Category: podcasting

Are you an “active” podcast user

Posted by: Stephen Baker on February 05

Interesting numbers on podcasting from Emarketer. (I yelled over to Heather and told her I was blogging this, and she said, “I find those numbers really hard to believe.” ie….

Podcasting and Not One, but Two Associations

Posted by: Heather Green on July 24

Suddenly, the podcasting world has not one, but two new associations aimed at dealing with the new medium’s issues, including helping create standards for measuring traffic and creating ads. After…

Podcast: Listen to the machine

Posted by: Stephen Baker on July 24

Why would MIT’s Tech Review turn Peter Norvig’s voice into machine talk?

This Week’s Cutting Edge Podcast with Blip.tv’s Dina Kaplan

Posted by: Heather Green on April 18

The guest this week on BW’s Cutting Edge Podcast is Dina Kaplan, the co-founder of Blip.tv. Kaplan talks about how the video service works with indpendent video producers to gain…

This Week’s Cutting Edge Podcast with KickApps

Posted by: Heather Green on April 11

On this week’s BW Cutting Edge podcast, I chat with Eric Alterman, the founder and chairman of KickApps. He explains how the startup helps major media companies and indie bloggers…

This Week’s Podcast with Andrew Sims of MuggleCast

Posted by: Heather Green on March 28

On this week’s BW Cutting Edge podcast, I chat with Andrew Sims, one of the seven young cofounders of the MuggleCast podcast. He expains how the popular Harry Potter podcast…

This Week’s Podcast with Internet Ad Pioneer Susan Bratton

Posted by: Heather Green on March 21

The guest on this week’s Cutting Edge podcast is Susan Bratton, the co-founder of Personal Life Media. This is a new network of 15 blogs and podcasts that Bratton, a…

This Week’s Cutting Edge Podcast with FeedBurner’s Dick Costolo

Posted by: Heather Green on March 14

On this week’s podcast, I chatted with Dick Costolo, CEO and co-founder of FeedBurner, which manages RSS feeds and advertising for bloggers, podcasters, and Web site publishers. He explains how…

This Week’s Cutting Edge Podcast with Podtrac’s Mark McCrery

Posted by: Heather Green on February 28

This week on the podcast, we chat with Mark McCrery, CEO and founder of podcasting ad network Podtrac. He discusses how the approach his company takes to measuring podcasts and…

This Week’s Cutting Edge Podcast with Kiptronic’s Jonathan Cobb

Posted by: Heather Green on February 21

On this week’s Cutting Edge Podcast, we interview Jonathan Cobb, the CEO and founder of podcast advertising startup Kiptronic. Cobb talks about how the company’s measurement and ad insertion technology…

This Week’s Cutting Edge Podcast with PodTech’s John Furrier

Posted by: Heather Green on February 14

This week’s Cutting Edge podcast is with John Furrier, the CEO and co-founder of PodTech, a network of blogs and video and audio podcasts. Furrier talks about building a new…

This Week’s Cutting Edge Podcast with PodZinger

Posted by: Heather Green on February 07

Alex Laats, the president of PodZinger, an audio and video search engine and online ad network, is the guest on this week’s Cutting Edge Podcast. Laats talks about what it…

This Week’s Cutting Edge Podcast with Photobucket’s Alex Welch

Posted by: Heather Green on January 31

On the Cutting Edge Podcast this week, I chatted with Alex Welch, the CEO and co-founder of Photobucket, the very popular social media sharing site that is adding 80,000 new…

This Week’s Cutting Edge Podcast with FeedBurner’s Rick Klau

Posted by: Heather Green on January 24

On this week’s Cutting Edge podcast, I speak with Rick Klau, a vice-president at FeedBurner. He talks about the rise of podcasts among the feeds his company helps manage. The…

This Week’s Cutting Edge Podcast with Tim Bourquin

Posted by: Heather Green on January 17

This week’s Cutting Edge Podcast with Tim Bourquin, who runs the popular Podcast and New Media Expo with his brother Emile.

This Week’s Cutting Edge Podcast on Podcasting with Michael Geoghegan

Posted by: Heather Green on January 10

The guest on this week’s BW Cutting Edge podcast is Michael Geoghegan, a podcasting consultant, founder of Willnick Productions, and podcaster at Grape Radio.

