Podcasts

Podcast With The CEO of Traineo

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:04:56 PST

Traineo.com is a weight loss/training social network. This is an interview I did with the CEO.

I'm actually having some fun playing around with this site, and I can see a place for this in the social networking space. My mom always said she never kept weight off unless she went to Weight Watchers. It was the support and accountability, she claimed, that really helped her take it off (and keep it off).

Traineo has the potential to be a support system for people who want to lose weight, or even those who want to work out effectively and productively. I know I enjoyed scrounging through the profiles, finding other pilates nerds, so if you're into something weird (like the Wii sports group I joined), you might find other people to help support your weird-o physical fitness addiction.

If you like 43things (and who doesn't???), you'll love Traineo.

Subscribe to the podcast in or grab the feed here.

A full listing of my podcasts can be found here.

Podcast - Interview With LinkedIN CoFounder and Jaxtr CEO, Konstantin Guericke

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:58:29 PST

When I found out Konstantin Guericke, one of the founders of LinkedIN and their marketing/pr guy until Kay recently took over, I knew I wanted to find out more about the company that interested him enough to take his leave of LinkedIN. Konstantin is still an advisor at LinkedIN, but has moved out of the day to day operations to focus on running Jaxtr.

Jaxtr is similar to click-to-call in that it enables instant voice communication from a site with just one click. With Jaxtr, once the beta is open, you can place a snippet of code on your blog and end up with a button (like the one you see to the right sidebar of my own blog, Practical Blogging) or a full featured widget (like what pops up when you click the Jaxtr button on Practical Blogging). Users can click the button/widget and enter their phone number to instantly communicate with you.

I have another option on my blog for instant communication, the MeeboMe widget. But Jaxtr stands apart as the only way, other than Skype, for instant communication via voice. And, with Skype, you have the limitation that only Skype users can call you from your blog AND you must be at your computer to receive the call (unless you've forwarded your Skype calls to your phone, but that's an additional step and it costs SkypeOut money).

If you want to give Jaxtr a try, call me anytime (remember please that I am in VA-USA so I'm GMT -5 (EST). Of course, as well, please download the Interview With LinkedIN Cofounder and Jaxtr CEO, Konstantin Guericke.

Interview With Business Blogging Expert, Ted Demopoulos

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 21:52:25 PST

I enjoyed interviewing Ted, author of What No One Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting back in mid December. Ted featured roughly 100 bloggers in the book, including me, and I'll review it as soon as I receive my copy in the mail.

You can read more about the book here (book blog) and here (on Amazon) What No One Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting. I hope you enjoy the interview with Ted Demopoulos, author of two books on business blogging.

or grab the feed

Zebo's Millions - Interview with Roy de Souza, CEO of Zebo.com

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 13:13:25 PDT

After all the buzz about Zebo.com's 4.9M signups, I wanted to sit down for a 5 minute chat with the CEO to see what Zebo is all about. (hint: AdWords plays a part, if small)

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Podcast with Zebo.com's CEO, Roy de Souza

Celebrating Imbee - Podcast

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:56:18 PDT

Imbee is one of those companies that you're just happy to root for...

The company has a noble aim; to provide safe social networking with parental guidance, and from what I can tell they are doing a great job at keeping it safe. (full post at SocialRiots.com)

podcast interview with Tim Donovan, Founder and VP of Marketing and Public Relations for Imbee.

Sleepyblogger Podcast

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Mon, 29 May 2006 17:45:33 PDT

Sleepyblogger Podcast

Darren Rowse of Problogger Podcast

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Tue, 23 May 2006 22:27:12 PDT

I was honored to have as my latest guest, Darren Rowse of ProBlogger.net. If you are not familiar with Darren’s blog, I encourage you to take a look at the wealth of information on professional blogging maintained therein.

Darren has been earning a large sum from Adsense each month for quite some time now, and is able to blog full time very successfully. He blogs at several different blogs, and Problogger is not his most profitable site, however, it is the one most of us know him by as we all soak up his wisdom on a daily business. If I could only subscribe to one blog, I can assure you that Darren’s blog would be it. (and that comes from one who now has 300 feeds in her blog reader).

Anyway, I have bragged on Darren enough now

I hope you’ll listen, if nothing else to find out what Darren has found to be his favorite monetization methods and to discover how he got started.

Darren Rowse, Problogger.net, Podcast

Know More Media and Easton Ellsworth

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Sat, 20 May 2006 13:10:54 PDT

I wanted to bring to your attention a podcast I did with Jeremiah Owyang and Easton Ellsworth. Easton gave us an inside look at blog networks and Know More Media in general.

