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Podcasting is not dead

dave.phoenix@gmail.com (David Peralty) — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:28:55 +0000

Some people say podcasting is dead. And that videocasting would kill it. They said the same thing about Radio when films and television came to be. And yet radio has survived and it has even gone digital – podcasts and digital radio.

I have been a podcaster on and off for a couple of years and I have found out that there is still a space for podcasting out there. Podcasts are for those who have the patience to download and listen to audio files lasting from fifteen minutes to even two hours.

And podcasts take on many forms:

1. Speech – At its most basic form a podcast could be a speech by the podcaster. A reading of his or her post. it could be a rant, an impassioned speech or a discourse and even story telling.

2. Radio/Magazine Show – A podcast can also be a radio show. A talk show, A magazine show with many features, interviews or even games. It could also be a time where music can be played – assuming of course it is podsafe music – free to be distributed to the public.

3. Radio Play - This is probably the most tedious of all podcasts but also when done correctly the most rewarding both for the podcasters and its listeners. Welcome to the Theatre of the Mind. A good template to follow for this type of podcast would be the radio plays from the Golden Age of Radio – Mercury Theatre’s War of the World is a fine example and even Vincent Price’s Three Skeleton Key Island.

And the beauty of it all is that all you need is a podcasting microphone, audacity , an open source software for recording and editing sounds – available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems, and time.

Podcasting is not dead.

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Podcasting: TechCanuck and PerfCast

dave.phoenix@gmail.com (David Peralty) — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:57:29 +0000

For those of you that haven’t been keeping up with everything I am doing, I just wanted to mention that I was on two podcasts this past week, PerfCast had another episode, and Jeff and I talked to Patrick O’Keefe and TechCanuck is back with a long overdue episode where James and I cover our top ten gadgets of the year. We will be doing a few more 2008 in review episodes as we launch into the new year, and I hope you’ll all check them out.

As the episode count rises on both shows, I realize that I’ve been on over one hundred podcasts now, and growing. It is amazing what a little time and effort with friends can do.

Let me know your thoughts on TechCanuck and PerfCast, and if you are looking for a co-host for your podcast, please let me know.

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PerfCast: Episode 5

dave.phoenix@gmail.com (David Peralty) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:24:24 +0000

Jeff and I are still rocking out the PerfCast episodes. While I missed episode four because of traveling to the Blog World Expo in Las Vegas, episode five went off without a hitch, and we had a really fun episode.

Discussion Topics

Discuss David’s trip and experience at Blog World Expo 2008.
Automattic Acquires IntenseDebate
Bloggers insurance Program
How To Avoid The Physical Hazards Of Blogging
Discuss Davids link bait attempt at CollegeCrunch.org

The episode clocks in at around thirty seconds over an hour in length.

NEXT EPISODE – Thursday October 2nd, 2008 at 7 P.M. EST

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PerfCast: Episode Two

dave.phoenix@gmail.com (David Peralty) — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:08:40 +0000

Jeff and I got together again for another episode of PerfCast, the podcast talking about all things blogging. Episode two was a lot of fun to record, and while we didn’t have anyone call in while we were live, Justin and Mark both made an appearance which I really appreciate.

Stories that We Discussed
Blogging Through A Disaster – TheBlogHerald
First Look At WordPress 2.7 – WeblogToolsCollection.com
WordPress.com Hits 4 Million Hosted Blogs – WordPress.com
BackType is a service that lets you find, follow and share comments from across the web.
Twittad Another Way To Monetize Twitter Usage – BloggingTips

This episode, and hopefully every episode will run in around an hour, and includes some great staples to the show like the blogging job of the week and the blogging challenge of the week that I hope people will participate in.

I tried using X-Lite this week, instead of Skype, in hopes that it would improve my sound quality, and it did a little bit, but the drops in my connection were inexcusable and I will just have to play around with different methods in hopes of providing both the best sound quality possible and the highest stability.

If you have any comments, questions or other criticisms, please send them to perfcast at gmail.com. We would really love some feedback.

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PerfCast: Episode One

dave.phoenix@gmail.com (David Peralty) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:36:44 +0000

Jeff and I have relaunched the PerfCast Podcast last night, and it went really well.