This Week’s Cutting Edge Podcast with Vinfolio

Posted by: Heather Green on December 27

On this week’s Cutting Edge podcast we talk with Steve Bachman, the CEO of online wine store Vinfolio about how the etailer is using Web 2.0 tools. RSS in partiuclar…

This Week’s Podcast with Ecommerce Design Shop Fry

Posted by: Heather Green on December 20

On this week’s Cutting Edge podcast, we talk with Bridget Fahrland, executive creative director at Fry — whose clients include Spiegel, Godiva, and Eddie Bauer. She discusses about how big…

This Week’s Podcast With ShopWiki’s Kevin Ryan

Posted by: Heather Green on December 06

This week’s BW Cutting Edge podcast with Kevin Ryan, co-founder of ShopWiki a new online search service that combines comparison shopping with Wikis.

This Week’s Podcast With Sony’s Mike Fasulo

Posted by: Heather Green on November 29

On this week’s BW Cutting Edge Podcast I spoke with Mike Fasulo, the chief marketing officer of Sony Electronics about emerging media. This is a first in a series that…

The Continuing Saga of Rocketboom Numbers and Yanking Our Estimate

Posted by: Heather Green on November 16

Rocketboom numbers get muddier. After scrutiny and new information from Andrew Baron, we’re pulling the original 211,000 download estimate we did for Rocketboom. However, we cannot verify the new 207,000 download stat that Baron just published because we can’t get access to the logs or other data.

This Week’s Podcast with Peter Rip

Posted by: Heather Green on November 15

BW’s Cutting Edge podcast with Peter Rip, a general partner at Crosslink Capital. He talks about why he joined the investment firm and how the venture capital market is changing.

This Week’s Podcast with VC Dave Power

Posted by: Heather Green on November 09

On this week’s BW Cutting Edge Podcast, we talk with Dave Power, a Fidelity Ventures partner. He discusses how and why the firm is investing more in consumer startups and…

This Week’s Podcast with George Zachary

Posted by: Heather Green on November 02

This week’s Cutting Edge Podcast is with George Zachary of Charles River Ventures. He talks about QuickStart, the venture firm’s new, innovative program for funding startups.

Why Ze Frank is Right and Wrong About Rocketboom

Posted by: Heather Green on October 27

A look at Rocketboom’s numbers shows that Ze Frank is right and wrong. Rocketboom doesn’t dish up 300,000 downloads a day. It’s averaging around 211,000. But that also means that Rocketboom daily downloads are 7 times as large as the 30,000 that The Show gets.

Ze Frank, Rocketboom,and the Problems with Numbers

Posted by: Heather Green on October 25

By questioning Andrew Baron about Rocketboom’s download numbers, Ze Frank shows just how hard it is to use public numbers to show traffic at an online video site. Web stats…

This Week’s Podcast with Todd Dagres

Posted by: Heather Green on October 25

On this week’s BW Cutting Edge Podcast, Todd Dagres talks about Spark Capital, his fund devoted to investing in new media and convergence startups. He explains how the company is…

Amanda Congdon to Work with TV Network, Develop Cable Show

Posted by: Heather Green on October 18

Rocketboom’s former host and co-founder gives a little detail about her next act, which includes a videoblogging gig with a TV network and deal to develop a cable show.

My Podcasting, Ebbing and Flowing

Posted by: Heather Green on October 16

I’ve been noticing recently that my interest in my podcasting tends to rise and fall in correlation with how much writing and editing I am doing. I’ve been doing a…

This Week’s Podcast with Rocketboom’s Joanne Colan

Posted by: Heather Green on October 11

The guest this week on the BW Cutting Edge podcast is Rocketboom’s Joanne Colan.

This Week’s Podcast with Jeff Clavier

Posted by: Heather Green on October 05

On this week’s BW Cutting Edge podcast, Jeff Clavier, the founder of SoftTech VC talks about investing as an angel investor in social media, search, and discovery startups. As we…

BW Podcast with VCs Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham

Posted by: Heather Green on October 02

The latest BW Cutting Edge Podcast is with Fred Wilson and Brad Burnham, founders of NYC VC Union Square Ventures. I learned a lot during this interview and think it’s…

How Apple, at its core, is like the French

Posted by: Stephen Baker on September 25

So Apple wants us to stop calling our audio files podcasts—or at least is pressing commercial companies to stop using the word. What should we call it instead? Engadget offers…

This Week’s Podcast with VC Jonathan Seeling

Posted by: Heather Green on September 20

This week’s guest on the BW Cutting Edge podcast is Jonathan Seeling, a managing director at Globespan Capital Partners and a co-founder of Akamai.

