Careers in Podcasting and New Media

Remember the Christmas catalogs of the past. They were often called Wish Books and I and my sisters would spend hours pouring over them “wishing” for almost everything. Friends in Tech has collected a series of stories and memories about the Wish Book and is presenting them throughout the month of December.
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It seems so simple, but people can often ignore the best examples when designing their own software applications. Witness the difference between finding a podcast link in the iTunes music store and Microsoft’s Zune Marketplace:
iTunes
1. Right click on podcast artwork
2. Select Copy iTunes Store URL
3. Paste link into any other application
Zune
1. Go [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is Thanksgiving Day here in the US, so from all of us to all of you, Happy Thanksgiving, wherever you are! We are thankful for much and many. May your day be filled with food, fun and family!
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An intervierw with Julie Daman and Sarah Atwood of Nontourage for my UCLA Extension class, Podcasting and New Media for Writers.
This video was originally shared on blip.tv by dewelch with a No license (All rights reserved) license.

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I had the opportunity to attend 2 unconferences over the last month, participate in many sessions and meet a lot of great people. That said, I also began to notice an interesting trend in the podcasting world…one that also effects the world at large.
In many sessions and personal discussions, podcasting experts and their philosophies were [...]

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A nice photo of me presenting “The Why, What and How of Podcasting?” at BarCamp San Diego
Thanks Sophistechate for the photo!

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Douglas E. Welch speaks at BarCamp San Diego 2 on November 11, 2007

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This great article from CopyBlogger lays out exactly what I have been telling people for months, (See I am not podcaster, I am a producer!, September 20, 2007). Well worth reading the entire article using the link below.
What Web Writers Can Learn from the Writer’s Strike
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…The only way to have any control and autonomy [...]

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Douglas E. Welch speaks on the Why, What and How of Podcasting at BarCamp San Diego 2 - November 10, 2007

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Watch the Why, What and How of Podcastin from BarCamp San Diego 2

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This interview was recorded as part of my Podcasting and New Media for Writers course currently on-going from the UCLA Extension Writers Program.
Hayden talks about his background in writing and his success in New Media with his shows, Goodnight Burbank and Abigail’s X-Rated Teen Diary.

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The WGA Strike is only a few days old, but the LA Times has already published a number of stories about how new media could effect, and be effected, by the strike. As I was walking up to get some coffee today it struck me…hard! This could be the tipping point for new media happening [...]

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During PodCampAZ on November 3, 2007, I had an opportunity to sit down with Evo Terra and discuss Podiobooks.com, an online, self-publishing, audio book service.
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Books by Evo Terra

Technorati Tags: arizona, audio, book, books, podcamp, podcampaz, podcast, podcasting

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The Great Floating Brogan head from PodCampAZ

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Chris Brogan, co-founder of PodCamp, addresses the assembled geeks of PodCampAZ via Skype video call.

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Douglas, writer and host of Career Opportunities — a weekly print column for ComputorEdge magazine in San Diego, and pioneer podcast — presents this session on developing content to keep your show humming from week to week.
Topics covered will include:
* Knowing what your gettng into
* Collecting ideas, [...]

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This is my talk from PodCampAZ on November 3rd, 2007 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Video coming soon!

Developing ideas and content for a weekly show with Douglas E. Welch
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Douglas, writer and host of Career Opportunities — a weekly print column for ComputorEdge magazine in San Diego, and pioneer podcast — presents this session on [...]

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Sitting in the last session at PodCampAZ and wishing I had been able to see more of the sessions. I am going to be spending hours catching up on any of the sessions that have been recorded.
My session will be up in audio and video format as soon as I can get it out [...]

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I am holding my session, Developing Ideas and content for a weekly show at 1130am PDT. Watch here LIVE!

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