Topic: Podcasts
It's hard to know what's more significant about Apple's video iPod. Is it the hardware -- thinner device, more storage, larger screen and video for the same price -- or is it the deals that Apple struck with Disney/ABC for television content? Host Larry Magid grills Eddy Cue, the VP of iTunes at Apple, to try and find out what the secret sauce might be that has given Apple a 75% marktet share in portable audio players despite what should be competitive devices from other vendors. [Larry's World audio from IT Conversations]
Dr. Moira Gunn interviews the founder, Executive Producer and Fearless Leader of IT Conversations, Doug Kaye. They talk about the history of IT Conversations and this new phenomenon of Podcasting. [Tech Nation audio from IT Conversations]
Robert Scoble is a Microsoft technical evangelist, but is most know as the world famous "Scobleizer" blogger. He discusses his early days of blogging and how his blogging at Microsoft was often risky. He also explains how blogging is proving to be a valuable corporate communications tool. Robert discusses other important issues such as Windows Vista, podcasting, weblog
search, opml and attention.xml. [Web Talk audio on IT Conversations]
Adam Curry is founder of BoKu Communications, the parent company of PodShow.com, that is aligning various podcast-related services, websites, podcasts and directories to commercialize podcasting. He discusses his early days in radio and at MTV in the '80s. He talks about leaving all of his broadcast radio shows to pursue his passion for the early Internet. Adam goes into detail about his early work with the websites webcasting, blogging, audioblogging and his inspiration that helped birth and fuel the fast growth of podcasting. He also discusses some of the current podcasting issues. [Web Talk audio from IT Conversations]
Kurt Huang is founder and vice-president of products at micropayment company BitPass.com. He
discusses the growing demand among digital content providers to efficiently
monetize their online content offerings like podcasts and other downloadable
content. He talks about his coming new service called "BitPass Unplugged" that
will allow podcasters, ranging from hobbyists to mainstream media organizations,
to generate revenue from podcast content offerings. [Web Talk audio on IT
Conversations]
Rob Greenlee speaks with Todd Cochrane, host of the Geek News Central Podcast and
Weblog. Todd is also the author of the first book on podcasting, "Podcasting: The Do-It-Yourself Guide". Todd also talks about topic-based
podcast networks and how they might just be the wave of the future. [Web Talk audio from IT Conversations]
Web Talk's Rob Greenlee speaks with Tod Maffin, host of a National Technology
Column on CBC Radio (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). Tod also hosts a
technology series on CBC Television called "Canada Now". He is also
creator of the weblog "ILoveRadio.org" and is also a Podcaster. Tod is
considered "one of Canada's most influential futurists". He discusses the present Podcasting landscape and about the future of Podcasting in Public Radio. [Web Talk audio on IT Conversations]
Don Katz, Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Audible.com, describes the present and future of mobile downloadable spoken-word audio content. Katz explains Audibles' vision for distribution of free, pay-per download, paid subscription for audio books, public radio programs and many other types of audio content online. Katz talks about how podcasting trends are changing Audible.com. Katz also talks about whether mobile wireless cellular and data phones with expanded storage is the big future of mobile spoken-word audio listening. [Web Talk audio on IT Conversations]
Podcasting: what is it and what is in its future? These are among the topics covered by the podcasting panel at the South by Southwest 2005. [SXSW audio on IT Conversations]
Rob Greenlee, host of Web Talk, speaks with Dave Van Dyke, President of
Bridge Ratings (BridgeRatings.com), about his company's recent radio market
research study on the changes occurring to radio broadcasting. The study reveals the mainstream media misunderstanding and hype around the growth of Internet radio, satellite radio, Podcasting and Mobile phone streaming. The discussion also centers on how these changes will impact existing terrestrial radio broadcasters, Internet webcasters and podcasters over the next 5 years. [Web Talk audio on IT Conversations]