Any Questions for Rocketboom’s Joanne Colan?

Posted by: Heather Green on September 19

I’m going to interview Joanne Colan early next week for next week’s podcast. Any questions you would like to have her address?…

Amanda Congdon Heads to LA

Posted by: Heather Green on September 18

I went to Amanda Congdon’s sendoff on Saturday as she bids adieu to the East Coast and heads to LA. It was a fun partyat Blip.tv’s downtown NYC offices, with…

This Week’s Podcast with Ed Sim

Posted by: Heather Green on September 13

On this week’s BW Cutting Edge Podcast, we talk with Ed Sim, Managing Director of Dawntreader Ventures, an early stage VC firm.

This Week’s Podcast with VC Dan Nova

Posted by: Heather Green on August 30

This week’s BW Cutting Edge podcast is with Dan Nova, a managing general partner at Highland Capital Partners, and the co-founder of Lycos. He talks about how his firm is…

BW podcast on personal brand-building ignores blogs—and podcasts

Posted by: Stephen Baker on August 28

BW Exec Editor John Byrne launched a new podcast on career advice while I was on vacation. He interviews interviews Marshall Goldsmith, an executive coach. It’s slickly produced and worth…

This Week’s Podcast with Revver’s Steven Starr

Posted by: Heather Green on August 23

This week’s guest on the BW Cutting Edge podcast is Steven Starr, the CEO and founder of Revver. Revver is one of the many file sharing services out there, but what’s different is that the company shares ad revenues with video creators.

Apologies on the Podcast

Posted by: Heather Green on August 16

This week’s podcast met some kind of technical death. Somehow, though the interview got done, it didn’t get recorded. So, we’re skipping a week. However, this is a great opportunity…

This Week’s Podcast with Ze Frank (Again!)

Posted by: Heather Green on August 10

This week’s podcast is with Ze Frank (again!)

Voices from Calle Ocho: Washington Post V-casts

Posted by: Stephen Baker on August 06

I don’t use the video much on my iPod. It eats up the battery. But when I do watch, the video podcasts from The Washington Post are among my favorites….

This Week’s Podcast with Ze Frank

Posted by: Heather Green on August 03

This week’s BW Cutting Edge Podcast with Ze Frank, the mastermind behind The Show video blog.

Rocketboom (Post Amanda) Signs Ad Deal

Posted by: Heather Green on July 31

Andrew Baron just emailed to say that Rocketboom just sold ads for its first post-Amanda Congdon version of the popular video blog. Rocketboom is partnering with the Rechargeable Recycling Battery…

This Week’s Podcast with Mary Hodder

Posted by: Heather Green on July 26

This week’s guest on the Cutting Edge podcast is with Mary Hodder, after she launched the Dabble video search and social network service.

This Week’s Podcast with Rocketboom’s Andrew Baron

Posted by: Heather Green on July 19

Andrew Baron of Rocketboom is this week’s guest on the BW Cutting Edge podcast.

And Rocketboom’s Back….

Posted by: Heather Green on July 12

It looks pretty darn good. Right off the bat and in a hilarious way, it acknowledges the recent split between the popular video blog’s two founders. That’s very smart and…

This Week’s Podcast with Meebo’s Co-Founders

Posted by: Heather Green on July 12

This week’s BW Cutting Edge podcast is with Seth Sternberg and Elaine Wherry, the co-founders of Meebo. They discuss the growth of their instant messaging service and why it’s more…

Rocketboom Splitsville Saga

Posted by: Heather Green on July 06

BW’s overview story about the founders of the pioneering video blog Rocketboom splitting up.

How Much of A Podcast Fanatic Are You?

Posted by: Heather Green on June 24

Would love to hear your stories about podcasting, after chatting with a friend of mine who claims to be the the ultimate podcast fan.

