by Deb
Unlike traditional podcasts that are recorded at the podcaster’s leisure and uploaded after editing, BlogTalkRadio shows are live broadcasts. This means anything can happen. After hosting a few shows most online radio broacasters know how to avoid mishaps. Still it doesn’t hurt to have a checklist handy. Here are a few things to take [...]

by Deb Ng
This past week I received a couple of “what is podcasting?” emails. It seems some folks are a little confused by the term “podcast” plus they want to know the difference between traditional podcasting, and an online radio network such as BlogTalkRadio. So, how ’bout a primer?
What is Podcasting?
A podcast, using an iPod [...]

Martin Varsavsky is hosting his second Menorca TechTalk this weekend. Among the who’s who on the roster is Alan Levy, BlogTalkRadio CEO.
Alan, who wrote a post earlier this year about Martin, will be attending the four day event with some of the web’s greatest minds. From Martin’s blog post:
Last year we celebrated our first Menorca [...]

Looking back at April 2008 shows us we’re still growing strong. In addition to all the conversations we’ve facilitated, we continue to add content to The Long Tail and provide a breadth and depth of content you’d be hard pressed to find housed on any other site. With over 70 categories and thousands of hosts, [...]

We are pleased to announce that your favorite Web 2.0 product, BlogTalkRadio, is a winner in CNET’s 2008 Webware 100 Awards in the Audio category. The Web 2.0 user community cast nearly two million votes in the online voting poll, launching BlogTalkRadio’s citizen broadcasting network into the winners’ circle.
In addition to being a non-music [...]

Today, Washington Post columnist Howard Kurtz has written a piece about BlogTalkRadio that makes us proud.
In his column Media Notes, Kurtz explains how “With BlogTalkRadio, the Commentary Universe Expands.”
The article talks about the story behind our Citizen Broadcast Network, how some “unlikely stars have been born,” and BlogTalkRadio’s emergence as a tool for more empowering [...]

The Buzz surrounding Cinch is loud - on blogs, over Twitter, in the world of developers. People love using what Dave Winer calls “The simplest podcast API ever.” And he’s right.
In a post Robert Scoble wrote about Cinch, a commenter wrote, “Okay, so it’s pretty cool, but hasn’t it been done many, many times before?” [...]

Portfolio writer Liz Gunnison posted an article today entitled “Radio’s S.O.S.” that highlights the disruption of terrestrial radio by satellite and web entities.
Today’s Gunnison article sites two reasons terrestrial radio is hurting 1) content options for audiences is mushrooming and 2) the changing local advertising markets. Today’s post references an earlier Portfolio article from this [...]

Jeremiah Owyang is a senior analyst with Forrester Research and an expert in web strategy. He drops by BlogTalkRadio today to share his thoughts on business transparency.
Jeremiah often discusses business transparency as an element of a strategic online presence. A popular blogger and prolific Twitterer, Jeremiah will provide insights based on his experiences and [...]

Today we launched a new service called Cinch. What is it? How about the easiest way to produce and syndicate a podcast. Or as Dave Winer called it, “The simplest podcast API ever.”

 
Introducing Cinch, the easiest way to produce and syndicate a podcast.
Using Cinch is simple:

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