Easton, like Jeremiah, is a rising blog star so I think you'd particularly like this podcast. Enjoy!

Podcast with Easton Ellsworth

Podshow, Podcast.com, Intel Blogging and RSS/Podcast Advertising

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Mon, 01 May 2006 22:11:53 PDT

I covered a good deal of info today, show notes are below:

Sleepyblogger Podcast

Show notes:

If you are at all ‘into’ podcasting, social networking, web 2.0 or blogging, you may be interested in some of this information:

Podshow vs. Podcast.com and Podcast.com and OPML (related Podshow contract message)
DMA Survey - Blog ads, rss ads and podcast ads
Josh Bancroft and Intel Blogging (original inspiration)
Business Blogrolls (original inspiration)
RSS Feed Advertising Options -
OrangeFeed, YPN, Google Adsense and Pheedo

OK, wow, that’s a lot of links If I missed something please let me know and I’ll add it post haste.

Client Relations Best Practices

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Mon, 01 May 2006 19:29:00 PDT

From my Sleepyblogger site:

Click here to listen to the “client relations best practices” podcast or read the transcript below:

Today I’m going to discuss one of the most troublesome client problems that business owners face. Because much of my business is consulting, corporate blog management and writing, my business complaints are specifically different than yours may be, but they are generally the same.

NonPayment

We’ve all been there. You’re owed an invoice that’s a $1000 or more, and you are counting on it to pay some bills. And then, out of nowhere, the client lets you know, usually at the last minute, that they will not be paying the invoice.

Sometimes it’s because business has been hard, and they CANNOT pay it. I’m much more forgiving in instances like this. Of course, while I like to know a little ahead of time, I understand that you can’t squeeze blood from a turnip, and if there’s no money at the end of the month, then there’s no way they can pay me.

It’s sad, but it’s understandable.

Then, there’s always the chance the client CHOOSES not to pay your invoice. Now, that’s a different matter altogether. I rarely continue a relationship with someone who decides their last invoice should be forgiven or discounted because their expectations were unrealistic or because they now think the price quoted initially was too high. I’ve even heard of people that decide they want to go a different direction midstream and choose not to pay their consultant, even though they did exactly was was agreed upon.

Unfortunately, these situations are very common when you are a marketing consultant. So, take some advice from someone who’s been in many of these situations over the years, get your retainer upfront. There’s nothing worse than going an entire month paying out for press releases to be written by your staff and distributed (PRWeb often costs as much as $150 per release), paying for ad development, inserts, adsense buys, etc. and then getting an email on the 30^th from the client telling you this month’s payment will be delayed or not be coming at all.

Of course, if you’ve done the smart thing, they’ve signed an ironclad contract for fee payment, so if you absolutely have to, you can pursue legal avenues. However, no one really wants to go that route. So, take my advice, and take a page from large PR firms, do not work without receiving your retainer upfront.

I know this is a decision that I have recently made, and I encourage you to give it some thought. Whether it’s a fee for blog consulting or for a full marketing campaign, don’t end up working for free, unless you want to do so.

And, I have to insert this here…. I often DO consult for free, bcause I like it. I love sharing blogging and social netwrokign with a group or even one-on-one for the purre joy of knowing you are assistingin someone. Knowing you are doing something for someone because you want to help is often payment enough.

However, ifyou want me to wrok for free, it will beon my time schedule. I won’t be turning other clients away to assist you immediately. Often I do it immediately anyway, but don’t expect that type of treatment.

What really upsets me is when someone expected free consulting and never intended to pay in the first place, and had their consultant drop everything to travel to them or pay extensive out of pocket expenses with no intention of ever paying them back. That sort of treatment is just mean. And, it usually comes back to bite them in the end.

Next week on the podcast we will talk candidly about some Web 2.0 companies I’ve recently reviewed, because all next week I’ll be focusing on the blog on the social networking sites that are out there are reviewing each one in depth. I hope you’ll join me.

Feedster Podcast

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:44:55 PDT

From Jeremiah Owyang:

We are honored to have my bud James Gross from Feedster on the Podcast roundtable. Bear with me, the first 30 seconds of sound quality are a bit shaky, but it clears up –so bear with us!

We discuss RSS Appreciation Day (or should it be named something else?) the Syndication industry, awareness of syndication, user adoption and industry naming, and the future of the Syndication industry.

This is really a great one. If you are at all interested in improving the usage rates of RSS, this is one you'll like.

Robyn Tippins, Jeremiah Owyang and James Gross of Feedster

Syndication Awareness: Part 3

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:41:23 PDT

This is the last in the series, and it's by far the best of the three. Hope you like it!

