply invested in who we are as people and as business professionals. This is essence of long-form content marketing. Every minute that a customer or prospect listens to us speak with authority we’re establishing ourselves as a thought-leader. Conceptually the more time our audience spends with our content the more authority we have as content marketers. complete article

09/02/2013 Geek History of the Podcast But where did podcasting come from? To answer this, think about what podcasting is, and how it differs from mediums before it. A podcast is kind of like a radio show, but it is not delivered (or intended to be listened to) at a certain time. Instead, it’s automatically delivered to a listeners device — thanks to RSS. It’s stored on their own hard drive — thanks to compressed audio. And it is listened to on their own schedule thanks to portable devices. complete article

08/30/2013 Podcasting Transforming Media Podcasts are still relatively new to this world, but over the last decade or so they have really made an impact on the way people listen to radio. As opposed to NPR, shock-jockeys or even satellite radio SiriusXM, podcasts are pre-recorded shows that can be stored on portable devices or computers, and they are usually commercial-free. Relistenable and typically inexpensive or free of charge, podcasts cover a wide array of topics, genres, subjects and themes, meaning there is more than likely a podcast out there for everyone to enjoy! Yep, even adult male fans of My Little Pony! complete article

08/29/2013 Podcasts Relevance Some thoughts on why podcasting still has relevance and passes on some tips. As Apple celebrates one billion podcast subscriptions via iTunes, is 'the day of the podcast' over? No. More people watch and listen to podcasts every day, creating strong bonds and having fun with brands, blogs, and their best friends online. complete article

08/28/2013 Ten Reasons You Need a Podcast Podcasts can help you attract a new type of follower, expanding your audience beyond your current community. Podcasting often helps you improve your speaking skills, which allows you to get more speaking gigs and opens other opportunities to you. You can build loyalty with your voice that you don’t get with text, as it makes it easier for people to connect to you and trust you. Podcasting is not as hard as you think! With a podcast, you get the opportunity to talk to others in your niche, which helps you become a master of your subject. Podcasts are easy to consume, since you can listen in the car, at the gym, etc. You can recycle some of your best written content ideas by recording a podcast about these same topics. Podcasts allow you to tap into a new community. Having a regular podcast helps you improve perceived credibility. You can make money with a podcast. complete article

08/28/2013 Podcasting Remembered Anyone who is anyone has a podcast these days, and they are finding millions of listeners. iTunes now boasts 250,000 podcasts, up from 200,000 in 2010. iTunes, where podcasts began, is about to get a new cousin in the fall, iTunes Radio, which is billed as a way to get personalized radio -- such as Pandora and Slacker -- to Apple consumers. complete article

08/27/2013 What is Your Podcast Worth? If I was to put together the top ten questions I get asked, this would be one of them. You’ve been podcasting for a while and the cost of doing it needs to be covered. Maybe you are not in it to make a million, which you should not be but you definitely want to treat the family to a steak dinner every month. Where do you start? Do you give everyone a flat rate and hope someone bites? Once you get a sponsor, how do you keep them? complete article

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