Some Links To Check Out

0 Posted by – August 13th, 2006

SkypeWhile on another extended blogging trip in Norway I came across some new media tidbits you might enjoy.

  • If you haven’t used Skype you should give it a try. To start with, it’s a great little tool that’s just as easy to use as they claim. Besides allowing you to talk to someone else with Skype on their computer for no charge you can also dial out from it to regular land lines and you can easily record your calls for podcasts. Plus they’ve now got something called Skypcasts which lets you connect up to 100 callers at once.
  • While I haven’t finished reading my copy of The Long Tail by Chris Anderson, I highly recommend it. Learn about why he says, “The Future of Business is Selling Less of More.”
  • If you don’t have time to read, then you might want to listen to Chris Anderson who was interviewed on a Skypecast.
  • Speaking of books . . . Check out a nice list of books on ProBlogger that will help you better understand what we’re talking about when we say “new media.”

    • You can Skype me at “AgWired”

    Categories: Miscellaneous

    A Virtual Podcast On Podcasting

    0 Posted by – August 2nd, 2006

    R360 On PodcastingIf you’re wondering about this podcasting thing then you should check out a company called Ralston360. They’ve created a virtual podcast for you that explains podcasting. Spend a few minutes and watch this. It’s not only well done but they used the same video iPod I own as their screen image. This is high up on the cool factor and brought to my attention by Steve Rubel.

    You can find some interesting survey in a post on Marketing Sherpa that was reported on Podcasting News. It shows that blogging and podcasting are two of the most effective marketing tools for generating new sales leads in the technology industry.

    If you really wants some numbers you might consider purchasing the Nielsen Analytics report title, “The Economics of Podcasting.” Marketing Vox got some information out of the report from the Financial Times: “that more than 6 percent of U.S. web users, or nearly 9 million people, have downloaded at least one podcast in the last month, reports the Financial Times. Of those, about 10 per cent are “heavy users,” downloading eight or more podcasts a week. Moreover, 38 percent of “active” podcast listeners say they less often listen to the radio now than before they began downloading podcasts.”

    Categories: Podcasting