Category: Podcasting

  • Podcasting apples and lemons

    Nielsen Netratings issued a press release yesterday (PDF) with some interesting stats on podcasting in the US. Here’s how it starts: […] 6.6 percent of the U.S. adult online population, or 9.2 million Web users, have recently downloaded an audio…

  • Speedo starts podcasting

    Speedo, the world leader in swimwear, has just started podcasting. The first episode of “Speedo Make Waves” is out now and features a conversation with Michael Phelps, the US champion swimmer who won eight medals at the 2004 Olympics in…

  • Dean Koontz on movies

    A pleasant discovery at the weekend – Dean Koontz, one of my favourite ‘dark side’ fiction writers, started a podcast last month. I found his second episode on iTunes, recorded just a few days ago, and immediately subscribed. I’ve been reading Dean…

  • Podcast Awards nominations are open

    The second annual Podcast Awards is up and accepting nominations, and your FIR co-hosts would be delighted if you’d nominate us in the “Business” category. These awards are presented at the Portable Media and Podcast Expo in Ontario, California, on…

  • Impressive Microtrack portable audio recorder

    As a podcaster, I often record face-to-face interviews as well as presentations, workshops and other events for uses such as the For Immediate Release podcast series I do with my colleague Shel Holtz. Such recordings take place on the road,…