Sphere’s Conrad on BW podcast

Posted by: Stephen Baker on June 21

When I was on the West Coast, I talked to Tony Conrad, ceo of the search start-up Sphere. He had told me before that our previous interview was excruciatingly long,…

It’s not a Language Podcast, It’s Entertainment

Posted by: Heather Green on June 20

An analysis of how Learnitalianpod.com became more an experience than simply an exercise in learning Italian.

This Week’s Podcast with WorldChanging’s Alex Steffen

Posted by: Heather Green on June 14

The guest this week on BW’s Cutting Edge podcasts is Alex Steffen, the founder of WorldChanging, the Web’s most widely read green blog with nearly 1 million monthly visitors.

This Week’s Podcast with Joel Makower

Posted by: Heather Green on June 07

This week’s guest on the BW Cutting Edge podcast is Joel Makower, a writer and consultant. He who talks about how he uses the blogging to discuss corporate enviromental strategies.

What’s the best length for a podcast?

Posted by: Stephen Baker on June 06

Six months after doing a podcast with me in New York, Sphere founder Tony Conrad is sitting down for an encore—and he lets the bomb drop. The first podcast, he…

Podcasts for occupational therapists: A shot in the dark

Posted by: Stephen Baker on May 31

I read this note on Dave Winer’s blog: Fran: “I talked to over one hundred occupational therapists, and only 3 had ever heard of podcasting.” My first thought: What…

This Week’s Podcast with Al Tepper

Posted by: Heather Green on May 31

On this week’s BW Cutting Edge podcast we chat with Al Tepper, the founding editor of the City Hippy blog. This is a popular personal blog out of the UK that’s devoted to learning about sustainability.

This Week’s Podcast with Gristmill’s Dave Roberts

Posted by: Heather Green on May 24

This week’s guest on BW’s Cutting Edge podcast is Dave Roberts, founding editor of Gristmill, one of the top blogs in a group of newly emerging green blogs.

This Week’s Podcast with Treehugger

Posted by: Heather Green on May 17

The guest on this week’s on BW’ Cutting Edge podcast is Graham Hill, founder of Treehugger. Hill talks about why he started the blog, which tracks the latest in aesthetic but sustainable products, whether it’s a dog house or a purse.

Podcast Mania: FeedBurner Tracking 44,000 podcasts

Posted by: Heather Green on April 18

FeedBurner, the service that helps manage, measure, and put ads in RSS feeds for big and small publishers, says that it is now handling 44,000 podcast feeds.

New Discovery: Doogtoons Video Podcast

Posted by: Heather Green on April 15

Ok, so new to me. I just discovered Doogtoons, an animated video podcast that really made me laugh. The stumbled across the interview they did with Ninja from the…

Reality Check for Podcasting

Posted by: Heather Green on April 05

Forrester research provides a reality check for podcasting: Though around a quarter of people express interest in a recent survey, only 1% actually listen to them regularly.

This Week’s Podcast with Baristanet’s Debbie Galant

Posted by: Heather Green on April 05

This week’s guest on the BW Cutting Edge podcast is Debbie Galant, the founder of the popular community blog Baristanet.

Needed: software to transcribe interviews

Posted by: Stephen Baker on March 31

I came out of IBM research Wednesday with a two-hour interview on my digital recorder. A 100-mb file. (I may have to dial down the bit rate.) Taping interviews is…

Apple, iTunes and Apparent Contradictions

Posted by: Heather Green on March 27

Nivi pulled together a couple of quotes that seem to demonstrate that Jobs may have at one point agreed with the tact the French are taking on iTunes and the…

Podcasts anchored in the computer

Posted by: Stephen Baker on March 26

Looks like people don’t get around to transferring lots of podcasts to their mp3 players. I notice a radical shift in my behavior. The first month after buying my iPod,…

This Week’s Podcast with Fred Wilson

Posted by: Heather Green on March 15

Guest on this week’s Cutting Edge Podcast is Fred Wilson, managing partner at venture capital firm Union Square Ventures and the writer of the popular A VC log.

What Should the Podcast Focus on Next?

Posted by: Heather Green on March 15

So, I am thinking of winding down the podcasts on the business of podcasting. I think we’ve chatted with a good cross section of folks, including TWiT’s Leo Laporte, the…

This Week’s Podcast with World Soccer Daily

Posted by: Heather Green on March 08

Steven Cohen talks about how the satellite radio show World Soccer Daily is using podcasts to reach a broader audience.

