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iStock Photo Now Offering Affordable Stock Audio Clips for Podcastsers

A lot of us get into podcasting to share our passion or expertise about a topic with the world, not to become masters of audio or video editing. But when you are a show producer creating content “for the love of it”, there is usually no other option but to do it all yourself. We have to learn about microphones, mixers, computers, recording software and all of the “what the heck is that” moments that come with it. But we do it because we love it. If you are motivated enough to get through the technical/hardware setup, you are bound

New Mevio Video Player – Embed it In Your Site!

After years of being one of the hardest to use and least feature-rich players on the internet, Mevio has finally upgraded their site and with that launched their brand new embeddable player! While the player is not as robust as some of the players out there (for some reason, many players out there try to do way too much and it gets annoying pretty quickly), it does boast some pretty nice features. Some of the New Mevio Player Features: Full Screen Option Previous & Next Buttons (watch other episodes without going back to mevio.com) Bookmark & Email (using top sharing

3 Words that Can Make Your Show Wildly Successful: A Podcasters Secret Weapon

Blogging and Podcasting have a lot in common. The same things that make blogs entertaining, informational and that convince people to return time and again to read the stories are the same things that work for podcasters. To be honest, the early days of podcasting were essentially just people reading their blogs into a microphone! With that said I am going to let you in on a little secret that, with you being a podcaster, will help you grow your audience and make them want to return repeatedly. There is a blog by the name of CopyBlogger that all bloggers

CDC Podcast Teaches You How to Protect Yourself Against Swine Flu (in English and Spanish)

The CDC as well as the Minnesota Department of Health have been actively researching and providing information to people around the world with information about the Swine Flu (or the H1N1 flu). Some of the methods published most recently are both a Q&A in text format as well as associated audio podcast with tips on how to stay healthy and not become infected with the swine flu. These podcasts are easy to access, are available in English and Spanish and are freely available around the world! What a great use for podcasting, hats off to the CDC! Check out the

PodShow Rocks a New Flash Music Player Widget

Enjoy these tracks now from Bloc Party from the PodSafe Music Network, embedded with the NEW PodShow Music Widget! Get a widget for any artist on the PMN by browsing to their profile on PodShow and clicking the “embed” button! Features: 2 Versions: Supersize and Vertical Share any artist from the PMN for others to enjoy Collect from the widget! Login through the player and add the artists or tracks to your PodShow Collection without stopping the music or going to the PodShow site Import your contacts from Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, MSN or AOL and send them a link to

Online Ads Surpass Radio Ads in a Historical First : eMarketer

From a story on the www.mashable.com website, eMarketer is reporting that US online ad spending has surpassed that of radio advertising for the first time in history. If you are a podcaster and looking to make some money doing what you do best (podcasting), then you may be just in time! Keep doing what you are doing (promoting your show, keeping your fans entertained and continue making new content) and be prepared for when the advertisers come knocking. From Mashable: “eMarketer reports that spending for online advertising has surpassed ad dollars spent on radio advertising for the first time in

PodShow Gets some Great Updates! (details and screenshots attached)

If you thought you had seen everything there was on PodShow, it may be time to take another look! Everyday we are making updates to the site to make it faster and better for everyone. This may be a long post, so only read it if you have a few minutes to dedicate to learning about some of the recent updates to the PodShow.com website! Lets get to it… There have been updates made to the interface side as well as to the administration side of the site. So you will see changes both when you are logged in to

Looking for Podcasting Directories

Do you know of a podcasting, videocasting, vlogging, new media or other related directory that content creators could take advantage of and get listed in? If so, please submit them to the Podcasting Directories section of Podcast Alley. This section (as well as every section of Podcast Alley) is designed to give content creators a leg up in finding places and ways to market their shows. >> Visit the Podcast Directory Section Now and Submit Yours TODAY!

Bum Rush the Charts on March 22, 2007

Have you done your part to help push a indie/podsafe artist to the top of the iTunes charts today? It is officially March 22, 2007 .. the day when podcasters and those who are tired of having music forced down their throats take a stand. Go to iTunes now and purchase MINE AGAIN from Black Lab to do your part. Check out the text below, or visit their website, to find out more about how it works. From the Bum Rush The Charts Website: Podcasting gets little respect from traditional media. To them we’re little more than a joke, than

Authors Find Their Voice, and Audience, in Podcasts – NYTimes.com

Congratulations to Scott Sigler (from Earthcore, Ancestor, Infection, the Rookie and the upcoming… Nocturnal). He was recently published, with this sexy photo, in a New York Times article talking about authors finding their audience with podcasting. Sigler is one of the hardest working men in podcasting so the credit is due. Give the article a read if you have a chance. A snippet from the Article: Scott Sigler writes science-fiction horror novels, the kind one fan called “steel-tipped boot on your throat, speed-metal fiction.” Mr. Sigler has written four such books, though not many people have actually read them. How