Archive for July, 2005
Tuesday, July 12th, 2005
Apple has recently release iTunes version 4.9 that supports podcasting. To get the most from this new software you need to ensure that your podcast RSS Feed is built according to their standard.
The standard for the iTunes podcast feed requires that you use additional Name space meta tags. These tags are for a variety of [...]
Tags: itunes-feed, itunes-podcast, namespace-tags, podcast-help, podcast-standard, podcasting-help, rss-podcast
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Tuesday, July 12th, 2005
Apple has recently dediced to support Podcasting for it’s iTunes software. This is great news for the podcasting industry. Apple will become a major distribution channel and a way for RSS podcasts to become even more popular and accessable. But there is one major drawback. Apple chose not to adhere to the rss standard.
Apple is [...]
Tags: itunes-podcast, itunes-rss, itunes-standard, namespace-tags, podcast-business, rss-podcast, rss-standard, rss-tags
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Tuesday, July 12th, 2005
It is really interesting how much mis-information there is about podcasting online. Podcasting is not merely putting an audio file online. Many people put a audio file on a website and then say they are podcasting. This is the most common mistake that newcomers to the podcasting technology make. Podcasting is an RSS 2.0 feed [...]
Tags: podcast-audio, podcast-enclosures, podcast-feed, podcast-technology, podcasting-technology, rss-enclosure, rss-enclosures, rss-feed
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Monday, July 11th, 2005
I’m surprised how many bloggers and non-bloggers alike don’t know about this article, or have but haven’t read it. I’m an avid reader of Business Week Online - and they put the handwriting on the wall for the world to see.
The message? Like it or not, blogs are going to affect the way you [...]
Tags: blogging, website-promotion, why-blog
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Saturday, July 9th, 2005
The Small Business Blog Directory has listings for business blogs. You can add your link or browse the directory to find new links to small business blogs in several categories.
If you’d like to add your link, a reciprocal link is requested but not required.
And of course, when promoting your blog, don’t forget to [...]
Tags: Blog Marketing, Blog Promotion
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Saturday, July 9th, 2005
If you have never heard of the term Wiki, I will give you a quick overview of what a Wiki is and how it can help you become educated about podcasting in many ways.
A Wiki is a free online resource site that is community owned and operated resource on this topic. The site is maintained [...]
Tags: marketing-podcast, podcast-definition, podcast-wiki, podcasting-faq, podcasting-help, podcasting-resource, podcasting-site, rss-podcast
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Saturday, July 9th, 2005
I know.
The obvious answer is yes, of course, blogging is worth the "trouble" of taking a few minutes every few days and sharing your thoughts, developments, news, etc with your audience. You’ve probably heard that blogging can help you brand your business, increase your online visibility, and make the sun rise and set.
Okay. I [...]
Tags: backbonemedia.com, blog-survey, corporate-blogging, why-blog
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Friday, July 8th, 2005
To understand what implementing RSS as part of a marketing solution can do for your site, the first thing you’ll want to do is subscribe to some feeds yourself. You’ll soon find a big difference between attempting to visit a few hundred sites a day in your browser, and scanning a list of headlines in [...]
Tags: rss-applied, rss-marketing
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Friday, July 8th, 2005
It’s not a brand new article, but it’s one of the few that sheds light on the subject of the "why-tos" of RSS in the plainest speak.
Fergus Burns, CEO of Nooked.com, wrote this article at MarketingProfs.com that lists five reasons, which don’t really need repeating.
Instead, I wanted to draw your attention to an [...]
Tags: rss-marketing
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