Blog finds fault with our (ie. Heather’s) read on podcasts

Posted by: Stephen Baker on March 02

Blogger finds faults with BW’s business analysis of podcasts. But who wants to listen to ads through earbuds?

Podcast Riches?

Posted by: Heather Green on March 01

How big will the podcast ad market be? Probably not big enough for all the podcasters who want to make money from it.

This Week’s Podcast with NYTimes

Posted by: Heather Green on March 01

This week’s guest on BW’s Cutting Edge podcast is Jon Landman. The deputy managing editor at the New York Times, Landman talks about the newspaper’s approach to creating podcasts and…

Questions for the NYTimes head of podcasting?

Posted by: Heather Green on February 24

Any questions for Jon Landman, the fellow in charge of podcasts at the New York Times?

Questions about podcasts on Apple’s iTunes

Posted by: Stephen Baker on February 23

Advertisers are frustrated with iTunes. But here’s a prediction that iTunes will eventually charge elite users to keep data private.

BW Podcast with Ask A Ninja

Posted by: Heather Green on February 22

On this week’s BW Cutting Edge podcast, we chat with the co-hosts of the Ask a Ninja video blog. Douglas Sarine and Kent Nichols are veterans of the TV and…

Podbridge: Podcasting Metrics Please

Posted by: Heather Green on February 17

A little on Podbridge, a new startup that help podcasters and advertisers track who is actually listening to podcasts (not just downloading them).

Let Me Read You a Story

Posted by: Heather Green on February 16

Why is a daily podcast where someone reads an article appealing?

BW Podcast with It’s JerryTime

Posted by: Heather Green on February 15

Jerry and Orrin Zucker from the It’s JerryTime video blog are the guests on this week’s BW Cutting Edge podcast.

Turning the Podcast Tables

Posted by: Heather Green on February 13

Pointer to an interview Tom Raftery did with Heather Green.

What’s Rocketboom Worth? $40,000

Posted by: Heather Green on February 10

TRM, an ATM and photocopy services company, bids $40,000 for five days of advertising on Rocketboom.

BW Podcast with Rocketboom’s Andrew Baron

Posted by: Heather Green on February 08

Andrew Baron, co-founder of the Rocketboom video blog, is the guest on this week’s BW’s Cutting Edge podcast. He talks about Rocketboom’s decision to sell advertising on eBay and its…

News on the NPR Podcasting Front

Posted by: Heather Green on February 07

With 13 million downloads to date, NPR rolls out more features for podcasting, longer shows, and more content created especially for podcasts.

Podcasting Power and Students

Posted by: Heather Green on February 06

How high school geeks are turning to podcasts.

Swarthmore’s war radio provides a different perspective

Posted by: Stephen Baker on February 02

WarNewsRadio from Swarthmore College promises a different perspective on life in Iraq

BW Podcast With Wichita Rutherford

Posted by: Heather Green on February 01

The BW podcast on the business of podcasting is a lighthearted chat with Wichita Rutherford, who has staked out a niche for himself interviewing Bluegrass stars on his 5 Minutes with Wichita podcast.

Rocketboom: Let the Bidding Begin

Posted by: Heather Green on January 30

Here’s the link to Rocketboom’s eBay auction for five days of ads. The video blog’s reserve opening bid is $500. On any given day, Rocketboom reaches at least 130,000 people…

Rocketboom, CSI…and eBay Auction for Ads

Posted by: Heather Green on January 27

Rocketboom’s Amanda Congdon to be on the TV show CSI on Feb. 2. And Rocketboom to sell ads through eBay auction.

Want Suspense in a Video Blog? Try Captain Humphreys

Posted by: Heather Green on January 26

Captain Humphrey’s video blog, a tongue in cheek blog about a man building a tiny boat to sail (slowly) around the world….

BW Podcast with Tiki Bar TV’s Dr. Tiki

Posted by: Heather Green on January 25

This week’s podcast on the business of podcasting features Jeff Macpherson, the creator of Tiki Bar TV, a popular video podcast that attracts around 200,000 people.

“Dear MPAA…..”

Posted by: Heather Green on January 19

Do podcasts need a content ratings system? Never thought about hte question until speaking with Podtrac, a podcast ad network that launched this week.

