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Portable USB Microphone & Headphone Bundle from B&H

Looking for a nice headset and microphone combo that is SUPER EASY to hook up to any laptop? Look no further! B&H and Samson have hooked up to provide podcasters with a great portable podcasting studio. This kit includes the following items: Professional Sounding Miniature USB Mic Clips to Laptop, Integrated Desk Stand Kit Includes Closed-Back Pro Headphones Cardioid & Omni Pick-Up Patterns No Drivers Need, Plug-and-Play Ease Mac and Windows Compatible All this is only $63.95 now through 12/6/2009 (a $20 discount), ! So I’ve tried to rent a car in moscow About B&H If you are into audio,

Does Your Podcast Have Advertisers? They Could Cost You $11,000!

If you are a podcaster or blogger with an advertiser or a show sponsor, you need to be prepared for the the new FTC rules coming into effect in December 2009. If you do not comply with their demands, they could fine you $11,000 per failure to disclose a paid endorsement! That’s right, they will find you $11,000 for not letting your subscribers know you are being paid to talk about a sponsor! The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently issued revised Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising to include blog posts, word of mouth campaigns and

2 More Weeks of Voting for Your Favorite Podcasts!

As mentioned previously, the 2009 Podcast Awards are now open for voting! It is super easy to do, and you can return daily to vote for all of your favorite shows. Shows are categorized into 22 different categories and all you need to do is select one of your favorite podcasts from each of the categories and be proud knowing you are supporting the shows that create great content for you! The image here is an example of one group of shows that are up for voting this year…. so you can see there is a good assortment of well

Everyone is Making Money Podcasting, Are You? Mashables 9 Ways to Make Money Podcasting

Adam Curry (from the Mevio Network) said he has three podcasters that will make between $500,000 to $1,000,000 this year. If you are a podcaster, don’t deny yourself the opportunity to learn, at any level or audience size, how to make money with your show. Even if your show is a part time gig, there are systems in place that will allow you to make money. You just have to find what works for you: do you want to let someone else sell advertising on your behalf like RawVoice and Mevio do? Or would you rather keep the show free

5 Steps to Getting Distribution through Video Aggregators

Podcasters want to share their information with the world and to build their audience. There are a ridiculous number of services out there to help do this, it is hard to figure out where to start. Which site do you upload to? Which will net you the most bang for your buck? You have to worry about comments, plays and people recommending your show to their friends… not to mention revenue! This is no easy task, but there are resources out there for you. Below is one idea. ReadWriteStart is the new section of the ReadWriteWeb blog that covers startups

Mashable Publishes Their Complete Guide to Video Blogging? Not Quite.

In a recent post on Mashable, Leah Betancourt (digital community manager at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis) dove head first into what it takes to be a video blogger. With the low cost of entry and the enumerable places to get free hosting (like Mevio), there is no reason why everyone couldn’t produce a video blog if they so chose! I mean seriously, all you really need to do is point the camera in the right direction and hit record! Ok, so maybe it is a little harder than that. While people are successful at video blogging or podcasting without

The 2009 Podcast Awards Start in Less Than 1 Week!

In less than 1 week, the 2009 PodcastAwards.com submissions and voting starts again. For those of you who don’t know what the Podcast Awards are, it is an event featuring 20+ categories of top fan podcasts. The listeners submit their favorite shows to the site for consideration of the award. The polls open for a few weeks and fans & listeners can vote for their favorite shows in each category. The coveted spot, of course, is the Peoples Choice award as it highlights the best of the best of all submitted podcasts. What the Founders Say about the Podcast Awards

How to Use Screenr for Podcasting!

Today we are going to talk about a new web app called screenr. The idea behind this site is to allow an easy way to create a screencast and instantly tweet it, without having any software or hardware (other than the computer you are using of course). However I started thinking… what can’t this tool be for podcasters too? I started digging a bit deeper and found some pretty cool features. Features of Interest to Podcasters: After recording, screenr converts your video to web, iPhone and .mp4 versions. You can download the native file or send it directly to YouTube!

EVENTS: 2 New Podcamps in October – Philly and Pittsburgh

Planning your evens for the coming month and need something new and interesting to do? Don’t forget to add the new PodCamps to your calendar if you live in Philadelphia or Pittsburgh! Events were just announced, so check out the links below for more information. About PodCamp For those of you who are unfamiliar with PodCamp, it is a usually free BarCamp-style community UnConference for new media enthusiasts and professionals including bloggers, podcasters, YouTubers, social networkers, and anyone curious about new media. And it’s not just for podcasters, its for anyone interested in producing content for the web for social

A Step Above – Mevio Produces Daily Videos to Promote Top Content

I have talked about Mevio.com (formerly PodShow) many times here on the Podcast Alley blog. When they started out they were known as the first company to host podcasts, but they have evolved quite a bit over the years. I would like to take a minute to talk about one of the things I like about what they are doing these days. Lots of New Content, Every Single Day While they still offer free podcast hosting to anyone who wants it, they also have a full promotions team that sits around all day, every day, and finds great new content