Interesting news/reviews/deals from the portable audio market
Interesting point: why isn’t there built-in podcasting support in the latest versions of iTunes’ competitors? Podcasting is huge and drives average usage duration up (see: “Thanks to the built-in podcasting support “iTunes users tune in for an average of 111 minutes versus 46.4 minutes per RealPlayer user—2.4 times as long.””)
So why do Windows Media Player, [...]
A test podcast created with the new GarageBand 3: created by fellow 9ruler Ryan—sounds great; cool and fun, as it should be. For a direct link to the podcast’s AAC file (3.7MB) (in case you don’t have the QuickTime plugin installed, or don’t want to load iTunes for the podcast’s feed), read my comment on [...]
iTMS: soon to have podcasts for sale? What I Want Podcasting issued a press release in which it states it plans to sell podcasts through the iTMS in the very near future. I don’t know why this comes as a surprise to anyone; why not charge for podcasts too? (I’m not talking about turning all [...]
Creative launched ZENcast which is actually two things, a site and an application. As a site, ZENcast is a directory of podcasts/vidcasts, similar to Yahoo! Podcasts. As an app, the ZENcast Organizer (requirements: Windows XP or Media Center, plus Internet Explorer) manages the transferring of podcasts/vidcasts to the user’s device (for now, it’s compatible with [...]
Podcasting basics: BusinessWeek has got a good article on podcasting, covering the basics: gear, software, hosting, etc. One simple, trivial thing I can’t stress enough myself when talking to podcasters, is also noted in the article: “Be sure to edit the ID3 tags that describe your audio file for listeners.” It really amazes me that [...]
From the “trends” department—Podcasting showing no signs of slowing: “Over the past six months, the number of podcasts has jumped 25-fold to 5,302 feeds in mid-May.” I still can’t get to like the term, and I’ve got a mild aversion to everything “trendy” (it’s a reflex thing) but I’m experimenting with it every now and [...]
Kinda off-topic link of the day: Liz Phair’s passion for podcasting: “”I’m all about podcasting. I’m totally fixated on it. It’s what I’m into.” Liz Phair’s podcasts.
The fruit of collaboration between Stanford and iTunes is a unique educational gem. It’s meant for distributing recordings of faculty lectures, presentations and other content related to the university (music recorded by students, podcasts of sport events, etc.). Some of the course-based material is available to students and faculty only, but there’s still lots of [...]