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Thursday, 09 October 2008

  • Podcaster Training Returning To Video

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    Now, don't get too excited here, yes, we are returning to video, however, we will not go straight video again (probably ever, eh?). We will simulcast each Friday Night Show on Talkshoe and Stickam so that we can keep an eye on the live, streaming video and watch it catch up with today's demanding audience.

    Another reason for this return is that the stats for my live page at http://ping.fm/7J7gu has been climbing steadily since we left producing our videos each week. This tells me that there is some demand for us to still do video as the numbers don't lie!

    I have chosen Stickam as my live, streaming server, since it had the best video quality overall. Beginning this Friday Night, October 10th, 2008, I will be back on audio and video at the same time. Now, if the video fails, that's ok, as I expect it to not be much better as when I left it a couple of months back. However, as the services come up to speed, I will be able to tell this and will then begin to promote the video again and go back to doing more video productions as part of my show.

    Any way, we'll see how this goes. Also, in a couple of weeks, I will be doing a topic based on using video as a platform, so this will help me to research a little for that and to update me on what has changed.

    I have changed the live page to add the live audio feed as well as the live video feed so you can easily get the show no matter which platform you want to use!

    "See" you on Friday night!
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Monday, 06 October 2008

  • Are you an accidental spammer?

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    This is a question that some people should really ask themselves. What is an accidental spammer, you ask? Well, you already know what a spammer is, right? Someone who plagues you with e-mails, faxes, voicemails, etc. to do something, try something or buy something and usually, let's face it, you just aren't that interested in what they are selling right?

    An accidental spammer is someone who, has their heart in the right place, but fails to realize that they are spamming you with requests through Twitter, Skype, IM, or e-mail and they just don't let up! These accidental spammers don't realize that the approach they are taking with you, is spamming, but in reality, it is.

    You can try to ignore these requests, turn off your Skype, IM, Twitter app, etc. but then, you are taking the chance of alienating people that you actually want to hear from!

    What can be done about accidental spammers then. Not much, unless you want to take the time to address each and every one that come through, but then, you might just be enabling them to feel like they can contact you that way from now on.

    By the way, this post was prompted by an accidental spammer (in case you haven't figured that out by now). Bottom line, instead of becoming an accidental spammer, when someone doesn't respond back to you right away addressing your request, take the hint and move on. The person you are trying to get their attention might just have other things going on that prevents them from addressing you right now. If the interest is there, be assured, they will respond eventually.

    Comments to this post are welcome. Try not to spam me though, ok? :) (continue reading &aquo;)

Saturday, 04 October 2008

Friday, 03 October 2008

  • Podcaster Training: Using Twitter and Other Microblogging Platforms

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    Microblogging platforms such as Twitter, Plurk, Pownce, Friendfeed and others give you a way to send a message to friends, family and even business associates and clients usually with a 140 character limit on the message.

    To a few thousand loyal users, using this type of platform is an everyday occurrence, but to most users of the Internet today, they have no idea what these platforms are or how to use them. Our discussion will focus on Twitter who is pretty much the forerunner in this field of microblogging. In fact, Twitter has almost become an Instant Messenger of sorts, thanks to the Direct Message feature that allows users to send private messages to other users, instantly. The replies feature allows a user to send a reply aimed at another user simply by inserting the @username within the message itself. Unlike the Direct Message feature, replies can be seen by the public timeline.

    Along with the main Twitter application site, has bred a number of other "Twitter Applications" that support and utilize the main site features. For example, for Wordpress users, there are a number of plugins such as Twitter Tools, that allow you to not only post your latest tweets on your blog, but also to send tweets to your Twitter account instantly when you make a blog post.

    Tweetburner is a site that came along that allows a Twitter user to track URLS that are sent using their shortening service. Of course, Twitter uses TinyURL to automatically shorten long or lengthy URLS that you post allowing you to stay within the 140 character limit easier, but no tracking like Tweetburner has.

    With so many microblogging platforms out there now, along came Ping.fm, a service that allows you to send tweets to not only Twitter, but almost 20 other services, simultaneously. There is an associated Wordpress plugin called pingPressFm that will work like Twitter Tools (mentioned above) that will post your tweets automatically to Ping.fm when you make a blog post.

    Now, Twitter started as a way for friends and family to know "what you are doing" right now, instead of e-mailing them or using another instant message service. This quickly became a way for businesses to contact potential customers and current clients and "keep them up to date" with their latest products and services. Of course, with anything good, has to have a few bad apples. With all of this new found messaging strength for business, came spam. Not just a little, but lots! Enough that Twitter had to go through and clean house and create a Twitter Spammer type feature that allows Twitter users to let Twitter know who is doing the spamming so that the spammer accounts can be suspended or removed.

    One great feature that Twitter has is the ability to follow one or more users and see what they are doing. You can use the Twitter web site for this or there are a lot of Twitter Apps like TweetDeck, Twirl, and others that will give you a desktop app view of your Twitter Account Timeline. For everyone that you follow, when they send a tweet, the Twitter App will show it on your desktop app. For example, I use TweetDeck, so I can see what the almost 200 people I follow are saying and doing, round the clock! I can also Direct Message (DM) someone or reply to a tweet and even send out a tweet, right from my desktop. A desktop app isn't for everyone, but if you want to keep up with your timeline, it is a simple and easy way to do this.

    Listen to this great podcast in the player below! (continue reading &aquo;)

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