Archive for the ‘Podcasts’ Category

Marketing Vox has come up with a how-to guide for podcasters including 10 Tips for Launching a Solid Podcast. They note that podcasts are projected to reach an audience of 65 million users by the year 2012 and offer these suggestions for launching an engaging podcast:

1. Plan your podcast schedule.
2. Make it RSS-accessible.
3. Keep it short.
4. Don’t waste time hard-selling.
5. Segment your podcasts.
6. Simplify podcast management.
7. Submit your podcast to popular directories.
8. Build a compelling podcast website.
9. Let website visitors commune with one another.
10. Measure and analyze.

via Micro Persuasion

The Common Craft folks have done it again; simplified a complex technology through a paperworks video. This time it’s podcasting that is explained in plain english.

The OEDb has created a massive list of 100 educational podcasts, walking tours, and reference resources available to load onto your iPod. They have divided this list of educational tools into the following categories:

• Study Guides
• Podcasts and More
• Tutorials
• Applications
• More Downloads
• Classroom Help
• iPod Learning Support
• Tools and Sites
• iTunes U
• Miscellaneous

A recent report from eMarketer suggests that there is significant growth potential in podcasting. According to their predictions, the audience of 18.5 million podcast listeners in 2007 is set to increase by 251% to 65 million in 2012.

via TechCrunch

The OEDb has created a mega-list of the best educational podcasts from across the globe in their Skip the Tuition: 100 Free Podcasts from the Best Colleges in the World. Take a course in Quantum Mechanics from Stanford, explore the Brain Structure and its Origins through an MIT class, or learn about 50 Years in Media: Changes in Journalism at Harvard. The list highlights education on-the-go from these fine colleges and universities:

• Stanford
• UC Berkeley
• MIT
• Duke
• Harvard
• Queen’s University
• UCLA
• University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
• University of Glasgow
• Yale
• and more…