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ALA first: libcast podcasting booth
Press credentials in hand, I headed down to the show floor (a.k.a. The Exhibits), which was still under construction, with Kathleen Hughes (Manager of PLA Publications and Editor of Public LIbraries magazine), to drop off booth stuff. John Chrastka was busy setting things up, and showed me the brand-new ALA libcast podcasting booth: and I [...]
Show and Tell The Easy Way – An Introduction to Screencasting
I wish I had posted this last week, but in any case, this free webcast on screencasting (creating digital presentations that record your actions as you use a computer, with or without a voice over) is happening today from 8-9am PST (11-12am EST). If you don’t catch it the first time around, SirsiDynix will be [...]
PodCamp Boston: Wrap Up
Just one more post about podcasting before I post the remainder of the Service Response posts for everyone to discuss. While I didn’t end up podcasting from PodCamp Boston, I was interviewed at PodCamp: one of those interviews is already up at Dave LaMorte’s Teaching for the Future podcast, and another should be coming to [...]
PodCamp Boston: A panel full of tips
Clinton Alvord, Leesa Barnes, Chris Brogan, Christopher Penn, John Wall, and Adam Weiss presented on the Podcast Formats Panel this afternoon, with Bryan Person as moderator. The goal of the discussion was focused on making the best podcast possible, the different flavors of podcasts, and how to best leverage them (more information about the session [...]
PodCamp Boston: “Poddirty”
People like to use music in their podcasts, either as a whole show, or just for introductions, closers, and interstitials (kinda like, say, NPR). As you can imagine, there can be copyright issues if you use bits of music you don’t have permission to use, or beyond the fair use limit. So in the podcasting [...]
PodCamp Boston: You and Your Brand
I met C.C. Chapman and Mitch Joel first thing when I walked in the door this morning. I had no idea that they would be presenting today, but really, that’s the fun of the unconference: anyone can present. I was even approached to do a presentation tomorrow, since there are still slots open. We’ll see [...]
PodCamp Boston: Podcast Marketing – 5 Tools to Grow Your Audience TODAY
Christopher Penn, the madman behind the PodCamp unconference, speaks about marketing a podcast once you have it. The value of this presentation is not just in the marketing information for a podcast, but the importance of social networking to the future of marketing, especially viral marketing, and how libraries should definitely be thinking about reaching [...]
Coming to you from Boston PodCamp
This weekend, I’ll be reporting to you from PodCamp Boston a free unconference at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston. Why is it called an unconference? While there is an official sponsor (Museum of Science in Boston) that paid for the location, the rest of the conference is man-made on the fly, as opposed to [...]
