Careers in New Media and Podcasting

To start the podcasting New Year right, I am giving away a copy of Podcasting for Dummies (1st Edition), written by two of my podcast buddies, Evo Terra and Tee Morris. This book is a great introduction into the world of podcasting and can get you up and running in just a couple of hours. [...]

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We are all weird by Seth Godin Whenever I read one of Seth Godin’s books I feel he is preaching to the choir because his thoughts are so much in tune with my own when it comes to New Media, marketing and business. I often that he is describing things in much the same way [...]

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We just completed a project for the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program where we recorded their annual Publication Party and then created videos for each of the speakers which could then be used on their instructor information pages as well as on YouTube for the world to see. This is a great way to promote your [...]

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The first step is documenting your audience and the amount of traffic your podcast attracts. With this information, you will be able to develop a press kit which you can use to approach potential sponsors. They will want to know that you are speaking to their potential buyers on a regular basis. ?Gathering demographic info [...]

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One of the most common questions I get asked as a New Media consultant is “How do I live video stream my event?” The fact is, the technology part of the live streaming equation is easier than ever before, but it still requires a little bit of equipment and, more importantly, good planning to get [...]

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I received an interesting message today from a fellow LA Tech traveler. She hosts a major event but was getting some push back on the advertising poster that was designed and released. She asked a couple of questions about how she might deal with this push back and turn it around into something positive. Off [...]

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Ignoring New Media, in all its forms, is no longer an option for businesspeople. It isn’t a fad. It isn’t going away. You can’t stick your fingers in your ears and chant “La La La” It is changing the way you do business every day. It is as important as a telephone – a bank [...]

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Looking for a way to use new media/social media for your business. Here are 3 easy ways to get started that take nothing more and a little time. Thanks to Sally Witzky via Twitter for passing along this article. Three Instantly Effective Social Media Strategies No budget for developing a comprehensive Web strategy to engage [...]

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I have been testing SpokenWord.org over the last month or so and I think it is great. I consider a YouTube for Spoken Word new media projects. I think it will really help audio podcasters, especially, get some more recognition. If your shows are not already registered here, my recommendation is to get them there. [...]

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For other entries in this series, See New Media Prescription If you want to enhance the impact of your new media efforts, and expose yourself to an entirely new set of listeners and viewers, you can’t do better than recording a series of interviews. Why are interviews so powerful? It is a simple fact of [...]

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It has been said by many New Media folks that if you want to get your message into your audience’s ears, buy a cheap MP3 player, load it with your content and give it away. This used to be an expensive proposition, but today’s Sunday ad flyers show this isn’t true any longer. These 1 [...]

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So, if you have read the previous 2 installments of this series — Get a Blog and Start/Build Your Email List – then you are ready for the next step. Now that you have a place to release your new media and have started a mailing list to promote your new media, it is time [...]

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I started a series of New Media Challenges to entice people to start creating their own media. This is my response to New Media Challenge 001 – Introduce Yourself. (The video cuts off a few seconds before I was finished)

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Rosanne and I will be joining some other LA New Media folks for this panel on The Future of Online Content, tonight, 730pm, at Blankspaces (5405 Wilshire Blvd, LA). Douglas Recorded video of the event Live .TV show provided by Ustream Here is the information on the panel… Panel on the Future of Online Content [...]

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Fred Castenda, from the Austin Podcasters Group, let me know today that they have highlighted my TubeMogul screeencast demo in their latest podcast. Thanks to Fred and the entire Austin group for the link love. (SMILE)

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download | Embed As a video blogger, podcaster, or someone who just produces video on occasion, one important aspect is to get your video out to the largest number of viewers possible. This means uploading your video to a number sites, which can be quite time consuming. TubeMogul.com allows [...]

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We are only a day away from our first meeting of the new group, New Media Interchange. My goal with this group is to bring together traditional and new media artists and technicians to foster the creation of new work. I see so much wasted effort here in Los Angeles and much great creative work [...]

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I came across this FREE service, TubeMogul (http://www.tubemogul.com/), thanks to a Twitter message from TanjaB (http://twitter.com/tanjab), who was attending the Digital Hollywood Conference. Getting your video productions out to a wide variety of web sites increases your exposure and can help to drive traffic to your web site and advertising revenue. TubeMogul will take your [...]

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Just a note to say that New Media Interchange is growing every day and we would love to have you. My main goal is to bring folks from traditional media and new media together so we can all benefit. I think that we each have information and skills that others can use. You can become [...]

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