Podcasting Info

I get asked from time to time about what I use and how I do my podcast. This is an updated attempt to describe what I use and how I do it. Equipment I use one of two devices for my recordings. 1 - I obtained an MP3 at PodCamp Boston from Adam Weiss who was making podcasting starter kits available. It is an iRiver MP3 player with a mic and an instruction booklet that Adam wrote to walk you through the set up of the iRiver device. Adam blogs and podcasts at Boston Behind the Scenes and at Adam Weiss Podcast Consultant Adam has a good posting on mic placement The kit details can be found here 2 - I also have a headset for the computer which I use to make the Skype phone calls that also records very nicely directly with Audacity. I use a Plantronics DSP-400 Audacity is open source “free” software that manages the audio creation and allows for editing with far more capability that I currently know how to utilize. You can also use your phone. It will work nicely to create the "in the moment" environment. Adam has a good posting on mic placement Other sources of podcast info Online MediaTips The PodCamp Boston wiki has information from the sessions held last year Check the schedule to see if there is a PodCamp coming to your area Podcast Content An overview of all that I use to blog can be found here As an update to this posting from November 2006. I have created a formal pod cast for Passionate Runner. It is registered with a couple of pod cast directories including iTunes. I started an oral history project recording my father telling the stories of his life; Jerry's Story. This is not yet registered with iTunes but it is due to be. I have a poetry podcast also in the works. I'll update this when that is ready for prime time. Visit the podcast directories listed below http://www.apple.com/podcasting http://www.podcast.net http://www.podcast.com http://www.podcastalley.com http://podcasts.yahoo.com http://www.podzinger.com

Blog Disclosure

Much recently has been made of trust, or the lack thereof, when it is revealed that someone has blogged or created buzz without disclosing that there was a financial incentive to do so. Jeff Jarvis wrote on this today. Seth Godin had this on December 20, 2004. There are likely many others. These two happen to be ones I read regularly and whose references were handy. I have taken Seth's statement and reworked it for my own situation: This blog doesn't accept ads or sponsorships. I don't own stock or ccept royalties from any company or product mentioned on this blog. I don't serve on any boards. If the occasion were to come up, I would consider accepting samples of stuff with a nominal value (under $20 or so). I will tell you that there is no correlation between mentioning stuff and whether or not someone sent it to me. I write about what I find interesting and I think will interest you as a reader. My goal in creating this blog is to share my ideas and hopefully create a conversation that will generate something more than we each started with. My success will be determined by your readership (or lack thereof). I consider myself an amateur writer, a professional learner. If anything changes with what I have said here, I will let you know. I promise. A similar version (actually the original) of this is posted here.