Robyn Tippins and Jeremiah Owyang discuss the marketing strategies businesses can develop to take part in the growing medium of RSS Technology.

Syndication Awareness: Part 3

Accomplice Podcast

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 21:29:49 PST

Accomplice is an interesting product that organizes your To Dos and works as a collaborative task manager.

I especially like that it claps when I check something off of my list

I was lucky enough to get to spend 20 mins with CEO and creator Jason Feinsmith a little while ago.

Of course, you’ve probably heard of Accomplice because it was quite the item at DEMO just a while back (DEMO is difficult to get into and if your product makes it there, you know you have something valuable). Another of my pet products, Iotum, also had a great showing there.

Anyway, please give the podcast a listen and apply to be part of the private beta. Just tell Jason I sent you

Accomplice Podcast

(now let’s clap that robyn finally uploaded the podcast and can check that off her to do list)

Accomplice Private Beta

Mooble Vidcast - Episode 1

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 20:21:00 PDT

My video game vidcast.

--Robyn

Syndication Awareness: A Unique and Growing Medium! (Podcast Part 2 of 3)

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:41:40 PDT

From the Podcast Roundtable, Jeremiah Owyang and myself discusss RSS marketing and how businesses can get involved.

PRT's Syndication Use - Episode 2

Mooble Podcast - Episode 1

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Sat, 11 Mar 2006 11:59:48 PST

1st Mooble Podcast

This is my intro podcast for Mooble. The rest of these will be video casts, but for now, you'll just have to deal with audio :)

Introductory Podcast

Visit the blog at blog.mooble.com and add me as a friend at mooble.com/duzins

Forgotten Podcast

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:06:54 PST

I did this one a while back and just realized I hadn't included it here...

The VoIP Cast - Episode #1
Robyn interviews David Beckemeyer of TelEvolution, the company that makes PhoneGnome and SoftGnome. David was instrumental in the founding of Earthlink, so his voice carries a lot of internet weight.

Social Butterfly - Episode 3 - Podcast

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 20:28:19 PST

Robyn Tippins and Peter Caputa, co-editors of The Social Networking Weblog for Creative Weblogging talk on all things social.

Episode 3 (download)

Episode 3 (stream)

Social Butterfly - Episode 2 - Podcast

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 17:18:33 PST

Robyn Tippins and Peter Caputa, co-editors of The Social Networking Weblog for Creative Weblogging talk on all things social for the week of Jan 23, 2006.

Episode 2 (download)

LinkedIN controversy
Sconex - Social Networking for High School Students
Mooble

PRT's Syndication Awareness - Episode 1

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 06:00:45 PDT

From the Podcast Roundtable, Jeremiah Owyang and myself discusss RSS marketing and how businesses can get involved.

PRT's Syndication Awareness - Episode 1

Podcast Roundtable - Episode 2 - Podcast

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 20:30:41 PST

This is a collaborative effort with some fellows that I met on LinkedIN, actually through the LinkedIN Bloggers Yahoo! Group.

* Martin McKeay
* Dennis D. McDonald
* Jeremiah Owyang
* Dan Sweet
* Robyn Tippins

Each of us brings something the table, and we meet monthly to discuss issues as they relate to PR, IT issues, Social Networking, and Technology/Web 2.0 in general.

Podcast Roundable Episode #2

Sites Discussed in the Podcast:
Writely
37Signals
Gizmo Project
Alfresco
IT Redux
iTunes: Apple's New Spyware and Adware Application?

Podcast Roundtable - Episode #1 - Podcast

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 19:46:29 PST

This is a collaborative effort with some fellows that I met on LinkedIN, actually through the LinkedIN Bloggers Yahoo! Group.

Each of us brings something the table, and we meet monthly to discuss issues as they relate to PR, IT issues, Social Networking, and Technology/Web 2.0 in general.

Podcast Roundable Episode #1

Note: I wasn't present on this one, in fact, many of us were missing, but Dennis and Martin went ahead and put on a pretty good show without us.

Gaming And Tech - Episode 2 - Podcast

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:49:47 PST

Gamingandtech.com Podcast - Episode 2

Robyn interviews Jeremy Hague of Waxmail and Skylook.

Social Butterfly - Episode 1 - SocialNetworking-weblog.com

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:46:10 PST

Robyn interviews BJ Fogg of YackPack.

Social Butterfly, Episode 1.

VoIP Cast - Episode 2 - Podcast

robyn@sleepyblogger.com (Robyn Tippins) — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 15:45:10 PST

The VoIP Cast - Episode #2

Robyn interviews Alec Saunders of Iotum, the company that has just released the innovative social relevance engine that prioritizes your calls.