Podcast with Clear Channel’s Evan Harrison

Posted by: Heather Green on January 18

Evan Harrison, head of Clear Channel’s online strategy, is this week’s guest on BW’s podcast on the business of podcasting.

Podcast with Maria Thomas, head of NPR Online

Posted by: Heather Green on January 11

This week’s podcast on the business of podcasting features a chat with Maria Thomas, head of NPR’s online efforts.

Corporate Podcasting

Posted by: Heather Green on January 10

A little on how IBM is using its podcasting efforts as a testbed.

Any Podcasting Questions for Maria Thomas, NPR’s Online Guru?

Posted by: Heather Green on January 05

Looking for suggestions of questions about podcasting to ask the head of NPR’s online efforts.

Podcast Featuring Larry Kramer of CBS

Posted by: Heather Green on January 04

This weeks’s podcast on podcasting, with Larry Kramer, head of CBS digital media.

Podcasts on Learning Italian?

Posted by: Heather Green on December 28

A brief personal plea. Anyone know any good podcasts for learning Italian? And actually maybe the bigger question is have any good stories for how you have discovered obscure podcasts?…

Any Podcasting Questions for CBS?

Posted by: Heather Green on December 28

Got any questions on podcasting for the head of CBS’s digital media unit?

Today’s BW Podcast with MommyCast

Posted by: Heather Green on December 21

Pointer to this week’s BW podcast on the business of podcasting. This week’s guests are Gretchen Vogelzang and Paige Heninger, co-hosts of Mommycast, a podcast on raising children.

Transition from print to audio: learning to interrupt

Posted by: Stephen Baker on December 15

One crucial skill for a podcast interviewer: Knowing how to interrupt.

This Week’s Podcast with Ron Bloom of PodShow

Posted by: Heather Green on December 14

On this week’s podcast about the business of podcasting we talk with Ron Bloom, co-founder of the PodShow network.

Podcasting and Adam Curry

Posted by: Heather Green on December 12

About a couple of podcasting items I wrote for BW.

GrapeRadio on this Week’s Podcast

Posted by: Heather Green on December 07

This week’s Blogspotting podcast on the business of podcasting is a talk with the folks at GrapeRadio.

The Business of Podcasting

Posted by: Heather Green on November 30

The first installment of BW’s podcast series about the business of podcasting. And a story about the rise of podcasting networks, with a focus on Adam Curry’s PodShow.

Podzinger searches audio files for podcasts

Posted by: Stephen Baker on November 28

Podzinger, a new podcast search engine from BBN Technologies, is worth a test drive. Instead of searching audio files for tags, it scans the spoken words, turns them into written…

Podcast with leading French blogger, Loic Le Meur

Posted by: Stephen Baker on November 24

Points to Blogspotting podcast with Loic Le Meur, a leading French blogger and podcaster

Teen Podcaster Gets Sponsorship

Posted by: Heather Green on November 19

In what may be the first sponsorship deal for a teen podcasters, Nature’s Cure signs up to sponsor Martina Butler, a 15-year old who produces the Emo Girl Talk.

Podcasting: The Novel

Posted by: Heather Green on November 18

Who knew? Got an email from Scott Sigler, who says that he was the first novelist to do a serialize version of a book in a podcast.

Surprise guest on Blogspotting podcast: Heather Green

Posted by: Stephen Baker on November 16

Heather Green of Blogspotting is the latest guest in the series of blogger interviews

Podcasting Lollapalooza

Posted by: Heather Green on November 09

With podcasting’s own lollapalooza (AKA first big conference) set to start this week, a little on Adam Curry’s plans.

The Sci Fi Channel’s Breakout Podcasting

Posted by: Heather Green on November 07

Lessons learned from the Sci Fi Channel’s Battlestar Galactica podcasts.

Podcast interview with Technorati’s David Sifry. Questions?

Posted by: Stephen Baker on November 07

I’m interviewing Technorati CEO David Sifry this afternoon? Questions?

Audible and Its Podcasting Aspirations

Posted by: Heather Green on November 04

Audible plans to introduce some tools designed to help podcasters do advertising or offer downloads and subscriptions. Could ruffle some feathers because it uses DRM.

Podcasting Article: The Saga

Posted by: Heather Green on November 03

A little on the writing of a couple podcasting stories.

Different Expectations?

Posted by: Heather Green on November 03

Are there differnt expectations for a podcast from MSM versus someone who is just starting up on their own?

