Tod Maffin said that the problem with being a futurist is that people hold you to account when you “get it wrong”. So, I will say that this post is a combination of my (ahem) predictions and hopes for 2007. In no particular order… 1) Podcast and RSS distribution networks will become more influential They [...]
I just read a post at Hear 2.0 about the intersection of personal computing and driving Ford vehicles (At Ford, Windows is Job One). The possibilities are limitless (including the potential of fresh Podcast consumption replacing radio listening) provided the driver can keep his or her eyes on the road. If Mac gets into the [...]
Everyone who knows me knows that CBC radio’s Ottawa Morning and All In A Day have been my daily staples for several years. In fact, All In A Day served as inspiration for my own Electric Sky Podcast. At the Montreal Podcast meetup this week, I publicly announced that 2006 was the year in which [...]
It’s hard to know how to send wishes for the season, or if to send them at all. I think it’s fair to wish the best for everyone, and it seems as good a time as any to do so. So, no matter how you celebrate the season, or even if you don’t, all the [...]
The details of the Montreal Podcast Meetup are now available… Date: December 28, 2006 (Thursday) Time: 7:30pmET Location: Cafe Melies, 3540 St. Laurent (between Milton and Prince Arthur) The reservation is under Twist Image and Mitch Joel. For more information, follow the blog posts by Bob Goyetche and Mitch Joel.
The Ottawa City Journal published an article written by David May about me in today’s Urban Living section (page 13) — thanks, David! While he did a great job of receiving the flood of information that came at him (watch out when I’m excited about something), some of the information was confused in the final [...]
Dave Brodbeck emailed me earlier to let me know that Broca’s Area is back in production. Whether it was a true change of heart or a carefully crafted publicity stunt, I’m not concerned. I’m just happy my friends are back.
Besides my holiday wishes, this episode serves up a Rogic Chorus outtake. While this particular feed is not affiliated with Rogic, my Electric Sky Podcast is. I’ll be posting for a while yet and wanted to get this out since many people are already going on vacation. All the best to you and yours for [...]
Reorder your business cards, Time magazine’s 2006 person of the year is… you, for “seizing the reins of the global media, for founding and framing the new digital democracy“. Highlights of the article include: “It’s a story about community and collaboration on a scale never seen before.“ “It’s about the many wresting power from the [...]
There’s an engaging discussion about good social media citizenship going on in my post Our lofty claims and due diligence. This reminded me about an effort by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) to develop a Social Media Code of Conduct. Several weeks ago, that organization published a paper for consultation among its members. [...]
I had some pretty severe server problems yesterday – Friday, December 8 – which resulted in all sorts of problems, most of which were resolved around 5amET today. As a result, most of my sites were down, and my feeds went crazy for a while. My apologies for the inconvenience! Mark
For those of you who were patiently waiting for PodPress Player fixes (including the 100-day graph bug) and features, your wait is now over. Dan released PodPress v6.9 earlier today.
I’ll be a guest of Points North, the afternoon show on CBC Radio Sudbury, today at 4:20pmET. Dan Lessard will be interviewing me about Just One More Book, a podcast about children’s books that I produce and host with my wife, Andrea.
Algonquin College journalist student David May sat down with Arthur Masters (Ottawa Local Podcast) and me to talk Podcasting over a few pints the other day. The latest word is that the Ottawa City Journal will run a series of articles – by David – on local Podcasters beginning next week.
It was opening night of Podcasters Across Borders – June 23, 2006. Shelagh Rogers had finished her keynote address and the socializing had begun. A very excited man in a Hawaian shirt introduced himself to me. It was Andy K, co-host of the morning show on Oldies 960 in Kingston, ON. I had no idea [...]
Last week I raved about at WordPress stats plugin called FireStats. As part of my post, I noted that there was a minor presentation problem in the admin interface which turned out to be an incompatibility between FireStats and the Sociable plugin. Omry Yadan, the creator FireStats, has commented on that post to report that [...]
Part 4 of this series dealt with the creativity of editing interviews. In this installment, I am returning to applied editing. When I first mapped out this series, I figured I’d be done by now. I had a neatly compiled list of the types of edits I do and some soft skills I wanted to [...]
I have become the editor of the Podcasting Resources page of Top 10 Sources. It’ll take me a few days to fully build the resource page. Feel free to notify me of any sites, blogs and Podcasts that you feel serve as great resources for both Podcast creators and Podcast listeners.
People choose the Podcasting delivery channel because it’s convenient. Podcast creators can push content out easily, and listeners can choose the content they wish to receive and listen to it when it’s convenient for them to do so. At its heart, Podcasting is about the subscription mechanism and those who embrace it. So, why do [...]
Several weeks ago I posted an entry entitled The responsibility of being pioneers in which I talked about the online trend of making invalid and unverified claims of being first to achieve something. A Podcast named Children’s Book Radio was launched on October 26, 2006. Its website claims “Childrensbookradio is the first independent Podcast dedicated [...]
Planning is underway for the second edition of the Podcasters Across Borders conference, PAB2007. The event is taking place at the Holiday Inn – Waterfront (Kingston, ON) from June 22-24, 2007. Information about the program tracks and how to submit your presentation, or suggest one, are now available.
The Canadian Podcast Buffet announced a giveaway of two Behringer VX2496 mic pre-amp/processors, retired and donated by the National Arts Centre Podcast team. Details about the giveaway are in the Buffet episode named 400 episodes, Behringer pre-amp giveaway, roundtable on avoiding Podcast burnout.
Companies have spent boatloads of money to create their online identities. Significant effort is put into setting goals for the site and developing policies that address the nature of the content that will be made available. Common look and feel standards are established, the user experience is studied and carefully considered in the design, the [...]
My fortune cookie from lunch… “Use your talents. That’s what they are intended for.”
