Do You Podcast? Are You Going to Podcast on Your Blog?

June 27, 2008 | Filed Under Blogging, Editorial, Featured, Features, Guides and Tutorials, Multimedia, Podcasting | 4 Comments

Yesterday, I brought up the issue of podcasts in What Makes Podcasts Fun To Listen To? The post asked what makes your favorite podcasts fun and successful in your eyes in format and structure.
Podcasts on blogs are growing in popularity. With portable media players, especially iPods, more affordable and accessible, people are downloading podcasts [...]

What Makes Podcasts Fun To Listen To?

June 26, 2008 | Filed Under Blogging, Editorial, Features, Guides and Tutorials, Podcasting, Podcasts | 11 Comments

I’ve been listening to a lot of blogger podcasts lately covering a wide range of subjects. Most have a fairly standard format of introduction, preview of the show to come, then news, interviews, and a summary, but some just jump right in and wander all over the place.
Well-written blog posts tend to have a single [...]

AudioJungle Launches, Marketplace for Loops

May 28, 2008 | Filed Under News, Podcasting | Leave a Comment

Eden launches AudioJungle, a community for selling music loops, jingles, and stuff like that. Much like another Eden site, FlashDen, which you might know off. Adrien wrote the launch post, and Collis pimped it even more over at Nettuts, PSDtuts, and Freelance Switch, all sites in the Eden network.
Congratulations on your launch, I wouldn’t be [...]

Belkin to launch GoStudio podcasting solution for iPod users

May 12, 2008 | Filed Under Mac, News, Podcasting | 1 Comment

Belkin seems to love both iPods and podcasters, so it’s no surprise that one of their latest products is aimed at budding iPod-owning podcasters.
I took a look at a prototype of the Belkin GoStudio in London a week ago. The product is so new that a production model wasn’t even available, which is a shame [...]

What Orphan Works Could Mean to Bloggers

April 28, 2008 | Filed Under Features, Legal, Multimedia, Photos, Podcasting, Videos, copyright | 1 Comment

The orphan works legislation, last seen in 2006, now has the attention of Congress again with two similar bills, one in the House and one in the Senate. These bills, should either of them pass, could have a drastic impact on copyright holders both within and outside of the United States.
But what should bloggers expect [...]

Hivelogic’s Podcasting Equipment Guide

April 14, 2008 | Filed Under News, Podcasting, Social Media | Leave a Comment

A few months old at this point, but since the demise of my beloved Podcast Rigs, there’s not alot of great content out there about podcast rigs…
Hivelogic has posted a great podcasting equipment guide that would serve a new or experienced podcaster well. The post runs the gamut from very entry level systems up [...]

ProToolerBlog Goes German

April 3, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Networks, Blog News, Podcasting | 7 Comments

Audival blogger Stefan Hedengren (yes, he’s my brother) just launched his ProTools blog ProToolerBlog in a German edition: de.protoolerblog.com. The German editor is named George Necola, and although talks about the partnership were in the works before Musikmesse 2008, the meetup there made all the difference.
It’s important to have a face to put on the [...]

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UK companies aren’t clear on new “fake blogging” laws
July 4, 2008 | By Andy Merrett | Leave a Comment

British companies which pretend to blog as ordinary members of the public, or post multiple positive reviews as if from consumers, are now breaking UK law, yet many don’t know anything about the new legislation, according to Brands2Life.
Its director, Gareth Thomas, said that, “Most people don’t know about this law,” adding, “there is a misconception [...]

Berocca sends out Blogger Relief Packs
July 4, 2008 | By Andy Merrett | 2 Comments

The concept may not be that new, but a couple of weeks ago a colleague introduced me to Berocca’s Blogger Relief Pack. I signed up with one of my blogs, and yesterday received the pack.

While it’s not the complete answer to managing the stress of blogging, a tube of Berocca and a nice glass to [...]

ScribeFire 2.2.8 Released
July 4, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

ScribeFire is a popular desktop blogging application hosted in a Firefox extension. Version 2.2.8 includes fixes and some brush-ups. The extension is free to download from Mozilla Add-ons, and works with both Firefox 2 and 3.

Two New b5media Blogs Launched
July 4, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

Another two b5media blogs launched recently. Marye Audet edits Simply Home Remedies, which is about just that. This from the launch post:
For the past 20 years or so my family has lived without the assistance of commercial medicines or doctors, except for things like broken arms and emergency surgeries on retro-pharyngeal abscesses. You know, the [...]

Hitting the Frontpage of Digg
July 3, 2008 | By Matt Craven | 1 Comment

Skelliewag takes a look at playing the odds and trying to “win” with Digg - a great article with some fantastic tips on how to promote your site using Digg.
Most bloggers would love their content to hit the front page of Digg. Unfortunately, most of those bloggers are never able to experience the huge spike [...]

Firefox 3 Plugin Roundup
July 3, 2008 | By Matt Craven | Leave a Comment

Now that Firefox 3 has been out for more than a week - and has set a new Guinness World Record for the most downloads in a single day - several websites have begun recapping the plugin/addon situation for Firefox.
BSPCN outlines the 30 “Must Have” Firefox Extensions, including del.icio.us toolbar, Foxmarks, and Greasemonkey.
PC World looks [...]

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