About time. And product. And being more deliberate.
It’s not a question of making money via an online publication (aka “blog”, “podcast”) directly or indirectly. All money-making via distributing words, audio, or video is indirect. All of it. Newspapers, magazine, radio, and television all make money indirectly – selling advertising space. Blog publishers like Doc Searls, Dave Winer, Kathy Sierra, Hugh MacLeod, Chuck …
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I’ve been anxiously awaiting something like the NetGear Skype WiFi Phone. The potential is huge – if only to un-tether me from the laptop for podcast calls. This’d be great for taking calls around the house, out in the garage, or chilling in the backyard. UPDATE 18 May 2006: Linksys just announced their WiFi Phone. …
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I’m putting together a strict list of requirements I’d like from a mobile podcast recording device: 1/4″ TRS & XLR inputs 1/8″ headphone out Recording onto SD/MMC card Big Red Record/Stop button (as the only control) Rechargeable battery That’s it. Nothing More. Like my quest for a phone with a very specific and limited feature …
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Now that spring as sprung, I’m excited to sit in the backyard and watch movies off the laptop. If you don’t have a backyard, read the Mobile Movie Manifesto, pack up your gear and find a parking lot with a wall.
There I admit it. Note to local music venues: Here’s a Can’t Miss Line-up; Jonathan Coulton Jeremy Messersmith Ben Folds any combination of ex-Too Much Joy members
I’ve lost my passion for the Amazing Race. Maybe it’s the time switch – from 8pm Tuesdays to 7pm Wednesdays. Dunno. It feels like the segments between the commercial breaks are so fast cutting that nothing happens – like I don’t have time to focus on what’s going on. On the whole, the challenges this …
Jason Calcanis says, “With three or four ad slots you’re gonna do a $3 to $10 RPM…So, if you can do 500,000 pages a month…you can make $1,500 to $5,000 a month.” Gillmor Gang says Hugh MacLeod should sell his cartoons as an advertising-delivery channel. “But journalists seem to have a problem getting their head …
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Today, perhaps a small handful of people are skimming 300+ RSS feeds on their laptops, publishing podcasts and blogs, etc. Tomorrow that number will be more. Next week that number will be more. Next year, etc. If there’s anything I took away from a childhood in rural Wisconsin, it’s when hunting, you aim for where …
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Inspired by Eric Rice, I just recorded a Coke Blak tasting podcast.
I’m in the early stages of a couple podcast listener measurement methods. Methods that put the control in the hands of the listener – not the podcaster or a third-party – and the metrics in the hand of the podcaster, not a third-party. I’m trying one of the methods out with a small handful of …
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