Stories We Discussed
Are You Trustworthy – CopyBlogger
Stop Blaming The WordPress Team – WeblogToolsCollection.com
Monetization Of Twitter – Peformancing
Blogging Internships – TheBlogHerald
Liz Strauss Comment Counter Creates Controversy – TheBlogHerald

The episode runs at just under an hour with the first five minutes or so introducing the show and ourselves. Feel free to jump over that to get to the meat and potatoes of the episode though.

The next episode will be recorded live on Thursday September 4th, 2008 at 7 P.M. EST.

If you want to find out more information on how to participate, check out the PerfCast Live Participation post on Performancing.

If you have any comments, questions or other criticisms, please send them to perfcast at gmail.com. We would really love some feedback. One thing I noticed in listening to the recording is that my audio wasn’t as high quality as Jeff’s and so I am going to try to connect using X-Lite (instructions on Jeffro2pt0) next time instead of Skype to see if that improves things.

Thanks to all those that listened live, and those that are listening to the recording. I really appreciate it, and hope you enjoy the episode.

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XFEP Blog Tip Podcast: Episode 4

dave.phoenix@gmail.com (David Peralty) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:26:47 +0000

Trying to build a site with xhtml and css, but need more advanced features than you can program yourself? Want to use a content management system, but they are all too complex?

Why aren’t you using WordPress?

My tip of the week is to have everyone try WordPress. Even if you have used it in the past.

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Mentioned in the Show

James Cogan of dailypixel, the owner of a blog network that uses Movable Type.

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WordPress in Review: Episode 3

dave.phoenix@gmail.com (David Peralty) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:59:43 +0000

In this episode, I cover all of the latest WordPress news and developments, including the new WordPress for iPhone application, the re-launch of the WordPress theme directory, and as usual the WordPress theme of the week.

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Mentioned in the Show

You can now blog from your iPhone to WordPress, if you can afford an iPhone…
WordPress for iPhone

It’s back! There is now an official WordPress theme repository once again. It has been long coming, and seems to work rather well, but there is limited choice right now in what you will find.
WordPress Theme Directory

WordPress 2.6 is still giving me issues, specifically with PodPress, but I also noticed that the new features in WordPress 2.6 don’t really do anything for me, except for one.
PodPress
No Revisions

Theme of the week: InSense
InSense

WordCamp Toronto is coming up on October 4th and 5th, and there will be more than one special guest speaker attending.
WordCamp Toronto

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XFEP Blog Tip Podcast: Episode 3

dave.phoenix@gmail.com (David Peralty) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:22:55 +0000

Got a special skill? Have you been developing it or letting it rot? This week’s blogging tip of the week is to make sure to give your skills time each week to be maintained, or you might not have them when you most need them.

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Sorry for the one day delay in getting this episode out. I had the worst day in a long time yesterday, and wasn’t really in the podcasting mood. Tomorrow is another episode of WordPress in Review, so check out that tomorrow. Also, if you are interested in hearing more podcasting on this blog, please let me know as I would love to focus on bringing more audio content to this blog.

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WordPress in Review Podcast: Episode 2

dave.phoenix@gmail.com (David Peralty) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:32:08 +0000

It is still before midnight as I am getting this up, so I stuck to my own internal promise of getting this episode out within a week. I would love to continue to produce new episodes weekly, but I won’t promise that just yet.

This week I talk about WordPress 2.6, it is finally here and does it bring anything good to the table? I also talk about issues with WordPress 2.6, mention the theme of the week, and talk about the WordPress Weekly podcast. Stick around until the end for what might be a cool podcasting related announcement.

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Mentioned in the Show

WordPress 2.6 has been released and there is a cool video to learn more about the new features.
WordPress

PodPress doesn’t work with WordPress 2.6 and there is no mention on when it will.
PodPress
Automattic

WordPress theme of the week: Tarski
Tarski

WordPress Weekly interviews Alex King, as its final episode
WordPress Weekly
Performancing
PerfCast

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XFEP Blog Tip Podcast: Episode 2

dave.phoenix@gmail.com (David Peralty) — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:09:21 +0000

This weeks episode doesn’t have any links in the show notes because the topic is something simple, and something I don’t think has really been covered very often in the blogosphere, especially in the professional blogging scene, and that is making sure you fully understand the roles and responsibilities in your job, and to never accept a gentleman’s handshake, or rather, anything less than a basic contract.

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If I sound a little solemn in this episode, it is because I have some stuff going on in my life right now, but I hope you will all enjoy the content.

Check back next week for another blogging related tip.

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