Different Approaches to Corporate Podcasts

Posted by: Heather Green on November 02

What some corporate podcasters are trying.

Podcast Interviews: When It Rains, etc.

Posted by: Heather Green on October 27

A bumper week for being interviewed by podcasters…Rob Walch at PodCast411 interviewed me (Heather Green).

Podcast with blogging tailor Thomas Mahon

Posted by: Stephen Baker on October 26

Links to a Blogspotting interview with British tailor Thomas Mahon

Speaking of Podcasts

Posted by: Heather Green on October 25

Confession of interview by Eric Schwartzman at the On the Record…Online podcast of Heather Green.

Podcasting: The Bubble?

Posted by: Heather Green on October 21

Chat with Scott Gatz of Yahoo about whether the numbers from a recent survey about RSS and podcasting underscore a bubble in podcasting.

Podcast features Tony Conrad and Mary Hodder

Posted by: Stephen Baker on October 19

Links to a Blogspotting podcast featuring Tony Conrad, of Sphere, and Mary Hodder

Has vlogging, vidblogging etc found a name—Video Podcasting?

Posted by: Heather Green on October 14

Has video blogging finally found a name? Is is video podcasting?

Does Apple’s Video iPod Kill Podcasting?

Posted by: Heather Green on October 14

Now that mobile video is starting to take off with this big kick in the pants from Apple, will people still want podcasts?

Podcast with Jason Calacanis following AOL deal

Posted by: Stephen Baker on October 12

Links to Blogspotting podcast with Jason McCabe Calacanis following his sale of Weblogs Inc to AOL for a reported $25 million

Yahoo Launches Podcasting Service

Posted by: Heather Green on October 10

Yahoo has jumped into the podcasting fray, offering a podcasting aggregation service to take on Apple and AOL.

Steve Rubel on latest Blogspotting podcast

Posted by: Stephen Baker on October 05

PR blogging maven Steve Rubel is featured in latest Blogspotting podcast

Publishers and Podcasting

Posted by: Heather Green on September 29

Using podcasts for to publicize books—and much more?

Blogspotting podcast with Arianna Huffington

Posted by: Stephen Baker on September 28

Links to a podcast featuring a chat with Arianna Huffington, of HuffingtonPost.

Who’s Podcasting? Did you guess Whirlpool?

Posted by: Heather Green on September 27

Charlene Li writes that Whirlpool is podcasting.

Podcast series starts with Jeff Jarvis

Posted by: Stephen Baker on September 21

First Blogspotting podcast features in a talk with Jeff Jarvis, of Buzzmachine.com

AOL and Searcheable Podcasts

Posted by: Heather Green on September 14

AOL announces a podcast search engine for searching within a podcast.

Skepticality Podcast: Very Sad News

Posted by: Heather Green on September 13

Just heard from the folks at PodcastPickle that Derek Colanduno, the co-host of the Skepticality podcast has been hospitalized.

Popular Podcasts

Posted by: Heather Green on September 08

On Popcast, the new service that helps you wade through the differents lists of top 10 podcasts.

Podcast Aggregation

Posted by: Heather Green on September 02

Musing on whether it makes sense for content companies such as CBS or NPR to throw their lot in with big podcast aggregation services run by iTunes or AOL or whoever.

MOMA Podcasting? Not So Fast

Posted by: Heather Green on August 29

Shel Holtz writes about an interesting little difference of opinion he has with Steve Rubel about whether MOMA is really podcasting or not.

And the Audience for Podcasts is? Who knows…..

Posted by: Heather Green on August 28

PaidContent and Techdirt dig through the recent spate of contradicting surveys on podcasts…and come up with the logical conclusion that no one knows who the audience for podcasts is…

BBC on Podcasts

Posted by: Heather Green on August 25

BBC has a fascinating and engaging radio show online about all kinds of alternative radio, including podcasting.

Moma is podcasting: The loudside

Posted by: Stephen Baker on August 18

Podcasting for the Museum of Modern Art could bring lots of loud machines into the galleries.

Gaming iTunes Part II

Posted by: Heather Green on August 12

Got a few emails and I want to clarify this earlier post. I do not mean to imply that every indie podcaster is gaming the system. Only that a flaw…

Gaming the iTunes Top 100 Podcast list

Posted by: Heather Green on August 11

After being squeezed out of the Top 100 list of podcasts at iTunes by traditional media shows, indie podcasters have figured out how to exploit a flaw in the technology behind the list.

