A Podcasting Blog from Podcasting Tools - Daily Podcasting News and Information for Podcasters and Listeners.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.Listen to Your Customers- August 30, 2007 This applies to podcast listeners as well as traditional customers. Listen to what they are saying and adjust your podcast accordingly. Mastering the art of managing customer complaints can seem like a thankless job, but keep in mind that for every customer that shares their worries, concerns or complaints, there are likely more that did not express their dissatisfaction, and instead simply moved on to a competitor. Customer complaints can, and should be treated as opportunities. Listen to...http://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#852 Voice Over Tips for Blog- August 29, 2007 For a start, it would help if we all had one of those voice-over voices like you hear in film trailers and advertisements. That is not as hard as you might think. Sure, you may not have a deep, sonorous voice that makes Nicolas Cage actually seem heroic, but that is not necessary. The real trick- and it is a trick - is to learn how to highlight particular phrases and be consistent in your speech. More Voice Over Tipshttp://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#851 Correction - Podcast Peer Awards Announced- August 29, 2007 Congratulations to the winners of the Podcast Peer Awards. This is a corrected post. The date on the award winners was not accurately marked on the website and last years winners were linked to. This is the current list. Winners are listed at the top of each category, followed by the other finalists (in no particular order) Favorite Audio Podcast Winner: Grammar Girl Other Finalists: Cast On CBC's Best of Ideas Best Business Podcast Winner: The Financial Aid...http://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#850a Unofficial iPhone Hack Opens it to Europe- August 27, 2007 A 17-year-old hacker has broken the lock that ties Apples iPhone to AT&T's wireless network, freeing the most hyped cell phone ever for use on the networks of other carriers, including overseas ones. George Hotz of Glen Rock, N.J., spent his last summer before college figuring out how to unlock the iPhone, freeing it from being restricted to a single carrier, AT&T Inc. The procedure, which the 17-year-old posted on his blog Thursday, raises the possibility of a cottage industry...http://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#849 iPhone Locked in Legal Issues- August 26, 2007 Fear of litigation has led to an indefinite delay in the planned Saturday release of software to unlock Apple iPhones. John McLaughlin, founder of Uniquephones, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, said Saturday that he received a phone call about 3 a.m. Saturday local time from a man claiming to be from OMelveny & Myers LLP, an international law firm, calling on behalf of AT&T. The firm has worked with Apple in the past. The man informed McLaughlin that if he posted the unlock code, he could.http://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#848 Podcamp Boston- August 17, 2007 PodCamp Boston 2 is scheduled to be held October 26 - 28, 2007 at the Boston Convention and Expo Center, I may have a conflict that will prohibit me from attending but I am certainly hoping someone from our staff will be able to attend. PodCamp is an UnConference that helps connect people interested in blogging, podcasting, social networks, video on the net, and new media together for three days to learn, share, and grow their new media skills.http://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#847 John Lennon on iTunes- August 15, 2007 Apple Inc said on Tuesday it would offer the entire solo catalog of John Lennon on iTunes in its second such deal with one of the Beatles, who have been among the highest-profile holdouts to put tunes online. Apple Inc. has begun selling downloads of tracks from 16 of John Lennons post-Beatles albums, including Working Class Hero and John Lennon -Plastic Ono Band, on iTunes, the company said Tuesday.http://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#846 gBox Another iTunes Competitor- August 14, 2007 Add gBox Inc. to the growing list of online music services hoping to chip away at iTunes dominance. The Cupertino, Calif., startup was forced out of a stealth mode when Universal Music Group announced late Thursday it would test sales of some digital music without the customary copy-protection technology. Under the program, gBox will get referrals through ads Universal will buy through search leader Google Inc., gBox Chief Executive Tammy Artim said Friday. complete articlehttp://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#845 3 Billion Songs- August 9, 2007 Apple Inc. said last week sales at its online music store iTunes have topped 3 billion songs.http://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#844 AC DC Snubs iTunes- August 8, 2007 AC DC is finally selling its music digitally. But not on iTunes. AC DC Music will be available through Verizon.http://www.podcasting-tools.com/blog.htm#843 |