Changing Dynamics of Podcasting

Posted by: Heather Green on August 05

Link to a BW story on the changing dynamics of podcasting.

Is iTunes Hurting Indie Podcasts?

Posted by: Heather Green on July 19

Is iTunes Hurting Indie Podcasts? Frank Barnako at MarketWatch thinks so.

How the blind navigate iPods

Posted by: Stephen Baker on July 18

A question for the crowd: How do blind people navigate on iPods?

A podcast screed—against podcasts

Posted by: Stephen Baker on July 14

A podcast eloquently defends the written word—but there’s no stopping the spread of rich media

Podcasting Down Under

Posted by: Heather Green on July 13

The Podcast Network, a startup that pulls together a handful of podcast shows (ok around 30), says its number of downloads more than doubled between May and June to 205,766.

Podcasting with a missing piece

Posted by: Stephen Baker on July 12

Blogspotting welcomes nominations for podcasts—and laments broken iPod.

More on podcasts, from Mark Cuban

Posted by: Stephen Baker on July 11

Mark Cuban rains on the business model for podcasts

Are podcasts bad promotional tools?

Posted by: Stephen Baker on July 10

A discussion on whether podcasts work as business promotion and communication tools

Will the podcasting movement slow down?

Posted by: Stephen Baker on June 24

Will corporations back away from podcasting if it becomes associated with Apple? Rex Hammock thinks they might

Podcasting by any other Name?

Posted by: Heather Green on June 21

Evan Williams of Odeo sees the future of podcasting on the phone.

IT Conversations stomping podcasting rivals

Posted by: Stephen Baker on June 18

On a BusinessWeek vote of favorite podcasts, IT Conversation has a jumbo lead

Try this for managing MP3s online

Posted by: Stephen Baker on June 04

Blogspotting links to Fred Wilson, who has a method for organizing MP3 files online

All the uses for podcasts

Posted by: Stephen Baker on June 02

A link to Rex Hammock’s blog, where he outlines the markets for podcasting

Giving iPods to the sales force

Posted by: Stephen Baker on June 02

A networking company that uses podcasts for internal communications is considering providing iPods to its entire sales force.

Podcasting Congress?

Posted by: Heather Green on May 31

Jeff Jarvis seconds Ernest Miller’s request that Congress provide podcasts of every hearing. Doesn’t make much sense.

Podcasting, streaming in the airport

Posted by: Stephen Baker on May 26

Response to critique of BusinessWeek’s first podcast, and notes from Austin technology conference.

BW Podcasting: Quick Thoughts

Posted by: Stephen Baker on May 24

I’m at this conference in Austin, with limited access to blogging but I just wanted to say that the podcasting story that everyone helped with is online. I’m kind of…

Podcasting: The Result

Posted by: Heather Green on May 24

Series of stories at BusinessWeek Online about podcasting, including our first podcast with the writer of the main story, Steve Baker, and an article about Evan Williams’ startup Odeo.

Podcasting confession

Posted by: Stephen Baker on May 21

Podcasting isn’t so easy to do, BusinessWeek learns.

Podcasting frustrations

Posted by: Stephen Baker on May 17

Any easy-to-use podcasting aggregators out there?

Wading through podcasting tips, and liking it

Posted by: Stephen Baker on May 16

Recommending hardcore insomnia radio, a rock podcast

Podcasting… and getting scooped

Posted by: Stephen Baker on May 12

Bad news. The NY Times beats BusinessWeek to podcasting story. Now BW needs help from readers to take story in a fresh direction.

Podcasting is more challenging than blogging

Posted by: Stephen Baker on May 12

Early reporting for BusinessWeek podcasting story. Scrounging to find good amateur programming.

Help on podcasting… How about posting it?

Posted by: Stephen Baker on May 11

A call for help on podcasting story: Don’t just offer information, post it.

Turnabout

Posted by: Heather Green on May 11

Interview with Mick Stanic and Cameron Reilly from The Podcast Network.

Need help on podcasting

Posted by: Stephen Baker on May 11

BusinessWeek’s Baker requests help for upcoming articles on podcasting